Principal Product Manager, Internal Developer Platforms & Open Source Programs

At Aerospike, we dream big and deliver even bigger. Our mission is to unleash the power of the world’s real-time data with a database built for infinite scale, speed, and sustainability.

We empower companies to tackle seemingly insurmountable challenges and achieve what’s never been done before. That’s why we developed the world’s leading real-time database—powering mission-critical applications for the most innovative, category-disrupting organizations.

Aerospike enables extreme-scale, real-time applications that:

• Fight fraud in microseconds.
• Drive dramatic increases in shopping cart size.
• Power global digital payments.
• Deliver hyper-personalized user experiences to tens of millions.

Industry leaders like Airtel, Experian, Nielsen, PayPal, Snap, Verizon Media, and Wayfair trust Aerospike as the foundation for their future. They rely on us to act in the moments that matter.

Headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in London, Bangalore, and Tel Aviv, Aerospike is the uncontested leader in next-generation, always-on, hyperscale data solutions. Unlike legacy NoSQL systems, our patented Hybrid Memory Architecture unlocks today’s hardware to deliver unimaginable performance and value for the most demanding data workloads—from the edge, to the core, to the cloud.

If you're ready to shape the future of data, join us.

Principal Product Manager, Internal Developer Platforms & Open Source Programs

We are seeking a Principal Product Manager to drive the vision, strategy, and execution of Aerospike’s internal developer platform and open source product delivery. This role is pivotal to how we build and ship software — across both proprietary and open source channels — and directly impacts the consistency, efficiency, and reliability of the customer experience.

You will work cross-functionally with engineering teams, QE, Performance Engineering, DevOps, and Security to deliver a coherent platform strategy that supports scale, enforces quality, and simplifies delivery. The role combines product ownership with program leadership — focused on systems that power developer productivity and product delivery at Aerospike.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Ownership & Strategy

• Define and own the roadmap for the internal developer platform, including source control, artifact management, CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, observability systems, and related tooling.
• Prioritize platform investments based on internal developer needs, strategic delivery goals, and product architecture requirements.
  Maintain a portfolio view of platform systems, ensuring integration, consistency, and operational sustainability.

Open Source Strategy & Execution

• Own and operationalize Aerospike’s open source strategy — with clear policies for what gets released as OSS, how it’s supported, and how it aligns to our product roadmap.
• Develop and maintain a rubric for categorizing and managing open source projects based on strategic importance and delivery function.
• Ensure open source projects are built, tested, and maintained to the same quality standards as proprietary software — including packaging, release automation, and documentation.
• Treat OSS as a delivery model, not a side effort — supporting customer needs in self-managed environments and clarifying the boundaries of what Aerospike supports.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with engineering teams, QE, Performance Engineering, DevOps, Security, and Product to gather feedback, identify friction, and define platform improvements.
• Act as a senior voice in platform decisions, ensuring alignment between technical execution and broader business goals.
• Ensure customer-facing delivery processes — whether proprietary or OSS — are consistent, auditable, and supportable.

Execution & Delivery

• Drive the product lifecycle for platform systems — from planning and prioritization through rollout and measurement.
• Lead cross-functional programs focused on delivery system improvements, including build performance, packaging consistency, and release traceability.
• Define success metrics for platform initiatives, including adoption, developer efficiency, and delivery quality.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Stay current with best practices in developer experience, CI/CD, observability, and open source operations.
• Identify opportunities to improve platform reliability and developer effectiveness through new tooling or process refinement.
  Create feedback loops and