Technical Product Manager, QVAC

📋 Description

• Define and advocate for the product vision of the QVAC SDK, ensuring alignment with Tether’s overarching goals related to local AI, privacy, decentralization, and P2P infrastructure.

• Take ownership of the SDK's roadmap, encompassing capabilities, APIs, developer workflows, integrations, documentation, examples, templates, and tooling.

• Curate the comprehensive developer experience, from initial installation to full production integration.

• Convert product objectives into detailed technical specifications for engineering teams.

• Utilize coding skills to investigate SDK workflows, create proof-of-concept integrations, test APIs, review examples, assess documentation, and develop credible technical prototypes or mockups.

• Collaborate closely with engineering leads to make well-informed product decisions regarding SDK architecture, model execution, edge inference, performance, packaging, platform compatibility, P2P networking, and developer ergonomics.

• Foster a deep understanding of developer tools, AI infrastructure, Local AI, edge computing, and enterprise AI markets.

• Prioritize SDK features based on developer demand, technical feasibility, strategic significance, adoption potential, and measurable business impact.

• Partner with engineering, developer relations, and marketing teams to guarantee that the SDK is accompanied by exceptional documentation, examples, tutorials, migration guides, release notes, and launch materials.

• Develop and manage SDK launch strategies in collaboration with marketing, developer relations, ecosystem, and business teams.

• Define and monitor SDK success metrics, including activation rates, time-to-first-success, API usage, integration completion, retention, developer satisfaction, documentation quality, issue resolution time, performance benchmarks, and enterprise adoption.

• Effectively communicate with executives, engineers, partners, enterprise customers, and developers.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in product management, technical product management, software engineering, developer tools, platform, SDK, API, AI infrastructure, or a related field.

• A robust software development background with practical coding skills.

• Familiarity with Local AI frameworks or runtimes such as llama.cpp, TensorFlow Lite, Core ML, ONNX Runtime, MLX, WebGPU, WebNN, or similar technologies.

• Previous experience in building, managing, or launching products aimed at developers, such as SDKs, APIs, CLIs, frameworks, platforms, infrastructure tools, AI tooling, or technical integrations.

• Strong comprehension of developer experience principles, including onboarding processes, documentation, API ergonomics, error handling, debugging workflows, examples, templates, and integration pathways.

• Technical knowledge of AI/ML systems, particularly regarding local inference, model optimization, runtime constraints, edge computing, privacy-preserving AI, and performance trade-offs.

• Proficiency in translating market needs and developer insights into clear product requirements, roadmap priorities, and measurable outcomes.

• Experience collaborating closely with engineering teams on complex technical products, including architecture discussions, release planning, trade-off analysis, and management of technical debt.

• Ability to create mockups, wireframes, prototypes, technical diagrams, sample workflows, or code-based proofs of concept to align stakeholders and clarify product direction.

• Strong understanding of both consumer and enterprise software markets, particularly in how developers assess, adopt, and scale SDKs or platforms.

• Excellent communication capabilities, including the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and business implications to technical teams.

• Proven success in delivering technical products with measurable adoption, developer satisfaction, or business impact.

• Strong product judgment, prioritization abilities, and a proactive approach to execution in ambiguous and fast-paced environments.

• Familiarity with agile development, product analytics, developer research, competitive analysis, and technical documentation processes.

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Our team is a global talent powerhouse, operating remotely from all corners of the globe.

• Excellent English communication skills are essential.

• Collaborate with some of the brightest minds, pushing boundaries and establishing new standards.