Software Technical Program Manager

Lightmatter is a photonic computer company that is redefining what computers and human beings are capable of by building the engines that will drive discoveries and progress sustainably. With modern human progress relying heavily on computers, the world has hit a dead end with traditional transistors, and the prospect of constantly building data centers is an environmental nightmare. Lightmatter builds chips for artificial intelligence computing. Our architecture leverages the unique properties of light to enable a fast and efficient compute platform. We created a solution in photonic computing: using photons instead of electrons to take advantage of their higher bandwidth.

If you have a passion for working cross-functionally, leading projects to success, and doing impactful work, like helping build the world's first optical computers, you should join the team at Lightmatter!

We are hiring a Sr. Technical Program Manager to help coordinate the engineering effort behind Lightmatter’s AI and Chiplet Interconnect products. You will lead program management for Lightmatter’s software development teams, collaborating with the hardware engineering counterpart on schedules for the product deliverables. You will gather requirements, driving quality initiatives, managing technical risks, and planning for all phases of software development. In addition, you’ll partner with executives and engineering leadership to develop and manage milestones, resources and schedules, for the many moving parts that need to come together.

Responsibilities

• Organize and drive planning, scheduling, and day-to-day execution to support Lightmatter’s software development

• Collaborate with leads and engineering teams in effectively estimating and prioritizing tasks in order to maintain excellent quality on a realistic delivery schedule

• Manage project schedules and quality, identify possible issues and risks, and clearly communicate them to project stakeholders

• Facilitate recurring project meetings and operational checkpoint activities throughout the life cycle of projects

• Set clear and targeted communication to management of project information, including project plan, key dates, and project status

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software development life cycles and participation in multiple software releases

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field

• Experience in software development methodology and processes

• Hands-on experience in software program/project management

• Experience building dashboards for agile development - tracking release metrics

• Experience influencing decisions and leading teams in a matrix environment

• Proven ability to identify and implement process improvements, characterized by a high level of responsiveness, and passion for enhancing operational efficiency

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with managing software development associated with silicon products - drivers, firmware and board-development-kit releases

• Experience setting up project management initiatives from scratch in either a startup or a new business unit environment

• Expert user of program management tools such as MS-Project, Asana, Smartsheet or similar

• Experience in scripting Python or another scripting language

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

• 401k matching

• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)

• Generous Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

• Paid Family Leave

• Short Term & Long Term Disability

• Training & Development

• Flexible, hybrid workplace model

• Stock Option Plan

We offer competitive compensation. The base salary range for this role, inclusive of all US locations, is $165,000 to $180,000. Your base salary will be determined based on location, experience, educational background, and market data.

Lightmatter recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.