Principal Technical Product Owner (Cloud)

TL;DR

Principal Technical Product Owner (Cloud): Leading the evolution of a developer-focused platform similar to Vercel or Railway with an accent on cloud-native architecture, Kubernetes, and developer experience. Focus on defining product strategy, bridging business objectives with technical platform capabilities, and driving roadmap execution for scalable infrastructure solutions.

Location: Must be based in the European Union

Company

hirify.global is a global AI-first digital transformation and engineering partner with over 25 years of experience, specializing in AI, cloud, and data-driven solutions.

What you will do

• Define and own the platform vision, strategy, and long-term product roadmap.
• Translate developer needs and business objectives into platform capabilities.
• Lead product discovery, define MVPs, and validate new platform features.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and architects on platform evolution, scalability, and security.
• Design intuitive developer experiences and simplify deployment workflows.
• Align technical and business stakeholders around product strategy and delivery outcomes.

Requirements

• Must be based in the European Union with a valid work permit.
• Extensive experience as a Technical Product Owner, Tech Lead, Staff Engineer, or Solutions Architect.
• Proven experience owning developer-focused platform products or Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs).
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes, Docker, and infrastructure automation.
• Solid grasp of platform architecture including control planes, deployment workflows, and scalability.
• Practical experience using AI-powered assistants to improve productivity and decision-making.

Nice to have

• Experience with Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, or GitOps practices.
• Knowledge of observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry.
• Development experience with TypeScript, Node.js, or NestJS.
• Familiarity with usage-based pricing, metering, or billing systems.
• Experience applying GenAI within the SDLC for workflow optimization.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a global team of 5,000 experts with a strong engineering culture.
• Focus on continuous growth, knowledge sharing, and consulting mindset.
• Opportunity to work with leading technologies like AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks, and Snowflake.
• Collaborative environment working with high-profile global clients.

Hiring process

• CV review
• HR call
• Interview
• Client interview
• Decision