Technical Project Manager

Job Title

Technical Project Manager

Phoenix, AZ, 85054

Seeking a highly technical Project Manager / Program Manager to lead delivery of backend microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native platform capabilities. The TPM will work closely with engineering and architecture teams to participate in design discussions, review solution approaches, and ensure high-quality execution across multiple Agile teams.

• Collaborate with engineers and architects to review and contribute to microservices designs, system architecture, integration patterns, and API specifications.
• Lead delivery of backend services, cloud components, data workflows, and cross-team engineering initiatives.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies, track dependencies, mitigate risks, and ensure clarity of scope and timelines across engineering teams.
• Translate technical requirements into actionable plans and maintain strong alignment between engineering, product, and operations.
• Ensure solutions follow best practices for scalability, reliability, observability, and security.
• Drive transparent communication, including status reporting, risk management, and cross-functional stakeholder updates.

• Strong understanding of Java/Spring Boot microservices, REST APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures.
• Ability to read and evaluate technical design documents, architectural diagrams, sequence flows, and service interactions.
• 5+ years of technical project/program management or engineering leadership experience.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP), CI/CD pipelines, containers (Docker/Kubernetes), and modern Dev Ops practices.
• Excellent communication, technical judgment, and stakeholder management skills.

• Background working with AI/ML systems, chatbots, or speech/text integrations.
• Experience leading multi-team programs in a distributed, onsite-offshore engineering model.
• Certifications such as CSM.

This role is ideal for a Technical Project Manager who brings strong technical fluency in backend engineering and distributed systems, combined with the leadership skills required to drive complex, multi-team engineering initiatives from design through deployment.

$130,000 to $140,000 per year