Technical Product Manager

Summary

Join Blockstream as a Technical Product Manager to lead the development of the Simplicity programming language and its associated developer tools. You will engage with developers, understand their needs, and work with engineering to improve the product. Responsibilities include owning the developer experience, identifying cross-over opportunities, and creating educational materials. Success will be measured by growing the Simplicity developer base and ensuring its use in real-world financial applications. This role requires 5+ years of product management experience building developer solutions, a B.S. in Computer Science or a related field, and 1+ year of software development experience. A strong understanding of Bitcoin and exceptional communication skills are also essential.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience as a product manager building solutions for developers - APIs, SDKs, docs, etc
• B.S. in Computer Science or other technical fields of study
• 1+ years experience as a software developer
• Strong grasp of the Bitcoin protocol and fundamentals of Bitcoin Script
• Exceptional communication skills and aptitude for conveying complex technical concepts

Responsibilities

• Engage with Simplicity developers to understand their use cases and pain points
• Work with Blockstream engineering to address gaps in the product offering and establish requirements, priorities and a synthesized roadmap optimizing for ecosystem growth
• Own the developer experience across published libraries, tools, documentation
• Identify and execute on cross-over opportunities, helping projects port existing functionality to a Simplicity implementation
• Work with engineering, marketing and support teams to develop articles, videos, slides, documentation and social media posts to foster awareness and education about your products
• Identify opportunities and lead efforts to integrate Simplicity into Blockstream’s core product offerings, especially to drive sales of paid solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior work experience on Bitcoin-related products
• Experience with other smart contracting platforms and their application / adoption among businesses from the TradFi sector
• Deep understanding of traditional financial systems, services & products