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# Software Engineering TLM

- **Company:** LIGHTSOURCE, LP
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $215,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Spreadsheets, Software Engineering
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9e0dd310635ffa53

## About the Role

* 8+ years of experience in software development
 * 3+ years of people management experience in a startup environment
 * Track record of successfully shipping products

## Description

Supply chain is broken. It's the foundation of our entire economy, but it (barely) runs on a mix of homebrewed processes duct-taped to some spreadsheets and emails.

As a Tech Lead Manager at LightSource, you'll be expected to wear many hats. You will be in charge of a team of senior engineers and responsible for your own work as an individual contributor.

As a manager, you'll be coordinating resources, driving planning and execution, and promoting technical excellence throughout the org., Planning and Execution

 * Ensure that work is aligned with business objectives and product goals
 * Build execution plans meeting resource constraints
 * Drive delivery of work against objectives
 * Manage risks, problem-solve, and course correct as necessary. Resolve technical conflicts that arise

Technical Excellence

 * Guide technical work through direct, hands-on, management as needed
 * Adhere to and enforce team quality, security, and consistent development standards
 * Assess technical output of the team against KPIs
 * Maintain awareness of advancements in the domain and incorporate them into the team

Communication, Collaboration, and Culture

 * Identify, report, and rectify any perceived problems or organizational risks
 * Maintain and elevate the existing company culture across your team

People and Organization

 * Create a psychologically safe environment and provide support and motivation to the team
 * Proactively check in with team members to ensure that their performance is good and their needs are met
 * Manage performance within the direct team and set a high-performance bar with guardrails
 * Proactively resolve interpersonal conflicts within the team


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