Lead Technical Product Manager

BigCommerce Pty; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading eCommerce platform is seeking a Lead Technical Product Manager to drive the execution of their Catalyst architecture. You will define the product roadmap, prioritize execution while balancing developer experience and performance metrics, and manage growth strategies. Strong experience in technical product management and modern web technologies like TypeScript and React is required. The role can be fully remote, but a hybrid model in Austin, TX or Atlanta, GA is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical product management experience focused on developer platforms.
• Strong understanding of modern front-end web technology.
• Experience with edge computing platforms and serverless architecture.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the Catalyst roadmap across all product lanes.
• Lead the modernization of adjacent product areas into native implementations.
• Establish KPIs and monitor performance against goals.

Skills

Technical product management

TypeScript

React

Next.js

GraphQL API design

Developer CLI tools

Developer relations

Ecommerce platforms

API security patterns

Pricing strategy

Job description

is looking for a ***Lead Technical Product Manager*** to drive the execution and evolution of **Catalyst**, BigCommerce's next-generation storefront architecture powered by Next.js, React, and the Storefront GraphQL API.* Define and maintain the Catalyst roadmap across all product lanes, ensuring they converge into a coherent product strategy* Define the vision for the product experience through sketches, mockups, prototypes, and written documentation* Prioritize the execution path by making smart trade-offs — balancing developer experience improvements, feature support, hosting infrastructure, and architectural modernization against finite team capacity* Define the public API surface for SDKs, including versioning semantics, TypeScript interfaces, and developer-facing contracts* Lead the modernization of adjacent product areas into native, API-first implementations within the Catalyst framework* Drive the Native Hosting product from alpha through GA — including CLI experience, deployment architecture, custom domain assignment, usage metering, and pricing strategy* Own monetization strategy and product growth drivers for Native Hosting and the broader Catalyst ecosystem* Establish KPIs and monitor performance against goals: live storefronts, GMV, churn rate, reported bugs, MRR, and partner sentiment* Understand and monitor the competitive landscape — Shopify Hydrogen, Vercel Commerce, and the broader composable commerce ecosystem* Build dashboards, living reports, and automations to make metrics self-serve and scale your time* Identify potential issues early and develop contingency plans* Ensure APIs, SDKs, and documentation are structured so that AI coding agents can build on the platform effectively* Champion developer experience as a primary competitive advantage — targeting fast time to live storefront* Build comprehensive SDK strategies that ensure consistency while respecting language and framework idioms* Design documentation architectures that serve both human developers and AI agents effectively* Cultivate a thriving developer community through authentic engagement, technical content, and ecosystem partnerships* 5+ years of technical product management experience, with at least 2 years focused on developer platforms, SDKs, APIs, or framework-level products* Deep, hands-on fluency with modern front-end web technology: TypeScript, React, Next.js (App Router, RSC, streaming), and Node.js* Strong understanding of GraphQL API design — schema modeling, query patterns, and the tradeoffs of exposing platform capabilities through a public API surface* Experience with edge computing platforms, serverless architecture, or infrastructure products — ideally Cloudflare Workers, Durable Objects, KV, and R2* Demonstrated ability to take a complex, multi-team technical initiative from vision through phased execution to GA* A pragmatic, iterative approach to execution: you break ambiguous problems into concrete deliverables with clear exit criteria* Experience owning pricing, packaging, and go-to-market strategy for technical products — not just feature specs* Comfort operating at the intersection of engineering, design, and go-to-market — you can write a technical RFC in the morning and a sales enablement brief in the afternoon* Excellent written communication. Concise, precise, and high-signal. You'll be authoring developer documentation, strategy docs, roadmap materials, and release notes* Experience with ecommerce platforms, headless commerce, or composable architecture patterns* Familiarity with visual builder / CMS products and their integration into developer frameworks* Experience building or managing developer CLI tools and scaffolding workflows.* Background in developer relations, developer experience, or open-source product management* Understanding of OAuth 2.0, JWT, and modern API security patterns* Experience with API monetization and usage-based pricing models* **Own it end to end.** The product experience starts when someone first hears about Catalyst and doesn't stop until they're live in production. Positioning, pricing, packaging, docs, onboarding — it's all yours. No detail is too small* **Outcomes over activities.** We don't measure success by how many meetings you attended or docs you wrote. We measure it by whether the product is winning* **Be technical.** You don't need to know everything, but you need to be willing to dig in and figure it out. Read the code. Run the product. Understand the architecture* **Communicate with precision.** Write clearly, write often, and make every word countThe position can be fully remote but there is a preference for on-site/hybrid in Austin, TX or Atlanta, GA. For candidates based in Austin, Tx or Atlanta, GA this role follows a hybrid work model, with **three days per week** in the office to balance focused individual work and meaningful in-person collaboration.* require payment of recruitment fees from candidates;* request personally identifiable information through unsanctioned websites or applications;* attempt to solicit money from you as part of the hiring process or as part of an employment offer;* solicit money to complete visa requirements as part of a job offer.