Lead Product Engineer – Developer Platform

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Europe.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the Developer Platform while leading a small engineering team.

• Create developer primitives such as projects, environments, secrets, and logs within Magic Containers, Edge Scripting, and Database.

• Influence the product direction of the Developer Platform from initial discovery to delivery and subsequent iterations.

• Transform developer insights into actionable priorities.

• Identify and address any platform or product decisions that may disrupt the cohesive developer experience.

• Provide the necessary context and clarity to enable teams to make autonomous decisions.

• Set the strategic direction, develop talent, provide feedback, and uphold a high standard for work that is shipped and operated.

• Collaborate with engineers on prototypes, APIs, dashboards, instrumentation, documentation, and production code.

• Define success metrics and evaluate outcomes from the initial deployment through to adoption and growth.

• Collaborate with Compute, Frontend, Design, and Product Marketing on the dashboard, API, CLI, and documentation.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in managing the complete discovery → delivery → iteration cycle at a significant scale, or readiness to assume end-to-end ownership.

• Strong product judgment with the ability to convert ambiguous issues into impactful results.

• Proficiency with data analysis, including funnels, retention curves, measurements, and experimentation.

• Understanding of business and market concepts: Ideal Customer Profile (ICP), pricing strategies, competitive landscape, revenue drivers, and product strategy.

• Solid technical expertise to challenge proposed solutions, make trade-offs, and implement production changes.

• High expectations for quality, reliability, performance, security, and customer trust.

• A history of assisting others in making informed decisions and taking greater ownership.

• Clear communication skills, strong sense of ownership, and a modest approach.

• Familiarity with AI in areas such as research, analysis, prototyping, coding, testing, and communication, with a focus on accountability for quality.

• Previous experience in building developer platforms, deployment tools, or products focused on developer experience is a plus.

• Experience with deploying, configuring, and troubleshooting workloads on similar platforms is advantageous.

• Comfortable engaging with customers and working extensively with technology.

• Prior experience in leading engineers and nurturing talent is a plus.

• Must reside in Europe, ideally within a CET ±3 hours time zone.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% flexible working hours.

• Remote-first work culture; no offices and no commuting required.

• 3-night voucher for visiting the headquarters.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance with global coverage.

• 25 vacation days, plus an additional loyalty day each year, capped at 5 years (30 days total), in addition to local public holidays.

• Meeting-free Thursdays.

• Annual €500 budget for home office expenses.

• Paid sick leave.

• Paid parental leave: 16 weeks for birthing parents and 8 weeks for non-birthing parents, with local statutory top-up where applicable.

• Annual company retreat in a sunny destination.

• Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP), starting with 0.01% equity.

• Mental health resources and support available through BetterHelp.com.

• Annual €480 wellness budget.

• Annual €500 educational budget for books, seminars, or online courses.

• Annual subscription to Apple, Spotify, or YouTube Premium.