Technical Project Manager
About The Position
Autoscience Institute creates AI systems that autonomously conduct AI research. The Technical Project Manager will help engineering and research teams deliver reliable work on schedule as the company serves paying enterprise customers. The role requires enough technical fluency to follow architecture discussions and design documents, while focusing on execution rather than writing code. The person will turn ambiguous priorities into concrete plans and help the team stay accountable to them. This is a full-time, on-site role in the San Francisco Bay Area. The team works to automate scientific discovery and is committed to responsible AI development.
Requirements
- Experience as a Project Manager, Program Manager, or Technical Program Manager at a fast-moving software or AI company.
- Comfort reading technical specifications, architecture documents, or pull requests well enough to follow technical discussions.
- Track record of holding technical teams accountable to deadlines without being their manager.
- Strong organizational instincts and excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to build trust and rapport with engineers and researchers.
- Comfort operating amid ambiguity at an early-stage startup with a small, fast-moving team.
- Bias toward action and follow-through.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting teams with live enterprise customers and real SLAs and commitments.
- Prior experience as a software engineer or in a hands-on technical role before moving into program or project management.
- Familiarity with AI and ML product development cycles.
Responsibilities
- Own program status across engineering and research workstreams, proactively identifying risks and unblocking progress before they threaten milestones.
- Translate customer commitments into clear internal priorities and timelines.
- Act as a technical bridge between engineers, researchers, and customer-facing stakeholders.
- Partner with engineering leads and researchers to turn ambiguous priorities into concrete, sequenced plans.
- Keep leadership informed about progress, risks, and delivery timelines.
- Promote reliable delivery of clean, tested, production-ready work on schedule.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation compared with major LLM frontier lab packages.
- Unlimited PTO and flexible working arrangements.
- Conference attendance and publication support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
