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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Software Development Engineer - **Company:** PitchBook - **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $190,000.0 - $230,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, Data Deduplication, Data Infrastructure, Relational Databases, DevOps, Distributed Data Store, Distributed Systems, Elasticsearch, Fault Tolerance, PostgreSQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Engineering, Data Ingestion, GitHub Copilot, Technical Debt, Indexer, Backend, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Production Code, Apache Kafka, Api Design, Stream Processing, Domain Driven Design, Docker, Microservices - **Published:** September 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/88006955/1 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems * 7+ years of backend software engineering in Java on production systems at scale * 5+ years Cloud infrastructure experience (GCP preferred, AWS acceptable) * Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future * Must be able to work onsite in Seattle, * Track record of technical leadership in a small, high-ownership team - without needing a large org around you to get things done * Deep experience with distributed data pipelines and streaming systems - Kafka or equivalent * Strong hands-on experience with Elasticsearch or comparable search/indexing platforms * Solid PostgreSQL or relational DB expertise at meaningful data volumes * Experience with large-scale data ingestion, transformation, or enrichment systems - entity resolution, deduplication, or data quality pipelines are a strong plus * Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) in production * Strong system design instincts: distributed systems, data modeling, API design, fault tolerance * Experienced and enthusiastic about using AI for productivity and efficiency (GitHub Copilot, Claude, or equivalent) * Solid object-oriented design experience including: Domain Driven Design methodology, experience working with service-oriented architectures and Distributed Systems, and an undying belief in the power of testing, CI/CD, and Agile ## Description As a member of the Product and Engineering team at PitchBook, you will be part of a team of big thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers who strive to deepen the positive impact we have on our customers and our company every day. We value curiosity and the drive to find better ways of doing things. We thrive on customer empathy, which remains our focus when creating excellent customer experiences through product innovation. We know that greatness is achieved through collaboration and diverse points of view, so we work closely with partners around the globe. As a team, we assume positive intent in each other's words and actions, value constructive discussions, and foster a respectful working environment built on integrity, growth, and business value. We invest heavily in our people, who are eager to learn and constantly improve. Join our team and grow with us! PitchBook's Lead Software Development Engineer on the Frontier Data Platform team is a senior technical leader and prolific individual contributor. You will design, build, and own the systems that ingest, correlate, enrich, and surface billions of records across PitchBook's customer-facing products - from raw scraped data through to search-ready, AI-augmented intelligence. This is a hands-on role. You will write production code every day, prototype rapidly when the problem demands it, and lead by example rather than by delegation. You will be the technical north star for a small, high-ownership engineering team - setting the bar for design quality, system thinking, and engineering craft. Primary Job Responsibilities: * Manage, mentor, and lead a small team of software engineers * Evangelize better technical practices, and continually raises the bar for technical excellence across the company * Write production-grade backend code daily - services, pipelines, APIs - from prototype to ship * Lead system design for new platform capabilities: ingestion pipelines, entity resolution, enrichment workflows, search indexing strategies * Own the technical quality of the team's output: code review, architecture decisions, performance, reliability, observability * Assess tradeoffs quickly and pivot when needed - whether that's a proof-of-concept in a day or a multi-week pipeline refactor * Collaborate directly with the EM, product, and partner teams on requirements and technical direction * Mentor engineers on the team through code, design discussions, and direct pairing * Identify and drive down technical debt that meaningfully limits velocity or reliability * Own services and applications and related infrastructure, and ultimately responsible for the services' quality, stability, reliability, and performance in production * Own estimations of Features and Releases in the Team and can explain them to peer functions and stakeholders * Responsible for optimal engineering resources allocation and work distribution within the Team to meet the sprint and release goals * Ensure that releases and features meet PitchBook Engineering (Architecture, Quality, Reliability, etc.) standards and guidelines * Use cloud technology to create robust and scalable software systems * Helping establish best practices around software development, microservices, and devops * Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors * Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested, The job conditions for this position are in a standard office setting. 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