Technical Product Manager – Hardware & Cloud Platforms

X4 Technology; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

X4 Technology seeks a Senior Technical Product Manager to lead a hybrid role spanning hardware, RTL and cloud platforms. You will own end-to-end delivery across RTL designs, embedded software and cloud services, coordinating with RTL and hardware engineers and enterprise customers.

The ideal candidate has extensive software development experience and strong Python/C++ skills, with the ability to translate complex engineering challenges into scalable product outcomes.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of technical product management or ownership in hardware or systems engineering.
• 6+ years of software development experience with depth to review code and architecture.
• Strong RTL design knowledge and ability to engage RTL teams.
• Proficiency in Python and C++ for code and specification review.
• Understanding of RTL, hardware, drivers, SDKs, cloud backend and UI stack.
• Excellent communication to align multidisciplinary teams with enterprise customers.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product delivery across RTL, hardware, drivers, SDKs, cloud services and interfaces.
• Drive hardware-software integration and manage trade-offs between RTL design, hardware constraints and cloud scalability.
• Define and maintain product specifications to meet functional, technical and performance requirements.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams across RTL/digital design, hardware, embedded software and cloud.
• Engage with enterprise customers to understand requirements and guide development.
• Oversee development milestones, documentation, SDK releases, and customer-facing content.

Skills

RTL design

Software development

Python

C++

Communication skills

Technical leadership

Job description

Senior Technical Product Manager – Hardware, RTL & Cloud Platforms

Lead the development of complex technology platforms spanning digital hardware, software and cloud infrastructure.

We're looking for an experienced, technically strong Product Manager to work on a hybrid basis (3 days onsite and 2 remote) to take ownership of the development and delivery of an advanced technology platform spanning digital hardware design, embedded software and cloud-based services.

This is a pivotal role at the intersection of hardware and software, requiring the ability to understand complex engineering challenges, manage cross-functional development teams and translate technical requirements into successful product delivery.

You'll oversee an integrated technology stack, from RTL design and hardware development through to drivers, SDKs, cloud infrastructure and customer-facing applications. You'll work closely with specialist engineers and enterprise customers, ensuring technical decisions align with product objectives, performance requirements and scalability.

Key responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product delivery: Manage the full development lifecycle across RTL designs, hardware development, low-level drivers, SDKs, cloud backend services and customer-facing interfaces.
• Drive hardware and software integration: Work closely with hardware and software engineers to manage dependencies and technical trade-offs across digital logic design, hardware constraints, driver performance, latency and cloud scalability.
• Manage product requirements: Define, communicate and maintain product specifications, ensuring all components of the platform meet functional, technical and performance requirements.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams: Act as the central link between RTL/digital design engineers, hardware specialists, embedded software developers and cloud engineering teams.
• Engage with enterprise customers: Understand customer requirements, facilitate technical discussions and ensure product development delivers against real-world applications.
• Oversee product delivery standards: Drive development milestones, technical documentation, SDK releases and customer-facing product documentation.

What we're looking for

• 4+ years' experience in technical product management, product ownership or managing complex technology products, ideally within computing, semiconductor, hardware or systems engineering environments.
• 6+ years' software development experience, with sufficient technical depth to review code, specifications and architectural decisions.
• Strong understanding of RTL design and digital hardware development, with the ability to engage meaningfully with hardware and RTL engineering teams.
• Practical familiarity with Python and C++, including the ability to review code and technical specifications.
• A thorough understanding of the technology stack, from RTL and hardware design through drivers, SDKs, cloud backend infrastructure and user interfaces.
• Experience managing complex technical dependencies and trade-offs between hardware capabilities, software performance, driver latency and cloud scalability.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to bring together multidisciplinary engineering teams and engage confidently with enterprise customers.

The opportunity

This opportunity is paying upwards of £100,000 per year + industry leading benefits.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a technically sophisticated platform where hardware and software development are equally important.

You'll have significant influence over product direction, engineering priorities and delivery strategy, working across the complete technology lifecycle. You'll be at the centre of challenging engineering decisions and help transform complex hardware and software capabilities into a cohesive, scalable product.

We're looking for someone who combines strong engineering knowledge with product leadership, enjoys working across technical disciplines and wants to make a tangible impact on the development of advanced technology.