Sr Engineering Technical Program Manager - Productivity Engineering

Thumbtack
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 159,800 - 206,800 annuallyFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Experience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Stakeholder alignment","Cross-functional coordination","Feedback loops","Adoption measurement"]

Lead end-to-end technical program management for Thumbtack’s Productivity Engineering platform, coordinating work across Developer Experience, client infrastructure, backend infrastructure, and site reliability engineering. Own roadmap and OKR planning, drive large cross-team initiatives like platform migrations and tooling adoption, and measure developer adoption and productivity impact using frameworks such as DORA, SPACE, and GetDX. Partner with engineering leadership to align on trade-offs and execute strategic bets.

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Sr Engineering Technical Program Manager - Productivity Engineering

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end technical program management for Thumbtack’s Productivity Engineering platform, coordinating work across Developer Experience, client infrastructure, backend infrastructure, and site reliability engineering. Own roadmap and OKR planning, drive large cross-team initiatives like platform migrations and tooling adoption, and measure developer adoption and productivity impact using frameworks such as DORA, SPACE, and GetDX. Partner with engineering leadership to align on trade-offs and execute strategic bets.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own and define end-to-end program management for the 50+ members of the Productivity Engineering team across Developer Experience, client infrastructure, backend infrastructure, and site reliability engineering.
  • •Drive complex cross-team programs, including large-scale platform migrations and tooling adoptions across multi-quarter timelines.
  • •Define success through developer adoption and productivity impact, running feedback loops using frameworks like DORA, SPACE, and GetDX.
  • •Manage migrations as a program by developing playbooks, securing partner commitments, executing phased rollouts, and tracking progress.
  • •Drive AI developer tooling strategy and adoption, including agentic workflow enablement, tool consolidation, and ROI measurement.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 159,800 - 206,800 annually

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years in Technical Program Management within platform engineering, developer experience, or infrastructure, leading multi-team migrations or platform rollouts across multiple quarters.
  • •Strong technical fluency in CI/CD, build systems, code review tooling, microservices, containerization, observability, and cloud-native platforms.
  • •Fluency in AI developer tooling, including coding assistants, agentic workflows, cloud dev environments, and the supporting infrastructure.
  • •Track record driving adoption of internal tools and platforms, measuring success through developer satisfaction and usage—not just delivery.
  • •Experience with agile program management, OKR/roadmap planning, and portfolio prioritization across multiple engineering teams.
Experience:5+ years
Skills:CommunicationStakeholder alignmentCross-functional coordinationFeedback loopsAdoption measurement
Tech Stack:CI/CDBuild systemsCode review toolingMicroservicesContainerizationObservabilityCloud-native platformsAI developer toolingCoding assistantsAgentic workflowsCloud dev environmentsDORASPACEGetDXAgileOKRRoadmap planning

Company Brief

Thumbtack
Provides an online marketplace connecting local service professionals (home improvement, events, lessons, and more) with customers seeking quotes, reviews, and booking tools to hire vetted contractors and providers.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2008
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