Staff Technical Product Manager, Runtimes
$211,370–$253,644 year
On-siteNew York City, New York, United States
Job Summary
Own the runtime surface end-to-end by defining and driving the strategy and roadmap for Fastly's Compute and VCL, determining where they converge and what primitives they share. Scale Compute for demanding workloads by enhancing primitives and reliability under real-world conditions, while expanding the runtime surface to bring new execution models as native workloads. Get ahead of the AI era shift by building primitives and controls for machine traffic and new execution patterns. Take and defend strong, evidence-based positions on runtime direction across Engineering, Product, and leadership, driving alignment without relying on authority. Execute across boundaries by partnering with the Core Infrastructure technical lead, go-to-market functions, and the hybrid/on-prem team to move decisions forward.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years in product management or technical product leadership
- ideally on infrastructure, platform, or developer-facing products
- deep understanding of execution environments, including runtimes, containers, isolation models, serverless or edge compute, and the trade-offs between them
- a demonstrated bias for shipping
- hands-on and comfortable owning outcomes in ambiguous, fast-moving conditions
- a proven ability to form strong technical opinions, defend them with evidence, and lead without authority
- a clear, confident communicator who can move fluidly between deep technical discussion with engineers and crisp strategic framing for executives and customers
- genuine curiosity about the 'why' behind customer problems
- ability to translate runtime capabilities into developer productivity and business value
- available during core business hours
- Hybrid And Remote Work Locations
- New York, NY
- San Francisco, CA
- Denver, CO
- Hybrid near a local office
- within the US
- This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager
- A fully completed application and resume or CV
Desired Qualifications
- Startup or 0-to-1 experience building and shipping technical products in resource-constrained environments
- A hands-on background with runtime and isolation technology, including container platforms, the WebAssembly component model and WASI 0.3, Firecracker or comparable microVM and sandboxing stacks, or similar execution engines
- Experience with edge compute, developer platforms, or runtime interoperability at scale
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