JobFrame · SOFTWA.SOFTWARE984E.P4
Software Engineering
P4 · P4 — Senior Professional · Individual contributor
Median pay · United States
$109,466
$85,995 – $139,343 · USD · annual · national base (function pricing in review)
Level position
P4 · 4 of 7 in track
Median pay
$109,466
$85,995–$139,343
Level
P4
P4 · 4 of 7 in track
Super-function
technology
Demand-heat
cool
15.8% growth
Summary
Designs, builds, tests, and maintains production software systems through coding, debugging, architecture, and technical decision-making. Distinct from sibling focuses such as QA/Test Engineering (validation-centric), DevOps/SRE (infrastructure and reliability operations), and Data/ML Engineering (model and pipeline-centric) — this focus centers on application/system feature development, code quality, system design, and the technical direction of software products.
This level — P4 P4 — Senior Professional
Seasoned professional; handles complex tasks, may lead small teams or projects