Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Blue River Technology is a team of innovators focused on creating intelligent machinery for agriculture and construction. They are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead the development of core technology platforms that enable automation and intelligent machines. The role emphasizes collaborative program ownership and strategic execution across cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the outcome and domain owner for a portfolio of technical programs; be prepared to bootstrap ambitious, ambiguous, large-scale strategic initiatives into clear, structured execution paths
- Weave complex, cross-organizational interdependencies into a singular, harmonious program strategy that unifies diverse engineering groups
- Evangelize the program's strategy across the core platform engineering teams and the robotics programs that use our foundational tooling
- Replace administrative status updates with an authoritative, bottom-up framework that clearly articulates milestones, sequences, and critical paths to executive leadership
- Act as a high-velocity roadblock smasher, using your program tooling to identify engineering bottlenecks and re-chart course as necessary to guarantee high-quality, on-time program delivery
- Build the connective tissue between cross-functional groups, ensuring deep understanding, operational symmetry, and goal alignment across teams
- Shape and contribute deeply to strategic roadmaps for developing our robotics platform
- Work cross-functionally to develop best practices and development processes in a dynamic environment, driving impact through the deployment of key initiatives and garnering adoption of those processes
Skills
- At least 7+ years of experience driving complex, cross-functional technical programs
- Strong track record of building alignment across diverse technical teams without formal authority
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex architectural concepts into clear, actionable program milestones
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering or related technical discipline; or equivalent practical experience
- Proficiency with agile project management tools such as Jira and Confluence
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with large-scale systems
- Excellent communication, time management, and prioritization skills
- Systems design or technical architecture experience, with the ability to understand and contribute to high-level system design discussions
- Background in machine learning, computer vision, and/or robotics
- Experience managing data science, machine learning, computer vision, robotics, or autonomy programs
- Experience with cloud-based full-stack engineering development, including frontend, backend, and infrastructure
Benefits
- Annual performance bonus
- Competitive benefit package
- Visa sponsorship is possible for this position.
- Recruiting, mentorship, career development, and learning & development programs to support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion goals
- Reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment
Company Overview
Blue River Technology is an agriculture equipment company. It is a sub-organization of John Deere. It was founded in 2011, and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.bluerivertechnology.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Blue River Technology has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 5 in 2026, 23 in 2025, 14 in 2024, 10 in 2023, 13 in 2022, 7 in 2021, 7 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.