Software Engineering TLM

Lightsource; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Lightsource is seeking a Tech Lead Manager in the United States to lead a team of senior engineers and contribute as an individual contributor. You will coordinate planning, drive execution, and promote technical excellence across the organization.

You will balance hands-on work with people management, ensure delivery aligns with product goals, and foster a strong, high-performing team culture.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software development.
• 3+ years of people management experience in a startup environment.
• Track record of successfully shipping products.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute initiatives aligned with business goals.
• Lead and mentor engineers; balance IC and management duties.
• Ensure quality and security standards across the team.
• Measure team output against KPIs and adapt as needed.
• Foster collaboration and maintain culture.
• Create a psychologically safe environment and support the team.
• Resolve conflicts and manage performance within the team.

Skills

Software development

People management

Shipping products

Job description

About the role

Supply chain is broken. It's the foundation of our entire economy, but it (barely) runs on a mix of homebrewed 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.

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.