Title: Technical Product Manager
Schedule Format - Location: Hybrid - San Francisco
Pay Information: $122,808 - $153,510
This role will work hybrid between working in KQED's newly renovated headquarters and working remotely.
Key Responsibilities:- Establish prioritization frameworks to balance feature development, infrastructure upgrades, and technical debt reduction.
- Partner with engineering teams to evaluate system constraints, review API designs, and translate complex technical requirements into stories and sprint backlogs.
- Define key product metrics and analyze systems to evaluate system performance.
- Lead grooming, backlog refinement, and sprint planning in an Agile environment, ensuring clear acceptance criteria and seamless alignment across cross-functional teams.
Core Technical Background:- Basic understanding of microservices, cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure), databases (SQL vs. NoSQL), API design (REST, GraphQL), and Content Management System (CMS) architecture (headless vs. traditional CMS platforms).
- Ability to read code, review API documentation, and participate in technical trade-off discussions without getting lost.
- Targeted technical knowledge-such as machine learning/AI models, data pipelines, infrastructure, or developer tools (SDKs).
- Familiarity with JavaScript/typescript (or other oop language) preferred.
- Agile methodologies and scrum management experience.
Work Experience & Education:- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related STEM field.
- Software Engineer, Solutions Architect or Systems Architect experience preferred.
- At least 5 years working on technical products.
About the Product Team:We run, and develop, multiple properties (including kqed.org and our mobile apps) and are always building new products on a modern stack with some legacy systems. Some of the technologies that we use are (but are not limited to):
- Node / React / Webpack / Babel / Yarn
- Kubernetes / Spinnaker / Docker
- Elasticsearch / Redis / MongoDB / MySQL
- JavaScript / Java / Springboot / Rest APIs
Let us tell you more about our benefits:Whether you're single, married, have children, are in a domestic partnership or anything in between, we have you covered. Employees at KQED enjoy a family-friendly workplace offering paid time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, family medical leave benefits, comprehensive health/vision/dental and commuter benefits as well as a 403(b) plan. KQED encourages diversity, openness and offers training to support personal and professional development. In addition, we are proud to offer Employee Resource Groups, wellness programs as well as free KQED membership.
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