Software Engineering TLM
Required skills
- people management
- startup environment
- shipping products
- KPIs
- technical conflicts
- interpersonal conflicts
Nice to have
- Agile
- Scrum
- Kanban
Role summary
LightSource is seeking a Tech Lead Manager for their Supply Chain technology team in San Francisco. This role requires a blend of individual contribution and people management, focusing on driving planning, execution, and technical excellence. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of software development experience and 3+ years of people management in a startup environment, with a proven track record of shipping products. Responsibilities include aligning work with business objectives, managing risks, enforcing quality standards, and fostering a positive team culture. This is a full-time, onsite position.
About the role
Supply chain is broken. It's the foundation of our entire economy, but it (barely) runs on a mix of home-brewed 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.
This is a full-time, onsite role at our office in downtown San Francisco (off Market St, steps from BART and Caltrain
Responsibilities
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
Requirements
8+ years of experience in software development
3+ years of people management experience in a startup environment
Track record of successfully shipping products
The Team
We're a driven team, who've helped build some incredible companies (Tesla, Waymo, Google, Meta, Amazon, Dropbox, Airbnb and many more). And now we're tackling an exciting problem space ripe for disruption.
Our team is small, but our ambitions are big. So we only hire the absolute best and try to learn every day while having a lot of fun.
