Backend Platform TPM - Scale Reliable Systems (Remote)

Madrona Venture Labs; United States; Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

95% – 100% health insurance premiums

Unlimited PTO

401k matching

Formalized growth opportunities

Learning & development programs

Job summary

Route is seeking a Technical Product Manager to shape backend technology for their platform. You will lead a team focused on building scalable systems and collaborate with engineering leadership to define priorities and drive architectural decisions.

Qualified candidates will have 5+ years of product management experience, strong technical fluency in backend architecture, and experience with APIs and data infrastructure. This role supports remote or hybrid arrangements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience in technical roles.
• Strong understanding of backend systems, APIs, and data infrastructure.
• Demonstrated success in driving reliability and scalability initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Own the team’s roadmap for backend platform systems and APIs.
• Partner closely with engineering to shape architectural direction.
• Drive prioritization across platform requests.

Skills

Product management experience

Backend architecture concepts

Technical fluency

SQL skills

Communication of technical concepts

Experience with data platform initiatives

Collaboration with engineering teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

dbt

Job description

Route is seeking a Technical Product Manager to shape backend technology for their platform. You will lead a team focused on building scalable systems and collaborate with engineering leadership to define priorities and drive architectural decisions.

Qualified candidates will have 5+ years of product management experience, strong technical fluency in backend architecture, and experience with APIs and data infrastructure. This role supports remote or hybrid arrangements.