Senior Technical Program Manager - Robotics
Pickle RobotWarehouse Automation company
Charlestown, United StatesSenior
Toyota Ventures
Ranpak
Teradyne Robotics Ventures
Third Kind Venture Capital
One Madison Group
Hyperplane
Operations & Strategy
About the role
TL;DR
Drive execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives for an autonomous robotics platform.
- •About this role Pickle is looking for an experienced Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join our Software Engineering organization and help drive the execution of complex, cross-functional initiatives that power our autonomous robotics platform.
- •This role is ideal for someone with a strong technical foundation—ideally a former software engineer or someone with deep experience partnering with engineering teams—who enjoys bringing clarity, organization, and momentum to fast-moving technical programs.
- •You'll work closely with software engineering, product management, robotics, firmware, and hardware teams to ensure projects stay aligned, risks are identified early, and critical milestones are achieved.
- •You'll help coordinate software initiatives across multiple engineering disciplines, enabling the team to deliver high-quality software that powers Pickle's robots in production warehouses.
- •We're looking for someone who can ramp quickly, take meaningful ownership from day one, and thrive in a collaborative startup environment where priorities evolve rapidly.
- •Key Responsibilities Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex software engineering programs across Pickle's robotics platform.
- •Partner closely with software engineering leaders to establish priorities, define project plans, and drive execution against key milestones.
- •Coordinate cross-functional initiatives involving Software, Robotics, Firmware, Product, Hardware, Manufacturing, and Deployment teams.
- •Identify program risks, dependencies, and technical trade-offs, proactively drive resolution, and communicate status to stakeholders.
- •Facilitate planning activities including roadmap reviews, sprint planning, release planning, and program reviews.
- •Requirements 5+ years of experience in Technical Program Management or Technical Project Management supporting software engineering organizations.
- •Strong technical background, ideally with prior experience as a Software Engineer or in another highly technical engineering role.
- •Proven track record of successfully managing complex, multidisciplinary projects from conception to deployment.
- •Experience working closely with backend, infrastructure, robotics, embedded, or distributed systems engineering teams.
- •Strong understanding of Agile software development methodologies and modern software delivery practices.
Required skills
Program ManagementProject ManagementAgileProduct Management
Nice-to-have skills
JiraAsanaLinear
Domain expertise
logisticsdeeptech
Tech stack
PythonJavaScriptJavaC++GoRustSQLBashReactNode.jsDjangoFlaskSpringExpressRuby on Rails.NETReact NativeFlutteriOSAndroidSwiftUIJetpack ComposePandasNumPySparkAirflowdbtTableauPower BILooker