Principal Product Manager - Internal Developer Platform
Core
Build an internal developer platform (IDP) from scratch to serve internal developers, architects, and platform engineers, focusing on developer experience, APIs, SDKs, and documentation.
Role type
Principal Product Manager (Internal Developer Platform)
Builds
Internal developer platforms, developer portals, service catalogues, templates, scaffolders, and SDKs for internal consumption.
Domain
B2B Enterprise Software / Internal Developer Platforms / Infrastructure
Required skills
B2B enterprise product management, customer discovery and co-creation, technical fluency (APIs, schemas, logs), prioritization and trade-off decision making, AI integration strategy, mentorship and coaching, stakeholder alignment without authority.
Preferred skills
Experience with specific IDP tools (Backstage, Port, Cortex, Choreo, OpenChoreo), agentic AI platform design, shipping developer-facing tooling.
Technologies
Backstage, Port, Cortex, Choreo, OpenChoreo, Agentic AI, APIs, SDKs
Responsibilities
Lead discovery with internal technical stakeholders to define product roadmap; Translate business strategy into testable requirements for IDP features; Make prioritization calls balancing immediate value with long-term platform health; Partner with architects and engineers to define the golden path and tooling; Coach and mentor other product managers; Define adoption metrics and measure friction reduction.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities