We are looking for a Principal Product Manager to lead our Developer Experience squad. This role is extremely relevant to our project and will have a major influence in shaping the strategy to elevate zkSync Era as the best option for developers in the Ethereum scaling ecosystem.

You will interface with the core teams working on the platform/infrastructure to ensure protocol design decisions are highly aligned with what our developer ecosystem wants, and will drive all initiatives to ensure developers have a state-of-the-art experience when building with zkSync Era.

From the first interaction of a newbie developer reading the documentation, or regular developers needing more tooling, up to providing debugging capabilities to senior crypto developers, this squad represents the developer voice of zkSync Era. This is a key role with a high probability to increase in scope and responsibility as the company scales and the protocol gains more adoption.

What You'll Be Doing

• Setting the vision and strategy to provide the best developer experience in the layer 2 space
• Define the team's needs and structure to grow into specialized squads to tackle specific challenges
• Taking care of developer tools, documentation, and SDKs
• Aligning and influencing the roadmap of core protocol teams
• Creating and prioritizing initiatives and setting up a clear roadmap with the outcomes the team wants to achieve
• Lead the organization in developing a high understanding of developer needs and pains
• Working in an agile environment with your development team, outsourced squads that takes care of specific products
• Fostering a data-driven culture, working closely with community and developer relations to identify gaps in the developer experience
• Inspiring your team and stakeholders

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What We Look For in You

• You have a deep understanding of software development and architecture, APIs, SDKs, IDEs, etc
• 8+ years working in product management as well as multiple years of software engineering experience
• You possess a thorough understanding of the EVM and have at least basic working knowledge of the L2 landscape
• Previous experience in web3 or blockchain companies/projects
• You have experience managing agile teams and product development processes
• You’re an excellent communicator, in writing and speaking, whether you’re talking to a founder, a community member, or an executive
• You have a proven track record of focusing on outcomes and bringing value to businesses
• An eye for detail, yet focused on getting things done
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Creativity and out-of-the-box mindset to brainstorm solutions for difficult problems
• Challenging personality. Just because something is the way it is, or the company says “this is how we do it”, doesn't mean it is right
• Experience in leading with influence, inspiring others to follow best practices, and deliver real value to customers
• You're hands on. You only ship features after you’ve tested them and made edits to the documentation

Nice to Have

• Some experience developing smart contracts for EVM-compatible blockchains