Engineering Manager, Software Development

At PitchBook, a Morningstar company, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We’re deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company.  Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there’s going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We’re willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence. If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you.  About the Role: 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!  As an Engineering Manager, Software Development in PitchBook’s engineering division, you will lead the Authentication & Identity Stream-Aligned Team (SAT), which owns end-user authentication and system-level authorization across PitchBook products, including the web platform, mobile applications, Excel and PowerPoint add-ins, and the Chrome extension. You will lead a distributed team of backend engineers and SDETs, supported by a technical lead, architect, and product manager. The Authentication domain is PitchBook’s primary interface to third-party identity providers and Morningstar identity systems.  Because Authentication is a Tier-1, always-on service on the critical path for every customer and internal login, this role balances secure feature delivery with reliability, high availability, operational excellence, and scalable identity infrastructure.   Primary Job Responsibilities: Own engineering outcomes for the Authentication & Identity SAT, including capacity, delivery velocity, quality, reliability, scalability, and technical health Align engineering execution with the Authentication domain strategy and roadmap, including the Auth0 and SSO migration, and translate priorities into achievable delivery plans Lead, coach, and grow engineers and technical leads through regular feedback, career development, performance management, and compensation input Build and evolve the team through hiring, onboarding, succession planning, and thoughtful management of the team’s skill and seniority mix Own short- and long-term capacity and capability planning; identify constraints early and drive mitigation through hiring, reprioritization, internal movement, or support from enabling teams Ensure effective execution across the software development lifecycle, including refinement, design, estimation, implementation, testing, deployment, production support, and continuous improvement Partner with the SAT Architect, Product Manager, Platform, Architecture, and Security teams on solution design, technical standards, and secure handling of identity and authentication data Be accountable for the stability, performance, availability, and overall quality of the Authentication Service and related identity services, including observability, service-level objectives, incident reduction, and operational readiness Evolve engineering practices across code review, CI/CD, automated testing, incident response, documentation, and the responsible use of Generative AI tools Build a healthy, inclusive, and high-performing team culture grounded in psychological safety, accountability, collaboration, candor, and fun Partner closely with Product, the Core Admin Platform teams, and other domains to manage dependencies, contribute to domain-level planning, support company values, and participate in broader company initiatives Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering 5+ years of professional software development experience, including delivery of secure, highly available backend services in a distributed architecture 2+ years in an engineering leadership role with direct people-management responsibilities, including performance reviews, coaching, and career development 3+ years of hands-on experience designing or coding Java services using Spring Framework or Spring Boot Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future, and able to work on site in Seattle 4 days per week Preferred Qualifications:  Experience leading teams through complex, multi-phase technical initiatives from planning through production launch and operational ownership Ability to work effectively with Product, Architecture, Platform, Security, and other engineering teams across locations and time zones Strong understanding of software delivery, testing, observability, incident management, scalability, resiliency, and recoverability Experience with identity and access management, CIAM, authentication, authorization, or other security-sensitive systems Experience with Auth0, Okta, SAML SSO, Keycloak, multi-factor authentication, session management, or just-in-time user provisionin