Senior Technical Product Manager, API Traffic and Enforcement
Core
Define and enforce the positive model for API traffic, covering discovery, schema validation, and request-path controls to secure customer APIs.
Role type
Senior Technical Product Manager (API Infrastructure)
Builds
API discovery tools, schema generation/validation engines, and request-path enforcement primitives (ACLs, rate limiting, gateways).
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / API Security / Edge Computing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
API traffic management, schema definition and validation, request-path enforcement, platform strategy, stakeholder influence, technical communication
Preferred skills
API gateway implementation, OpenAPI-driven validation, agentic traffic stack (MCP, SPIFFE), eBPF/WASM policy engines, 0-to-1 product building
Technologies
OpenAPI, ACLs, rate limiting, WASM, eBPF, OPA, Rego, MCP, mTLS, OAuth 2.1
Responsibilities
Drive strategy for defining allowed traffic; own API discovery and inventory; turn schemas into enforceable contracts; implement request-path controls; define agent identification and authorization; lead cross-functional decisions on traffic constraints.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC