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Salary: USD 140,000 - 200,000 / annual
General Matter enriches uranium and is designing, building, and operating the world's lowest-cost enrichment services in the US. The company is restoring America's ability to produce nuclear fuel to power AI, advanced manufacturing, and critical industries. Backed by over a dozen top venture capital firms and incubated inside Founders Fund, General Matter is a mission-driven company focused on making nuclear energy the cleanest, safest, and most affordable source of baseload power.
As Technical Program Manager for Software, you will drive planning and execution across the software department. You will work closely with software leadership and technical leads to translate company priorities into integrated plans, coordinate work across teams, and drive delivery of software supporting engineering and operational programs.
This is a hands-on role requiring someone who can understand complex technical work, identify actual constraints to progress, and drive resolution. You will help establish how a growing software organization plans, makes decisions, and follows through on commitments—bringing urgency, clarity, and accountability without unnecessary process.
Key responsibilities include: owning the integrated software roadmap and delivery schedule across major programs; identifying cross-team dependencies and critical path across software development, hardware integration, testing, and deployment; surfacing schedule risks early and driving mitigation; coordinating software requirements and delivery commitments with systems, hardware, controls, licensing, security, and other stakeholders; running quarterly planning and regular operating reviews; and maintaining YouTrack alignment with actual engineering work, priorities, ownership, milestones, dependencies, and status.
This is a 100% on-site role in Los Angeles requiring daily office presence and ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary. You must be a US Citizen with capability to obtain and maintain a US Q clearance.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, technical program management, or technical project leadership
- Demonstrated ownership of complex software programs involving multiple engineering teams, from requirements and planning through integration, testing, and delivery
- Strong understanding of software architecture and the development lifecycle, with technical judgment to evaluate assumptions, understand dependencies, and engage engineers on scope, estimates, and tradeoffs
- Proficiency in integrated scheduling, milestone definition, dependency management, critical-path analysis, and risk management
- Excellent written and verbal communication, with ability to surface difficult issues clearly, drive timely decisions, and establish accountability across teams without direct reporting authority
- Evidence of exceptional execution, including resolving ambiguous problems, independently driving difficult programs, and consistently following commitments through to completion
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience
- US Citizenship with capability to obtain and maintain a US Q clearance
PREFERRED:
- Prior hands-on experience as a software engineer or technical lead
- Experience coordinating software delivery with hardware development, industrial controls, test automation, or manufacturing
- Experience delivering programs in nuclear, aerospace, defense, or other regulated or security-sensitive environments, including requirements traceability and verification and validation
- Experience establishing lightweight planning and execution practices in a rapidly growing engineering organization
- Experience with YouTrack, Jira, or similar engineering planning tools
