Software Development Manager Senior

The job

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Job description

"I can be myself at work."

You are more than a job title. We want you to feel comfortable doing great work and bringing your best, authentic self to everything you do. We value your talents, traditions, and uniqueness-and we're committed to fostering a strong sense of belonging in a respectful workplace.

We intentionally seek diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, investing in a culture designed to celebrate differences. We believe that belonging leads to better outcomes and a stronger community of associates united by our mission. At Capital, we live our core values every day: Integrity, Client Focus, Diverse Perspectives, Long-Term Thinking, and Community.

"I can influence my income."

You want to feel recognized at work. Your performance will be reviewed annually, and your compensation will be designed to motivate and reward the value that you provide. You'll receive a competitive salary, bonuses and benefits. Your company-funded retirement contribution will factor in salary and variable pay, including bonuses.

"I can lead a full life."

You bring unique goals and interests to your job and your life. Whether you're raising a family, you're passionate about where you volunteer, or you want to explore different career paths, we'll give you the resources that can set you up for success.

• Enjoy generous time-away and health benefits from day one, with the opportunity for flexible work options
• Receive 2-for-1 matching gifts for your charitable contributions and the opportunity to secure annual grants for the organizations you love
• Access on-demand professional development resources that allow you to hone existing skills and learn new ones

• You have strong partnership instincts and are comfortable shaping strategy, co-owning roadmaps, and aligning technology investments with business outcomes.
• You possess a deep understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including distributed systems, cloud architecture, APIs, testing, observability, security, and operational excellence.
• You have experience building products that combine investor-facing experiences with underlying platforms, services, and data capabilities.
• You have experience with investment workflows, portfolio construction, risk analytics, performance measurement, financial data, or other high-stakes decision-support environments.
• You are able to navigate ambiguity, connect detailed execution issues to broader strategy, and synthesize complex information into clear direction.
• You establish discipline and accountability while empowering teams to innovate and operate effectively.
• You use agile and metrics-driven engineering practices to create transparency, improve delivery predictability, and drive accountability for outcomes.
• You have strong communication skills and can engage effectively with engineers, Product, investment professionals, and senior leaders.
• You develop engineering managers, technical leaders, and senior individual contributors, creating an environment where people can grow and thrive.
• You take a pragmatic approach to problem solving, balancing long-term architecture with near-term business needs.

• Define and evolve the long-term strategy for RAPC's Tools and Insights capabilities in partnership with Product and business stakeholders.
• Build and maintain a clear roadmap that balances investor value, technical sustainability, and organizational capacity.
• Drive alignment across teams and capabilities to ensure delivery efforts contribute to a coherent long-term vision.

• Lead engineering execution across a diverse portfolio of investor-facing tools and insight-delivery capabilities.
• Use agile and metrics-driven engineering practices to improve delivery predictability, organizational effectiveness, and accountability for results.
• Establish operating mechanisms that provide visibility into roadmap progress, organizational capacity, delivery health, execution risks, and outcomes.
• Establish a culture of operational excellence focused on reliability, quality, performance, supportability, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure teams consistently deliver solutions that are secure, maintainable, and production ready.

• Establish scalable engineering practices that improve quality, reliability, and delivery speed, including automated testing, observability, automation, and effective production support.
• Guide architectural direction across RAPC's Tools and Insights capabilities, promoting reusable components, shared platforms, and solutions that can evolve with investor and business needs.
• Champion AI and agentic engineering practices across the software development lifecycle to increase productivity, strengthen quality, and enable teams to focus on higher-value work.
• Ensure technical investments support both current business priorities and the long-term evolution of the platform.

• Partner closely with Product and business stakeholders to identify opportunities, validate solutions, and prioritize investments.
• Engage directly with investment professionals to understand workflows, gather feedback, and ensure the organization remains focused on delivering meaningful outcomes.
• Collaborate across IG Tech and partner organizations to deliver integrated, end-to-end capabilities that serve investors effectively.
• Communicate strategy, progress, risks, and trade-offs clearly to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Build and develop a high-performing organization grounded in trust, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Coach engineering managers and technical leaders to operate effectively across organizational boundaries and increasing levels of responsibility.
• Foster a culture that encourages curiosity, innovation, constructive debate, and shared ownership of outcomes.
• Create an environment where teams can do their best work while embracing modern engineering practices and continuous improvement.

