Qcells North America · 8 hours ago
Technical Program Manager – Backend API
Irvine, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$130K/yr - $160K/yr
5+ years expQcells North America is seeking a Technical Program Manager to join their Residential Applications team, focusing on the planning and execution of backend services that support renewable solar energy systems. The role involves leading backend initiatives, ensuring seamless integration across platforms, and collaborating with various teams to deliver impactful solutions.
Renewables & Environment
Responsibilities
Program Leadership: Work closely with backend engineers to own end-to-end delivery of backend initiatives, including API development, database architecture, and service/application integrations
Cross-Team Coordination: Align engineering, product, and business stakeholders; manage dependencies across mobile, web, and embedded teams
Technical Depth: Understand backend architecture, distributed systems, and integration patterns to identify risks and unblock teams
Execution & Governance: Drive long-term and short-term planning, roadmaps/schedules, status reporting, risk management, and ensure compliance with infrastructure, security and scalability standards
Stakeholder Communication: Provide clear updates to leadership and partners on progress, risks, and mitigation plans, ensuring plans are well prioritized according to organizational goals and shared success
Continuous Improvement: Optimize collaboration and operation workflows and improve delivery predictability
Qualification
Required
5+ years in technical program management or similar roles in software engineering organizations
General understanding of backend systems (APIs, databases, microservices, cloud platforms)
Expertise in planning, execution, and delivery of complex, multi-team programs; Agile experience required
Exceptional ability to communicate across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Strong familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments (Azure, AWS)
Travel may be required up to 20%, depending on business needs
Preferred
Solar Industry experience (Renewable)
Software engineering experience
Ability to work with REST APIs and query databases
Company
Qcells North America
Qcells is a renowned complete energy solutions provider in solar cell and module, energy storage, downstream project business and energy retail.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Danielle Merfeld
EVP and Global Chief Technology Officer
Taerim Kim
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