Technical Manager Jobs

Technical Manager jobs are open across software, manufacturing, healthcare IT, and financial services, at every level from team lead to principal and director, with specializations in engineering management, infrastructure, and product development. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.

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Overview

Open roles3,836+
Top stateCalifornia
Top employerAmazon
Top citySanta Clara, CA
Work type43% Hybrid
Top industryTechnology

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Technical Account Manager
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Technical Account Manager
Integral Ad Science
Chicago, Illinois
Customer Success
Technical Product & Program Management
Project & Program Management
Sales
Corporate Training & Learning Development
Technical Program Management
Project Management
Account Management
Hybrid
Bachelor's
501-1,000

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Technical Program Manager (TPM) - AI
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Technical Program Manager (TPM) - AI
Cumberland Group, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Administrative & Office Support
Business Operations
Project Management
$140k - $175k/yr
On-Site
Bachelor's degree in engineering

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Principal Product Manager, Technical
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Principal Product Manager, Technical
Amazon.com
Palo Alto, California
Product Management
Project & Program Management
Strategy & Corporate Development
Project Management
Business Strategy
$207k - $280k/yr
On-Site
Bachelor's
10,000+

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Technical Project Manager
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Technical Project Manager
Deloitte
Boise, Idaho
Account Management
Business Development
Customer Success
$88k - $163k/yr
Bachelor's degree in business administration
10,000+

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Technical Accounting Manager, Controllership
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Technical Accounting Manager, Controllership
Deloitte
Boise, Idaho
Account Management
Business Development
Customer Success
$98k - $163k/yr
Bachelor's degree
10,000+

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Technical Manager Job Market

Who's Hiring

  • Amazon330
  • Google203
  • JPMorganChase81
  • Tesla69
  • Amazon Web Services61

Top Industries Hiring

  • Technology & Software100
  • Consulting & Professional Services19
  • Staffing & Recruiting12
  • Retail8
  • Chemicals & Materials8

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in technical manager jobs.

  • 5 or more years of experience leading software or technical engineering teams
  • Demonstrated ability to define technical roadmaps and deliver projects on schedule
  • Proficiency with agile or scrum methodologies and project management tools such as Jira
  • Experience hiring, mentoring, and performance-managing individual contributors and senior engineers
  • Strong cross-functional communication skills with product, design, and executive stakeholders
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field

Tips for Your Technical Manager Job Search

Quantify your team and delivery outcomes

Technical managers get passed over when their resume reads like an engineer's. Hiring panels want team size, budget authority, and delivery metrics. Replace task descriptions with outcomes: how many engineers you led, what shipped, and what improved.

Apply early to roles that fit

Migrate Mate lists technical manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.

Filter by product stage, not just industry

A technical manager role at a seed-stage startup differs fundamentally from the same title at a public company. Target openings that match the stage you've operated in, since interviewers will probe your comfort with ambiguity, process maturity, and headcount decisions accordingly.

Prepare a leadership failure story for interviews

Behavioral rounds for technical managers almost always include a question about a project that missed the mark or a team conflict you handled poorly. Prepare one honest, specific example with a clear lesson. Vague or blameless answers hurt more than they help.

Translate your technical depth without over-explaining

Non-technical hiring managers on a panel need to trust your credibility without following every detail. Practice framing your technical decisions in terms of tradeoffs, risk, and business impact rather than implementation specifics. Both audiences need to walk away confident.

Negotiate scope, not just compensation

When you receive an offer, clarify what the role actually owns: headcount authority, budget sign-off, and whether the roadmap is shared or assigned. Mismatches in actual scope cause more early exits than pay, so surface these before you accept.

Technical Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most technical managers?

The companies hiring the most technical managers right now include Amazon, Google, and JPMorganChase, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Washington, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially concentrated in technology, healthcare IT, and financial services.

How many technical manager jobs are remote?

About 73% of technical manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, making it one of the more flexible leadership roles in the market. Engineering management and infrastructure-focused roles tend to have the highest remote availability, while manufacturing and hardware-adjacent positions are more likely to require on-site presence.

How do you become a technical manager?

Most technical managers move into the role from a senior individual contributor position, typically after demonstrating informal leadership on projects or mentoring junior engineers. Building credibility means owning a cross-team initiative end-to-end, volunteering to run retrospectives or planning cycles, and developing your ability to give performance feedback. Some organizations offer internal rotations into engineering leads roles, which are the most direct path.

Can you get a technical manager job with limited management experience?

Yes, but you need to reframe the experience you do have. Hiring managers at smaller companies or startups routinely consider candidates whose management came through leading a project team, onboarding contractors, or acting as an informal team lead without the title. Highlight any situation where you set direction for others, resolved a team conflict, or coordinated delivery across functions, and be explicit about what you learned from it.

What does the technical manager interview process look like?

Most technical manager interview processes include an initial recruiter screen, a hiring manager conversation focused on leadership philosophy and past team situations, a technical round or system design discussion to validate your engineering credibility, and a behavioral panel with cross-functional partners. Some companies add a take-home case involving a resourcing or prioritization decision. Final rounds often include a conversation with a director or VP about strategic fit and vision for the team.

Where can I find and apply to technical manager jobs?

You can find and apply to technical manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your background and apply directly to each listing. Openings are updated regularly, so checking back frequently gives you the best chance of catching new postings as they appear.

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