Position: Associate Technical Product Manager
Experience: 5+ years in development, with leadership experience
Location: Remote
Department: Product Management
About the Role
We are looking for an Associate Technical Product Manager with a strong technical background in IoT development, backend systems, and databases, along with familiarity with DevOps practices. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of hands-on development experience, including leading engineering teams, and will now transition into a product-focused role. You will work closely with engineering, design, and business teams to drive the development of scalable IoT and backend solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Product Strategy & Roadmap: Define and execute the product vision for IoT and backend systems, ensuring alignment with business goals.
- Technical Leadership: Leverage deep expertise in IoT protocols (MQTT, CoAP), cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), backend services (APIs, microservices), and databases (SQL/NoSQL) to guide engineering decisions.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with engineering, DevOps, and QA teams to ensure seamless product development and deployment.
- Requirement Gathering: Translate business needs into technical specs, user stories, and actionable tasks for development teams.
- Performance Optimization: Monitor system performance, scalability, and reliability, suggesting improvements in architecture and DevOps pipelines.
- Market & Tech Research: Stay updated on IoT trends, backend technologies, and DevOps best practices to drive innovation.
- Agile Execution: Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release management in an Agile/Scrum environment.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in software development, with at least 2 years in IoT and backend systems.
Strong expertise in:
- IoT Development (embedded systems, sensor integration, edge computing).
- Backend Technologies (Node.js/Python/Java, REST/GraphQL APIs, microservices).
- Databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, TimescaleDB, or similar).
- Cloud Platforms (AWS IoT Core, Azure IoT Hub, Google Cloud IoT).
- Familiarity with DevOps tools (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform).
- Experience leading development teams and mentoring engineers.
- Strong analytical skills with expertise in data-driven decision-making.
- Excellent communication skills to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience in product management or technical product ownership.
- Knowledge of AI/ML applications in IoT (predictive maintenance, anomaly detection).
- Certifications in AWS/Azure/GCP, DevOps, or IoT.
Why Join Us?
- Opportunity to shape cutting-edge IoT and backend products.
- Work with a talented, cross-functional team in a fast-paced environment.
- Career growth in product management with a strong technical foundation.