Technical Product Owner (w/m/d) – Software & Full Stack Applications

smartclip Europe GmbH; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Public transport pass

Bicycle leasing

Sports programs

Mental health support

Streaming service access

Smart Fridays

Job summary

smartclip Europe GmbH is seeking a Technical Product Owner to turn business needs into technically grounded work for an engineering team. You’ll connect stakeholders and developers, clarify requirements, shape solutions, and guide features from initial discussion through launch.

The role is primarily remote with occasional Berlin office visits for architecture discussions and brainstorming. You will support maintenance, error analysis, and ongoing improvement after release to ensure reliable

Qualifications

• Translate incomplete requests into clear requirements.
• Turn requirements into user stories, tickets and acceptance criteria.
• Understand how frontends, backends, APIs and databases fit together.
• Coordinate and track dependencies to move work forward.

Responsibilities

• Gather and clarify business requirements, then translate them into user stories, engineering tickets, and testable acceptance criteria.
• Understand how frontends, backends, APIs, and databases fit together so you can identify dependencies and discuss implementation options with developers.
• Test APIs, validate data, and run acceptance and smoke tests; investigate failures and help make fixes traceable.
• Coordinate work, resolve open questions, and manage dependencies as features move toward release.
• Follow applications after launch by helping with maintenance, error analysis, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
• Communicate technical decisions and contribute to discussions about architecture and implementation.

Skills

Technical understanding

Requirements gathering

API familiarity

Communication skills

Independence

Job description

Role overview

Turn business needs into clear, technically grounded work that an engineering team can deliver. As a Technical Product Owner, you’ll connect stakeholders and developers, clarify requirements, shape solutions, and guide features from initial discussion through launch. You’ll also help keep applications reliable after release through maintenance, investigation, and ongoing improvement.

Responsibilities

• Gather and clarify business requirements, then translate them into user stories, engineering tickets, and testable acceptance criteria.


• Understand how frontends, backends, APIs, and databases fit together so you can identify dependencies and discuss implementation options with developers.


• Test APIs, validate data, and run acceptance and smoke tests; investigate failures and help make fixes traceable.


• Coordinate work, resolve open questions, and manage dependencies as features move toward release.


• Follow applications after launch by helping with maintenance, error analysis, monitoring, and continuous improvement.


• Communicate technical decisions and contribute to discussions about architecture and implementation.

Requirements

• Technical understanding of how software is designed and delivered, with the ability to work closely with developers without needing to write production code.


• Ability to turn incomplete or unclear requests into specific requirements and acceptance criteria.


• Familiarity with APIs, data validation, and practical software testing.


• Strong coordination and communication skills, including the ability to track dependencies and move work forward independently.


• Interest in application quality and reliability beyond the initial release.

Benefits and work setup

The role offers 30 days of annual leave plus December 24 and 31 off, and “Smart Fridays” with the option of a four-day week. Other stated benefits include a public transport pass, bicycle leasing, sports and health programs, mental health support, corporate offers, and access to a streaming service. The work is primarily remote, with occasional, prearranged visits to a Berlin tech office for architecture discussions and brainstorming.