Staff Product Manager (Developer Experience)

TL;DR

Staff Product Manager (Developer Experience): Owning the end-to-end developer workflow in dbt Cloud, including the Studio IDE, Developer Agent, and Cloud CLI, with an accent on AI-assisted development. Focus on designing agentic workflows, integrating Fusion platform capabilities, and improving the developer experience for both experts and new practitioners.

Location: Hybrid (Oakland, CA) - must be based in the US

Salary: $226,657 — $283,321.50 USD

Company

hirify.global and dbt Labs provide a unified data infrastructure layer that helps organizations move, transform, and trust their data for analytics and AI.

What you will do

• Own the developer experience roadmap across Studio IDE, Developer Agent, Cloud CLI, and the VS Code Extension.
• Lead AI-native product development for the Developer Agent, defining agentic workflows, context-aware suggestions, and natural language interactions.
• Partner with the Fusion team to align platform capabilities with developer-facing UX, such as SQL comprehension and compute.
• Drive IDE and tooling strategy informed by modern environments like VS Code and Cursor.
• Build tight feedback loops with the dbt community and enterprise customers to continuously iterate on developer tools.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, design, and GTM teams to ship high-quality experiences on a predictable cadence.

Requirements

• 5+ years of product management experience, with a focus on developer tools, IDEs, or technical platforms.
• Direct experience managing IDE or developer environment products.
• Demonstrated engagement with AI-powered development tools such as Copilot or Cursor.
• Strong technical foundation to reason about system architecture and contribute to technical decisions.
• Experience conducting user research and translating developer feedback into prioritized product work.
• Must be based in Oakland, CA for a hybrid schedule (2 days per week in office).

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with dbt or similar SQL-first transformation frameworks.
• Prior experience shipping AI agent features (agentic UX, multi-step LLM workflows).
• Familiarity with LSP (Language Server Protocol), tree-sitter, or IDE infrastructure primitives.
• Experience with CLI tooling and developer workflow automation.
• Knowledge of modern data warehouses like Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, or Redshift.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical insurance.
• Generous PTO, paid sick time, and inclusive parental leave.
• RSU stock grants.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Monthly cell phone stipend.
• Access to a personalized mental health support platform.