Principal Product Manager

Join Couchbase as a Principal Product Manager, where you will own the execution of the Couchbase Mobile portfolio, including Couchbase Lite, Sync Gateway, Capella App Services, and Edge Server. You will be responsible for turning product strategy into a detailed roadmap, driving end-to-end execution, and shaping how the portfolio supports on-device and edge AI use cases. You will also work directly with customers, act as the portfolio's lead technical evangelist, and represent the portfolio in cross-org planning with senior leadership.

• Transform product strategy for the Couchbase Mobile portfolio into a detailed roadmap, driving it through to shipped, adopted product with rigor.
• Own end-to-end execution day-to-day, including writing detailed technical product requirements, partnering closely with engineering and design, and validating pre-release features.
• Shape how the portfolio supports on-device and edge AI use cases, turning that into concrete, engineering-ready requirements that keep the mobile/edge products relevant.

• Fluency with agile development process and tooling (JIRA or equivalent), and experience operating in a fast-moving, cross-functional org without waiting to be told what to do
• In addition to the PM experience above, 3+ years of hands-on software development experience — writing or architecting production applications yourself, not just working alongside engineers who do
• A working, opinionated understanding of edge computing and AI concepts relevant to on-device and edge inference — and the judgment to turn that into product strategy rather than buzzwords
• A strong team player — curious and collaborative, with plenty of good ideas to contribute, and happy to take the time to learn the product and the team
• Practical understanding of the concepts behind complex distributed systems — high availability, disaster recovery, security and access control — and how they apply not just to mobile/embedded apps but to server-side sync infrastructure (Sync Gateway, Capella App Services). Familiarity with a public cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills is a must: equally comfortable in a deep technical design review with engineers and in front of customers, press, or executive leadership
• Demonstrated ability to take an already-successful, mature product and materially improve how well it's executed — release quality, operational rigor, developer experience — not just an ability to conceive new products from scratch
• AI-forward in how you work, not just what you ship: you already use AI tools in your own day-to-day PM process (requirements, research, analysis) and push that adoption across the team
• 8+ years of product management experience, with a track record of driving flawless execution for a mature product or portfolio at scale — distributed systems, databases, or developer platforms strongly preferred
• A high bar for ownership — hard-working, self-directed, and comfortable setting direction under ambiguity and driving alignment across engineering, marketing, and sales without formal authority
• A genuine technical/developer background: you've built or architected client-side applications (mobile, desktop, or web) yourself, and you're comfortable prototyping. Fluency in client mobile app technologies (Flutter, KMM etc) is a plus
• Studies show underrepresented talent is less likely to apply unless they meet all the criteria. We encourage you to apply if you’re excited about the role and can bring strong contributions to our team