Bentley Systems

Software Development Manager

Bentley Systems • $130K — $155K *
Philadelphia, PA 19120In-Person
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven engineering leader focused on team health and execution.
  • 10+ years of software development experience, including leadership of distributed teams.
  • High emotional intelligence with a transparent and collaborative leadership style.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for diverse audiences.
  • Experience building developer platforms, APIs, or technical standards; bonus for open-source experience.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and support engineering teams, fostering trust and high performance.
  • Establish processes for continuous delivery of quality software.
  • Promote collaboration across teams and with the open-source community.
  • Partner on hiring, coaching, and mentoring engineering talent.
  • Collaborate with Product Management and DCTO to deliver a scalable architecture.

Benefits

  • Engaging team and culture with colleague video insights.
  • Opportunity to be part of a leading software company in architecture, engineering, and construction.
  • Comprehensive salary and benefits package.
  • Focus on inclusion, belonging, and wellbeing through global initiatives.
  • Contribute to advancing world infrastructure for a better quality of life.
Full Job Description
Software Development Manager

Location: Office-Based / Hybrid - Philadelphia

Position Summary:

This management role reports to and collaborates closely with the Head of Software Engineering to empower Bentley's platform software development teams to do their best work and continuously ship meaningful software that impacts the world and our business.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead and support engineers, fostering trust, autonomy, and high performance.
  • Establish the processes and systems that enable continuous delivery of high-quality software.
  • Promote openness and teamwork across teams and with the open-source community.
  • Partner with the Head of Engineering on hiring, coaching, mentoring, and performance growth.
  • Work with Product Management and the DCTO to deliver the roadmap on a scalable architecture.


Qualifications:
  • Proven engineering leader focused on team health, culture, and execution rather than individual technical contribution.
  • 10+ years of software development experience, including leadership of distributed engineering teams.
  • High emotional intelligence with a transparent, collaborative leadership style.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills across technical, business, and executive audiences.
  • Leadership experience building developer platforms, APIs, libraries, or technical standards. Bonus experience with open-source platforms, geospatial and digital twin technologies, 3D visualization, AECO workflows, or cross-platform architectures.
  • This role requires minimal travel.
  • Requires sitting or standing at will while performing work on a computer (or any other physical requirements).


What We Offer:
  • A great Team and culture - please see our colleague video.
  • An exciting career as an integral part of a world-leading software company providing solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction - watch this short documentary about how we got our start.
  • An attractive salary and benefits package.
  • A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.
  • A company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world's infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.


About Bentley Systems

Bentley Systems, Incorporated is an American-based software development company that develops, manufactures, licenses, sells and supports computer software and services for the design, construction, and operation of infrastructure. The company's software serves the building, plant, civil, and geospatial markets in the areas of architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations. Their software products are used to design, engineer, build, and operate large constructed assets such as roadways, railways, bridges, buildings, industrial and power plants and utility networks. The company's software products are used by professionals such as engineers, architects, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators. Bentley Systems employs more than 4,000 people, generates annual revenues of more than $700 million in 170 countries, and has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions since 2014.
Learn more about Bentley Systems
Size
4,000 employees
Market Cap
$10.5 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$126.5 million
Founded
1984
5 Year Trend
+36.6%
Revenue
$801.5 million
NASDAQ
BSY
* Ladders Estimates

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