Software Engineering Manager

MSCI

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Work type: On-site
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $105,000–$137,000 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $197k

This role $121k

$88k most similar roles pay here $263k

This role pays less than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $164,881–$229,875 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $121k versus about $197k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About MSCI

MSCI is a US-based provider of investment decision support tools, including equity indexes, portfolio risk and performance analytics, and ESG research used by institutional investors worldwide.

MSCI currently has 13 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $125,000–$187,000 across 13 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineering Manager

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The Software Engineering Manager will lead a small team of Associate and Senior Associate engineers, providing technical direction and day-to-day people management including 1:1s, code reviews, and mentorship. This working leader role requires the manager to personally architect and ship end-to-end features across the frontend and backend while ensuring high delivery quality and team morale. The successful candidate will translate climate data into performant, accessible user experiences by integrating with Go-based APIs and debugging issues across the full stack. Key technical requirements include strong frontend fundamentals in UI architecture, performance, and accessibility, alongside experience with GraphQL and geospatial or data-heavy systems. The role involves close collaboration with product and design teams to ensure product behavior reflects real-world data while maintaining high engineering standards through direct involvement in daily development tasks.

What does a Software Engineering Manager earn?

Median $220168 from 111 postings across 39 companies.

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Skills

Go GraphQL UI Architecture Code Review Technical Mentorship

What you'll do

Lead a team of engineers by providing technical direction, mentorship, and day-to-day people management.
Conduct 1:1 meetings and code reviews to ensure high delivery quality and team growth.
Architect and ship end-to-end features across both frontend and backend systems.
Integrate Go-based APIs and translate complex climate data into performant user experiences.
Debug issues across the full stack, including frontend, backend, and underlying data layers.
Partner with platform engineers and data teams to ensure product behavior reflects real-world data.
Establish and enforce technical standards through direct code contributions and coaching.

What we're looking for

Strong frontend fundamentals including UI architecture, performance, and accessibility.
Experience building and integrating APIs in production systems across the full stack.
Ability to work with Go-based APIs and integrate data into performant user experiences.
Prior experience managing or mentoring engineers (preferred).
Familiarity with GraphQL, geospatial, or data-heavy systems (preferred).
Experience collaborating cross-functionally with product managers and designers (preferred).
A growth mindset and ability to operate with urgency in a fast-moving environment.

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