Manager, Software Development

BENTLEY SYSTEMS, INC.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary and benefits package

Hybrid work in Philadelphia

Job summary

Bentley Systems is seeking a seasoned engineering leader to manage platform software development teams in Philadelphia. This hybrid role partners with the Head of Software Engineering to drive high-performance teams and ship meaningful software that powers digital twin platforms.

You will establish delivery processes, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product management and the Chief Technology Officer to implement a scalable architecture and a compelling technology roadmap.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development with leadership of distributed teams.
• Strong emotional intelligence and collaborative leadership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to executive audiences.
• Experience building developer platforms, APIs, or standards.
• Bonus: open-source platforms, geospatial and digital twin tech.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support engineers to high performance and autonomy.
• Establish processes for continuous delivery of quality software.
• Promote openness and teamwork across teams and open-source communities.
• Partner with Head of Engineering on hiring, coaching, performance growth.
• Collaborate with Product Management and DCTO on scalable architecture roadmap.

Skills

Leadership

Platform development

Distributed teams

Executive communication

Open source

Tools

APIs & frameworks

Open-source platforms

Geospatial tech

3D visualization

AECO workflows

Job description

Location: Office-Based / Hybrid – Philadelphia

Bentley is creating an open platform for the built and natural environment to empower software developers to build digital twin experiences. We believe in advancing the platform for the collective success of the ecosystem and equipping the software developer community with open source and open standards.

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).
• An exciting career as an integral part of a world-leading software company providing solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction - watch thisshort 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 successstories for an insight into our global impact.

About Bentley Systems

Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and more. Founded in 1984 by engineers for engineers, Bentley is the partner of choice for engineering firms and owner-operators worldwide, with software that spans engineering disciplines, industry sectors, and all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle. Through our digital twin solutions, we help infrastructure professionals unlock the value of their data to transform project delivery and asset performance. www.bentley.com

Equal Opportunity Employer

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