Also called: TPM
Coordinates engineering teams at tech companies so complicated products ship on time.
You map out which of ten engineering teams depends on which, run a launch-readiness review for a new phone feature and decide whether a bug is bad enough to delay the release.
Big tech TPMs also receive stock, pushing total pay well above base salary.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's in computer science or engineering; software experience expected.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems.
Growing faster than average. Grows with the tech industry.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI tracks dependencies and drafts launch docs; judging tradeoffs between engineering teams stays human.
Classes: AP Computer Science A, AP Physics, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9199.
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