Technical Program Manager, Software
$165,000–$188,000 year
HybridSan Jose, California, United States
Job Summary
Define program objectives, milestones, and success criteria in collaboration with engineering and product stakeholders. Build and maintain project timelines, track dependencies, monitor progress, and adjust plans as priorities shift. Identify risks early, coordinate mitigation plans, surface blockers, and drive timely resolution across software, hardware, science, and product teams. Facilitate collaboration to ensure aligned deliverables and clear handoffs. Provide concise, actionable updates to stakeholders and leadership on progress, changes, risks, and decisions. Forecast resource needs, track capacity, and support prioritization and staffing decisions. Coordinate software releases, track readiness criteria, and communicate expectations to impacted teams. Identify inefficiencies in workflows, propose improvements, and help implement better practices and tools. Work on-site in San Jose, CA three days per week.
Required Qualifications
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- 3+ years of experience as a software engineer or in a similar technical role
- 3+ years of experience managing or coordinating software development projects
- Demonstrated ability to establish and optimize software project management processes
- Strong technical background with knowledge of software development methods, tools, and infrastructure
- Proven ability to communicate effectively with diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience leading cross-functional planning, scheduling, and risk management across multiple teams
- Results-oriented mindset with a bias toward clarity, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Excited to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with evolving priorities
- Must be able to work on-site in our San Jose, CA office three days per week
- Must be a U.S. person (citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee) or eligible to access export controlled information without a required export authorization
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in aerospace, robotics, logistics, or other domains with real-time high-reliability software development requirements
- Experience reviewing technical documentation, architecture proposals, or requirements specifications
- Comfort with Jira, Confluence and other productivity tools
- Exposure to OKR or goal-setting frameworks, and alignment of program priorities with company objectives
- Ability to work effectively in distributed team environments
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