Senior Engineering Technical Program Manager – Internal Platform Infrastructure

Thumbtack

Technical Program Manager leading Internal Platform Infrastructure programs for Thumbtack. Collaborating with engineering and cross-functional teams to drive program success.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeRemote • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $159,800 - $243,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Microservices

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive end-to-end program management across our Business Applications and IT Infrastructure portfolios
Lead architecture-heavy platform and integration programs across a complex, highly integrated tooling stack
Own vendor and third-party technical relationships
Program manage identity, access, and security initiatives
Drive enterprise AI platform evaluation and deployment
Coordinate data and workflow infrastructure initiatives
Lead business rhythms and planning cycles for the Internal Tools Infrastructure team

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in Technical Program Management within infrastructure, platform, enterprise systems, or IT organizations
Strong technical fluency with authentication/identity patterns (SSO, SCIM, RBAC, service accounts)
Experience with complex, integrated tooling stacks spanning CRM, telephony, automation, identity, and data systems
Proven vendor management covering RFP/RFI processes, evaluations, pilots, renewals, and escalation management
Practical fluency in modern enterprise AI concepts, including LLMs, AI agents, tools, skills
Experience working alongside platform engineering, SRE, or infrastructure teams on API platforms, microservices, observability, or security infrastructure programs
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Thumbtack embraces diversity
Equal opportunity workplace with non-discrimination policy
Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
Manufacturer grants for educational support
Committed to providing a crafted hiring experience

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Hard Skills & Tools

program managementauthentication patternsidentity patternsSSOSCIMRBACAPI platformsmicroservicesobservabilitysecurity infrastructure

Soft Skills

communication skillsvendor managementevaluation skillsplanning skills