Principal Technical Program Manager (Software)

Join our fast-paced, high-growth startup as a Principal Technical Program Manager. In this role, you will drive engineering excellence across our global software organization, focusing on creating scalable processes for predictable project delivery. You will partner with engineering leaders to translate company objectives into actionable software programs, improve planning and execution practices, and foster collaboration across geographies and technical domains. This position offers a range of benefits, including equity, healthcare, flexible time-off, and a remote/hybrid working model.

• Drive engineering excellence across the global software organization by creating lightweight, scalable processes for predictable project delivery.
• Lead end-to-end program management across software domains, coordinating delivery across distributed teams in multiple countries.
• Define metrics, dashboards, and reporting to track progress and program health, and develop playbooks and best practices for program management.
• The ideal candidate should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment and is passionate about delivering high-quality software on time
• Proficiency with Jira, Smartsheet, Confluence, and project toolchain integration
• Experience at companies with complex software/hardware integration
• 10+ years of experience as software engineer, engineering manager, or technical program manager, with the last 3 or more years as technical program manager in software development
• Strong understanding of software lifecycle and agile methodologies
• Educational background in computer science, electrical engineering, physics, or a related field
• Experience establishing scalable processes in fast-moving engineering organizations
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to influence without authority
• Proven track record managing distributed, multi-region engineering teams
• Familiarity with AI/ML, compiler/runtime, or kernel development
• Background in AI/ML infrastructure, semiconductor, or system software companies
• Knowledge of optimization for GPUs, NPUs, or custom ASICs
• Experience managing external dependencies or customer-driven timelines
• Experience scaling engineering teams at Series B/C stage startups