Senior Technical Project Manager

Microservice Solutions GmbH; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote with flexible hours

Unlimited vacation

Health insurance

Professional development budget

Job summary

Microservice Solutions GmbH is seeking a seasoned project manager to lead custom software initiatives from planning through delivery. You will balance technical coordination, client communication, and project control, guiding cross-functional teams in an agile environment and ensuring scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets are met.

You will coordinate frontend, backend, design, and QA contributors, facilitate agile ceremonies, manage risks and changes, and translate complex technical

Qualifications

• Five+ years managing software development projects in agile settings.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and Scrum or Kanban.
• Ability to discuss architecture, APIs, and dev processes with technical teams.
• Experience coordinating distributed teams across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Agree project goals, scope, and deliverables with stakeholders and technical teams.
• Build and maintain plans covering timelines, staffing, budgets, and delivery risks.
• Coordinate frontend, backend, design, and QA contributors.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies and share status updates.
• Manage risks, contingencies, change requests, and scope changes.
• Explain technical topics to non-technical stakeholders and drive process improvements.

Skills

Project management

Agile methodologies

Client communication

SDLC understanding

Technical fluency - architecture & API

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering

Job description

Role overview

Lead custom software projects from early planning through delivery, balancing technical coordination, client communication, and project control. You’ll guide cross-functional teams in an agile environment, keep stakeholders informed, and help ensure work meets agreed scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.

Responsibilities

• Agree project goals, scope, and deliverables with stakeholders and technical teams.
• Build and maintain plans covering timelines, staffing, budgets, and delivery risks.
• Coordinate frontend, backend, design, and quality assurance contributors.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies and track progress, sharing regular status updates.
• Manage risks, contingency plans, change requests, and scope adjustments.
• Explain technical topics to non-technical stakeholders and use project reviews to improve delivery practices.

Requirements

• At least five years managing software development projects in agile settings.
• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and Scrum or Kanban.
• Technical fluency to discuss system architecture, APIs, and development processes.
• Experience communicating with clients and coordinating distributed teams across time zones.

Nice to have

• Experience with project budgeting, resource planning, DevOps, or continuous deployment.
• Consulting or agency experience, including work across multiple clients.
• Vendor management or third-party integration experience.

Benefits and work setup

• The position is fully remote with flexible working hours.
• unlimited vacation
• health insurance
• a professional development budget for certifications, courses, and conferences