[Remote] Principal Technical Program Manager, Developer Productivity

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Reddit is a community-driven platform and is seeking a Principal Technical Program Manager for Developer Productivity to lead AI-assisted engineering workflows. This role involves collaborating with engineering leaders to enhance software development processes and ensure effective implementation of AI technologies across the organization.ResponsibilitiesPartner with Developer Productivity and Infrastructure leaders to translate strategy into executable programs across code review, agent infrastructure, self-service LLM access, evaluation and observability systems, development environments, and safe agent workflows across the software development lifecycleDefine and drive the operating model for AI-native developer productivity, including how teams adopt paved paths, how guardrails are applied, how success is measured, and how risks are escalated or resolvedCreate company-level alignment across infrastructure, developer experience, reliability, security, compliance, product engineering, machine learning, and executive stakeholders. You will influence without authority and create clarity across teams with different incentivesDrive the social and cultural change required for AI-assisted development to succeed company-wide. You will build trust, address skepticism directly, create feedback loops, and help teams move from experimentation to durable adoptionDevelop communication and enablement mechanisms that bring engineers and leaders along for the journey, including leadership forums, working groups, training, documentation, rollout plans, and clear narratives that connect workflow change to business and engineering outcomesBuild measurement systems that distinguish real productivity from vanity metrics. Partner with engineering and data teams to define industry-aligned metrics such as design-to-test time, test-to-launch time, review turnaround, change failure rate, time to restore service, AI-authored code quality, AI-assisted pull request load, migration throughput, and developer satisfactionDrive AI governance and adoption in a way that preserves engineering creativity while ensuring security, cost management, privacy, compliance, and operational safety are not afterthoughtsUse technical judgment to challenge assumptions, identify systemic risks, and guide tradeoffs across AI tooling, CI/CD, code review, deploy automation, developer environments, and production reliabilitySkills14+ years of experience across technical program management, engineering, infrastructure, developer tools, platform engineering, AI tooling, or related technical domainsLed multi-year, multi-organization technical programs with executive visibility and ambiguous ownershipComfortable operating with senior executives while still understanding the technical details that make or break executionDeep fluency in developer productivity systems: CI/CD, code review, testing, deployment, observability, developer environments, internal platforms, or AI-assisted development workflowsUnderstand AI and LLM-enabled software development beyond personal productivityHighly data-driven, but skeptical of shallow metricsExceptional cross-functional operator and communicatorLed meaningful organizational change, not just program executionGet things done; not satisfied with status reporting, process theater, or activity metricsPragmatic and iterative; can introduce structure without making teams feel constrainedExperience leading developer productivity, platform engineering, infrastructure modernization, or AI tooling programs at large scaleExperience with LLM platforms, AI-assisted development tools, agentic workflows, or AI governance in an enterprise engineering environmentExperience building adoption strategies for internal platforms or developer tools where success depends on trust, usability, and measurable valueExperience leading cultural transformation, change management, or broad adoption programs across engineering organizationsFamiliarity with engineering productivity frameworks such as DORA, SPACE, or similar multi-dimensional measurement approachesExperience working in fast-moving environments where technical strategy, organizational design, and execution mechanisms are evolving at the same timeBenefitsComprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs401k with Employer MatchGlobal Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving supportFamily Planning SupportGender-Affirming CareMental Health & Coaching BenefitsFlexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time OffGenerous Paid Parental LeaveEquity in the form of restricted stock unitsCommission (depending on the position offered)Medical, dental, and vision insurance401(k) program with employer matchGenerous time off for vacation, and parental leaveCompany OverviewReddit is the heart of the internet, where millions of people get together to talk about any topic imaginable. It was founded in 2005, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.redditinc.com.Company H1B SponsorshipReddit, Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 22 in 2026, 99 in 2025, 63 in 2024, 76 in 2023, 70 in 2022, 68 in 2021, 39 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.