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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Technical Program Manager - **Company:** ROBOTIC MINDS LLC - **Location:** Palo Alto, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Hardware Testing, Information Technology - **Published:** September 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/technical-program-manager-software-mind-robotics-10140176 ## About the Role * Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in engineering (software / computer science preferred), or equivalent experience. * Industry Experience: 5+ years of experience in technical program management for software products, ideally in robotics, autonomous systems, or another domain where software ships against hardware and real-world deployment constraints. * Proven Track Record: Demonstrated success taking software from early development through release and sustained operation. * Technical Depth: Strong software fundamentals with the ability to engage meaningfully in architecture, planning, and systems integration discussions. * System Complexity: Experience managing programs spanning multiple interdependent software domains along with their dependencies on hardware revisions and the availability of test hardware. * Execution & Ownership: High sense of urgency, comfortable with ambiguity, and driven by an "engineering curiosity" to understand how the entire system works. ## Description * End-to-End Ownership: Own the software program plan end to end - from roadmap planning through implementation, integration, validation, and release to the fleet - and own the functional outcome, not just the schedule. * Program Practice Design: Establish how software program management works at Mind: the planning rhythm that connects team-level work to org-level milestones, what qualifies as a milestone, what "done" means at each one, and the artifacts that support both the individual engineer and leadership in prioritization and decision making. * Milestone Planning: Build software plans that align with org-level milestones, including clear definitions of what "done" means at each step. * Metric Tracking: Monitor and report on key program metrics, and communicate status, blockers, and risks to leadership. * Progress Tracking & Status Integrity: Build the tracking layer that answers whether we are on or off track, drawn from the systems teams already work in. * Risk Mitigation: Identify and escalate technical, dependency, and resourcing risks early, and and drive them to resolution. * Technical / Business Judgment: Engage directly in architecture and design discussions at a depth sufficient to stress-test engineering estimates and pressure-test readiness. 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