CI/CD has been solved. Now it's being reinvented. AI agents don't just run pipelines. They write code, trigger builds, interpret failures, and propose fixes at every increasing pace. The interfaces that developers use to understand and trust that work don't exist yet. We're building them.
At CircleCI, our guiding principles aren't posters on a wall. We learn fast: we run experiments, accept failure, and scale what works. We think like the customer: every decision connects back to the developer sitting in front of a failing build at 2 am. We own the outcome: not just our slice of it, but the whole thing. If that's how you already work, you'll fit here.
As a Product Manager at CircleCI, you will lead the development of a highly technical product designed for a technical audience. Much of the work is 0-1 and highly fungible as the market evolves quickly, requiring you to shape product direction amid ambiguity and constantly evolve that direction as new capabilities and opportunities emerge. You will partner closely with the Engineering, Product Design and Research teams to ensure that CircleCI is staying on the cutting edge of software validation.
What you’ll do:- Help shape product strategy for CircleCI, from early concepts through launch and iteration
- Deeply understand developer and validation workflows and identify where they can be made faster, more powerful and intuitive, especially with AI
- Navigate ambiguity and make thoughtful tradeoff decisions in 0-1 product environments
- Collaborate with Engineering, Research and Product Design to translate the latest capabilities and breakthroughs in AI into usable, high-value validation experiences.
- 5+ years of experience in product management and engineering, including at least 1 year as a professional engineer.
- Have a deep technical background with experience working cross-functionally with engineering and product design teams to ship technical products.
- Passionate about solving critical problems for developers at scale. Deep understanding of how software is built, tested, and released to customers. Experience shipping developer tools is preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize amongst competing opportunities, balance customer needs with business priorities, and explain the rationale behind those decisions.
- Entrepreneurial approach and an ability to deal with ambiguity and continuously evolving environments.
- Stay up-to-date and hands-on with AI coding tools, model capabilities and industry trends.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
About CircleCI
CircleCI is the world’s largest continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform, and the hub where code moves from idea to delivery. As one of the most-used DevOps tools - processing more than 3 million jobs a day - CircleCI has unique access to data on how the most effective engineering teams work, and the tools to help software companies successfully leverage the power of AI into their commercial applications. Companies like Hinge, HuggingFace, and Samsung use us to improve engineering team productivity, release better products, and get to market faster.
Founded in 2011 and headquartered in downtown San Francisco with a global, remote workforce, CircleCI is venture-backed by Base10, Greenspring Associates, Eleven Prime, IVP, Sapphire Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners, Baseline Ventures, Threshold
Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Owl Rock Capital, Next Equity Partners, Heavybit, and Harrison Metal Capital.
CircleCI is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.
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CircleCI San Francisco, California, USA Office
San Francisco, CA, United States
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