Principal Product Manager – Developer Experience (Embedded Software / RTOS)

Coders Connect; Waterloo; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Principal Product Manager focused on Developer Experience. This role involves driving product strategy and enhancing tools for embedded software developers. Join a culture that prioritizes innovation, autonomy, and engagement, while contributing to critical systems across various sectors.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Career development opportunities

Culture that values autonomy and impact

Qualifications

• Solid experience in product management or technical product ownership.
• Deep understanding of embedded systems and RTOS.
• Strong grasp of user experience design principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end strategy and delivery of developer-focused tools.
• Collaborate with various teams to enhance developer experiences.
• Define and refine the journey from non-commercial to commercial deployment.

Skills

Product Management

Embedded Systems

User Experience Design

Communication

C / C++ Development

Job description

Principal Product Manager – Developer Experience (Embedded Software / RTOS)

Location : Canada (Remote or Hybrid)

Type : Full-time, Permanent

About the Opportunity

Coders Connect is working with a globally recognized software company that powers critical systems across automotive, industrial, medical, and robotics sectors . Their real-time operating systems and development tools are trusted by major OEMs and manufacturers worldwide, with technology deployed in over 255 million devices .

They are seeking a Principal Product Manager focused on Developer Experience to help scale their global ecosystem of embedded software developers. This is a high-impact, cross-functional leadership role driving product strategy, enablement, and community growth for one of the most trusted embedded platforms on the market.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead end-to-end strategy and delivery of developer-focused tools, sample products, and enablement initiatives.
• Collaborate across engineering, developer relations, and product teams to craft intuitive, efficient experiences for the embedded developer community.
• Design roadmaps and prioritize features that enhance engagement, adoption, and satisfaction.
• Own the delivery of a self-service portal offering clean access to SDKs, drivers, and enablement kits.
• Champion the voice of the developer across internal stakeholder groups.
• Define and refine the journey from open-source / non-commercial usage to commercial deployment.
• Explore emerging tools, cloud integration options, and ecosystem partnerships to expand developer reach.
• Represent the company in conferences and developer events to promote new capabilities and gather insights.

What You Bring

• Solid experience in product management or technical product ownership roles.
• Deep understanding of embedded systems , RTOS , and hands-on experience with C / C++ development.
• Strong grasp of user experience design principles for technical audiences.
• Prior experience working on developer portals, SDKs, toolchains, or enablement platforms.
• Exceptional communication skills – able to bridge gaps between engineering, product, and end users.
• Familiarity with licensing models, cloud enablement, and open-source ecosystems.
• Experience with ARM or x86-based embedded environments .

Bonus Points For

• Hands-on knowledge of QNX, VxWorks, FreeRTOS, or similar platforms.
• Past contributions to open-source projects or developer tooling communities.
• Experience launching developer-focused content or platforms from scratch.

Why It’s Exciting

• Join a company that sits at the core of critical systems innovation .
• Influence and shape the global developer experience strategy for embedded software.
• Work alongside smart, passionate teams in a culture that values autonomy, impact, and forward thinking.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and career development opportunities.

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