• Advance RAPC's portfolio construction capabilities by delivering tools and insights that help investors evaluate opportunities and make more informed decisions.
• Leverage AI and emerging technologies where they create meaningful value for investors and the firm.
• Encourage experimentation while maintaining the rigor, reliability, and governance expected of investment-critical systems.

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About the role

This is a Senior Level role in the Technology field (Software engineering) at Capital Group. Senior roles usually expect substantial experience, ownership of results and often the ability to guide others.

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The city

The job is in Irvine, CA. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Irvine compares. Among the 145 largest places in California, Irvine is #14 by population, #14 for college degrees (#1 = most), #127 for rent (#1 = cheapest), #123 for homeownership (#1 = highest). Its county, Orange County, is #9 of 58 counties for average pay ($81,403).

The place in numbers

Irvine has 311,690 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 0.8% of the population of California. It covers 66 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 4,750 people per square mile. The median age is 34.0, 10% younger than the state median (34.0 against 37.9).

Housing

The median gross rent is $2,997 a month (rent plus utilities), 47% above the state median ($2,997 against $2,036). Over a year that is 26.3% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $1,191,500, which is 8.7 times the median household income ($136,719); a ratio above 5 usually means buying is out of reach without savings or a second income. 44.5% of households own their home, 20% below the state average (44.5% against 55.9%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.

Work and pay

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan area has 6,271,560 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $55,850 a year, 10% above the national median ($55,850 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (702,480 jobs, median $52,710); food preparation and serving related (588,660 jobs, median $38,460); healthcare support (537,460 jobs, median $35,630). The area is most specialised in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media (2.2 times) and healthcare support (1.7 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($136,490) and legal ($128,110). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Orange County was 4.3%. 67.1% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Orange County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 59.1% drive alone, 1.1% use public transit, 3.7% walk, 28.0% work from home. 11.9% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 39% below the state average (11.9% against 19.4%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.

People and education

70.6% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 90% above the state share (70.6% against 37.1%). 39.8% of residents were born outside the United States, 48% above the state share (39.8% against 27.0%). The poverty rate is 10.8%, 10% below the state rate (10.8% against 12.0%).

Climate

The warmest month is Aug, averaging 73°F (23.0°C), and the coolest is Dec at 56°F (13.2°C). About 299 mm (12 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Feb is the wettest month (68 mm) and Jun the driest (1 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Tustin (4 miles, rent 18% lower); Lake Forest (6 miles, rent 11% lower); Santa Ana (8 miles, rent 31% lower); Mission Viejo (8 miles, rent 5% lower). Rent differences are against Irvine; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Official links for Irvine

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• Official website of Orange County: ocgov.com
• Official state website: ca.gov
• BLS Economy at a Glance: California

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Where to live

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Career paths

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Cybersecurity (366) Data, analytics and AI (1991) Cloud, IT and infrastructure (504) Product management (412)

Distances

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The employer

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What is the Software Development Manager Senior job at Capital Group?

A senior level role in technology (software engineering) listed 33 days ago. The full description is on this page and on The Muse.

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Irvine, CA.

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How much does it pay?

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What is the cost of living there?

Median rent in Irvine is $2,997 a month and median household income $136,719 (ACS 2020–2024).

How old is this listing?

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Are there similar jobs?

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• Wages and projections: BLS OEWS (May 2025) and Employment Projections 2025–35.
• City and county figures: Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024, BEA, BLS QCEW and LAUS, NASA POWER climatology; distances from Census Gazetteer coordinates.

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• BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
• BLS JOLTS
• BLS State and Metro Area Employment
• Census Bureau American Community Survey (via Census Reporter)
• BEA GDP by state and Regional Price Parities
• IRS 2026 tax adjustments
• U.S. Department of Labor, minimum wage by state
• Tax Foundation state income tax rates 2026
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• NASA POWER climatology
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