Technical Product Manager, Simplicity

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not specified

Blockstream, founded in 2014 by Dr. Adam Back and fellow cryptographers and engineers, is a leading technology powerhouse focused on building fundamental Bitcoin infrastructure. We invest heavily in R&D, including efforts to improve Bitcoin's programmability, contributing to advancements like Miniscript and Taproot, and demonstrating the power of additional op-codes for covenants on Liquid. Our visionary endeavor is the development of Simplicity, a new programming language designed to potentially replace Bitcoin Script.

We are seeking a Technical Product Manager to guide the development of the Simplicity programming language and its supporting developer tools, aiming to foster its growth and adoption.

Responsibilities

• Engage with Simplicity developers to understand their use cases and pain points.
• Collaborate with Blockstream engineering to address gaps in the product offering, establishing requirements, priorities, and a synthesized roadmap that optimizes for ecosystem growth.
• Own the developer experience across published libraries, tools, and documentation.
• Identify and execute cross-over opportunities, assisting projects in porting existing functionality to a Simplicity implementation.
• Work with engineering, marketing, and support teams to develop content (articles, videos, slides, documentation, social media posts) to foster awareness and education about your products.
• Identify opportunities and lead efforts to integrate Simplicity into Blockstream’s core product offerings, particularly to drive sales of paid solutions.
• Success in this role will be measured by the growth of the developer base using Simplicity and ensuring the language effectively solves problems for high-value, real-world financial applications.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a product manager building solutions for developers (APIs, SDKs, docs, etc.).
• B.S. in Computer Science or another technical field of study.
• 1+ years of experience as a software developer.
• Strong understanding of the Bitcoin protocol and the fundamentals of Bitcoin Script.
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to convey complex technical concepts.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Haves)

• Prior work experience on Bitcoin-related products.
• Experience with other smart contracting platforms and their application/adoption among businesses in the TradFi sector.
• Deep understanding of traditional financial systems, services, and products.