Software Engineer Team Lead
Emergent Software · Minneapolis, MN
$120,000–$140,000
Jun 28, 2026
Minneapolis, MN
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hybrid technical and people-leadership role on a newly formed compliance-focused engineering team. The position splits time roughly evenly between hands-on backend development in C# and SQL on cloud-based systems, and guiding a growing team of engineers through mentorship, architectural review, and the establishment of engineering standards and processes. It suits a senior engineer ready to step into a formal leadership capacity without leaving technical work behind.
Senior level · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 80,500 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 33,700–120,500
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $135,980 (middle half $105,210–$171,980).
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 (9)
The role is titled 'Software Engineer Team Lead' with no explicit seniority level in the title, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the posting describes a senior-level IC who also leads — roughly 50% hands-on coding and 50% mentorship/leadership — which supports a Senior classification rather than Staff or Principal, as the scope is a single newly formed team rather than cross-org technical authority.
The SOC classification is a genuine judgment call: the role is explicitly 50/50 hands-on engineering vs. team leadership/mentorship. 15-1252 (Software Developers) is chosen as primary because half the role is direct coding contribution; 11-3021 (Computer and Information Systems Managers) is the close runner-up given the team-lead, coaching, and process-ownership duties.
No compensation figures are stated in the posting.
No minimum years of experience are stated at the role level.
React and JavaScript are listed under the 'Nice-to-Have Skills' section. AI/ML exposure is also listed there.
The posting is placed through Emergent Staffing as a direct-hire engagement with an unnamed client; the role is described as a direct hire (full-time), not a staffing contract.
No specific cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP) is named — only 'cloud-based applications and services' is required.
Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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