Senior Product Manager - Developer Experience

From the code to the values, we are Ethereum-aligned. We believe Ethereum has the potential to solve some of humanity’s most crucial coordination issues. Since our initial inception as a non-profit research group, we have have sought to scale both its technology and values.

At present the most pressing bottleneck to the growth of Ethereum is its performance and scalability. We are building the most elegant solution to this problem. We do this out in the open because we believe in open source and its ability to accelerate innovation.

Not only do we improve Ethereum's performance by orders of magnitude, we donate 100% of the profits generated from doing so to Ethereum public goods. We do this because we believe the future of the open internet is too important to be left to chance. By operating as a Public Benefit Corporation we're able to align private incentives with public good and create a positive-sum economic model that provides a sustainable future for the internet.

What are the role responsibilities?

• Own the user experience across the Developer experience product, which includes developer libraries, documentation, services and infrastructure
• Define the product roadmap for the Developer experience
• Deep focus on data to draw insights and identify gaps in developer experience to drive developer adoption
• Articulate developer personas and speak with developers to define what problems we need to solve
• Set Product OKRs and align Optimism team around these metrics
• Work full features, releases and product improvements from start to finish with engineering and design
• Clearly articulate developer/user need to engineering team to enable them to write technical specifications and prioritize features
• Collaborate with Product Designer to define and build an elegant user experience
• Develop standards, specifications, and reference implementations of tools for partners to drive adoption and usage
• Brainstorm, test, and iterate to help drive decision making
• Identify product marketing opportunities & approaches
• Develop deep understanding of rapidly evolving competitive landscape to position Optimism for success

What skills do you bring?

• 5+ years of professional experience in product management
• Proven track record of managing and delivering multiple complex projects in parallel
• A passion for working on a community based product and finding simplicity in solutions
• A data-driven approach, understanding of MVP and good judgment on when to ship
• Experience participating in the DeFi space as a user —ability to articulate the difference between ZKR and OKR and articulate the tradeoffs between different Layer 1 blockchains
• Experience with open source software, crypto/web3 or developer focused products strongly preferred but not required
• A background in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent skills

What you'll like about us:

• We take care of our employees—from fully paid medical, dental and vision to a 4% 401K match, we've got you covered—learn more about our benefits, culture and all recruiting FAQ here.
• We take pride in the accomplishments of our teammates and support each other in doing the best work of our careers.
• Our team is a diverse group of people from a variety of backgrounds and interests. We cherish our eclecticism and consider it a great strength.
• We have a transparent, feedback-driven and fun-centric culture.
• We are a team of builders—our founding team has been working on Ethereum scalability since 2015.

We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply. We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Optimism, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.