Lead Java Full Stack Engineer
PitchBook Data · Seattle, Washington, United States
Posted about 2 months ago · $190,000-$230,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 72 days PitchBook Data's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 78% of PitchBook Data's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at PitchBook Data
- high 27 stale, 1 reposted of 27 open
- Hiring momentum
- 49 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from PitchBook Data's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for PitchBook Data.
About this role
As a Lead Software Development Engineer at PitchBook, you will be a key technical leader responsible for designing, building, and maintaining systems that manage large volumes of data for customer-facing products. This hands-on role involves writing production code daily, mentoring a small team, and ensuring high technical standards while collaborating closely with various teams. You will also focus on improving technical practices and driving down technical debt to enhance system reliability and performance.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of PitchBook Data as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or 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
Nice to have
- Track record of technical leadership in a small, high-ownership team
- Deep experience with distributed data pipelines and streaming systems
- 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
What you get
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Additional medical wellness incentives
- STD, LTD, AD&D, and life insurance
- Paid sabbatical program after four years
- Paid family and paternity leave
- Annual educational stipend
Worth weighing
- Role requires being onsite 5 days a week, which may not suit all candidates
- The position involves significant hands-on coding and technical leadership, which may not appeal to those preferring less direct involvement
- The job entails managing and mentoring a team, which may require strong interpersonal skills and leadership experience
Summarised from PitchBook Data's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by PitchBook Data on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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