Director, Software Engineering at SnapLogic
San Mateo, CA
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Jul 13, 2026
San Mateo, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering leadership role overseeing the development of cloud-based SaaS/PaaS distributed applications. The position combines hands-on Java development with managing on- and off-shore engineering teams, driving agile delivery processes, SRE improvements, and the adoption of AI tooling across the software development lifecycle. It suits an experienced engineering leader comfortable working directly with customers and cross-functional stakeholders alongside technical responsibilities.
Principal level · 10+ years · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 270 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 80–410
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $178,991 (middle half $141,096–$225,584).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The role is titled 'Director of Software Engineering' and carries genuine people-management scope (hiring, budget, bi-weekly 1-on-1s, performance management, team org design), making 11-3021 the primary SOC. However, the posting heavily emphasizes hands-on Java coding and architecture ('rock star Java developer', 'you have the autonomy to decide what percentage of your time is dedicated to hands-on coding'), so 15-1252 is a meaningful runner-up.
No work location or metro is specified in the posting. The company (SnapLogic) is headquartered in San Mateo, CA, but the JD does not state a required location or explicitly confirm remote eligibility; remote is inferred from the absence of any location requirement and the mention of managing off-shore teams.
The degree requirement lists 'BS/MS in Computer Science' but frames it as a preferred qualification alongside other preferred items, so it is not treated as a hard gate.
'Distributed caching strategies' and 'observability' are mentioned as areas of deep understanding but name no specific tool (e.g., Redis, Prometheus), so they are omitted from the skills list per the named-technology rule.
AWS appears only under Preferred Qualifications ('Implemented continuous delivery/AWS deployment solutions'), so it is marked preferred.
Agile/Scrum is listed under Preferred Qualifications ('Agile Project/Release Management'), so it is marked preferred, even though Agile practices are described throughout the role narrative.
The seniority is assessed as Principal: this is a Director-level people-management role with org-wide scope (multiple teams, budget ownership, customer-facing leadership, roadmap authority), which exceeds the typical Senior band.
This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.
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