Senior Technical Product Manager – IntelliJ, Kotlin Plugin

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the product vision for the Kotlin plugin, ensuring it delivers fast, accurate, and reliable IDE support that evolves alongside the language.

• Utilize IntelliJ IDEA with the Kotlin plugin on a daily basis, testing features, identifying regressions, and validating the developer experience firsthand.

• Develop and maintain reference Kotlin projects that showcase new features, provide material for conference demonstrations, and serve as a continuous testing ground for developer experience quality.

• Create prototypes and proofs-of-concept leveraging AI coding agents to explore and validate innovative capabilities.

• Manage and continually update the plugin roadmap, balancing short-term release objectives, mid-term initiatives, and long-term projects related to the Kotlin ecosystem.

• Ensure plugin planning aligns with Kotlin compiler releases, IntelliJ IDEA release schedules, and constraints of Android Studio.

• Make clear trade-offs and assertively decline initiatives when costs, risks, or maintenance challenges outweigh user benefits.

• Define problem statements, success criteria, and feature scope, then collaborate with engineers to validate and refine them.

• Represent key Kotlin personas — including JVM backend developers, library authors, and teams focused on Android and Multiplatform — prioritizing recurring challenges such as false positives, slow analysis, unreliable refactoring, onboarding difficulties, and AI agent integrations.

• Conduct regular monthly user interviews to ground decisions in actual workflows.

• Collaborate with the Kotlin language team, Developer Advocates, framework partners, Marketing, and other teams within JetBrains.

• Enhance external visibility through updates on new features, presentations at Kotlin User Groups meetups, and feature previews at events like KotlinConf, Spring I/O, Devoxx, and more.

⛳️ Requirements

• Possesses professional software development experience in Java or Kotlin (a requirement).

• Has over 5 years of experience in technical product management or a similar role within a complex technical environment.

• Is a hands-on product individual who immerses themselves in the product rather than solely relying on reports and meetings.

• Has experience with AI coding tools and agents, along with a curiosity about their impact on developer workflows.

• Capable of defining clear roadmaps that include problem statements, success criteria, and explicit trade-offs.

• Exhibits strong communication skills in English — both written and verbal — suitable for engaging with technical peers and executive audiences alike.

• Prepared to represent the product externally at conferences, through blog posts, and in community interactions.

• Personally invested in developer experience — viewing it not as an abstract metric but as a tangible aspect of their daily workflow.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary that reflects your skills and experience.

• Flexible work location, allowing you to choose between home or office work.

• Opportunity to work remotely for up to 30 days each year from abroad.

• Additional time off to relax, recharge, and pursue personal interests.

• Medical insurance allowance for you and your family, ensuring peace of mind.

• Access to learning and development opportunities, including conferences, courses, and language classes.

• Support for relocation to make your move as seamless and stress-free as possible.

• Language classes available to help you learn the local language or improve your English skills.

• Enjoy a hot meal or receive a lunch allowance on workdays to fuel your day.

• Mental health support with easy access to professional services to help you feel your best.

• Sports benefits, including access to an on-site gym or a stipend for sports clubs.

• Participate in internal events, including company-wide celebrations and team gatherings.