What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Product Manager, Developer Platform position at Uber?
About The Role
A stellar developer platform is the backbone of our organization's innovation. To empower our engineering teams to build and deploy at scale and speed, we require an exceptional, forward-thinking developer platform. This role is pivotal in shaping and evolving the tools, services, and workflows that enhance the developer experience across Uber with a Generative AI first approach. This role is not just managing, it is leading the charge in defining the visionary direction and flawless execution of our developer platform.
Utilize sharp problem-solving abilities, deep technical acumen, and an instinctive product sense to craft a truly pioneering developer experience. A GenAI first approach is essential to seamlessly integrate AI capabilities into the platform to boost developer productivity and unlock unparalleled potential. Collaborate dynamically with engineering pioneers, product design visionaries, data science experts, and vital stakeholders. A relentlessly truth-seeking nature and an unwavering passion for innovation is essential to succeed in this role and ensure that Uber's developer platform remains at the cutting edge.
What The Candidate Will Do
A stellar developer platform is the backbone of our organization's innovation. To empower our engineering teams to build and deploy at scale and speed, we require an exceptional, forward-thinking developer platform. This role is pivotal in shaping and evolving the tools, services, and workflows that enhance the developer experience across Uber with a Generative AI first approach. This role is not just managing, it is leading the charge in defining the visionary direction and flawless execution of our developer platform.
Utilize sharp problem-solving abilities, deep technical acumen, and an instinctive product sense to craft a truly pioneering developer experience. A GenAI first approach is essential to seamlessly integrate AI capabilities into the platform to boost developer productivity and unlock unparalleled potential. Collaborate dynamically with engineering pioneers, product design visionaries, data science experts, and vital stakeholders. A relentlessly truth-seeking nature and an unwavering passion for innovation is essential to succeed in this role and ensure that Uber's developer platform remains at the cutting edge.
What The Candidate Will Do
- Lead the ambitious product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the developer platform of the future, with a relentless focus on integrating groundbreaking AI/GenAI capabilities.
- Drive the high-velocity execution of the product roadmap, ensuring seamless alignment with critical business objectives and cutting-edge technical feasibility.
- Define and track influential Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and game-changing Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to measure ultimate success.
- Engage deeply with engineering teams to understand their burning needs, dismantle persistent pain points, and deliver transformative solutions.
- Introduce world-class best practices in developer experience and platform engineering, with a special emphasis on next-generation GenAI innovation to IDE, code generation, testing, continuous integration, code migrations, library safety and all areas that impact developer experience and productivity.
- Champion the developer platform across the organization, driving passionate adoption and collecting clear and actionable feedback.
- Cultivate a thriving culture of disruptive innovation and relentless continuous improvement within the team.
- Stay perpetually at the vanguard of emerging technologies and rigorously evaluate their potential for revolutionizing our platform.Lead product vision, strategy, and roadmap with a focus on AI/GenAI.
- 8 years of dynamic experience as a Product Manager, with a substantial focus on spearheading developer platforms or tools.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a tightly related technical field.
- Proven track record in meticulously defining and executing cutting-edge product roadmaps for highly technical products.
- Deep, nuanced understanding of complex software development lifecycles and hyper-efficient developer workflows.
- Practical experience with robust cloud technologies and scalable infrastructure.
- Innate product sense, with a demonstrated ability to pinpoint intricate user needs and translate them into powerful, seamless solutions.
- Tangible experience with Generative AI and its revolutionary applications in developer platforms including use of agentic AI.
- A driver" personality - biased toward action, great collaborator and master disambiguator/simplifier - constantly pushing toward clarity and delivery.
- Demonstrated experience in extracting profound insights from data and synthesizing compelling learnings.
- Unwavering dedication to driving innovation and eagerly adopting transformational technologies.
- Proven ability to lead and mentor product teams, guiding them to extraordinary achievements.
- Exceptional storytelling and communication prowess, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to a wide range of audiences.
- Mastery of forging strong relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Unapologetically truth-seeking and data-driven in decision-making.
- Active engagement in open-source projects and communities is a plus.
- Ability to balance laser-focused attention to detail with fast execution.
Salary : $216,000 - $240,000