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Technical Product Manager

kunai Houston, Texas, United States; Remote - United States


No Relocation

Posted: July 17, 2026

Job Description

As a Technical Product Manager, you'll own the roadmap for products built on high throughput, event-driven systems, working closely with engineers to turn complex technical capabilities into tools that drive a massive global payment network.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Own the product roadmap for systems built on streaming and event-driven architecture
  • Translate technical capabilities like Kafka, microservices, and cloud infrastructure into clear product requirements
  • Partner with engineering to prioritize backlog items based on technical complexity and business value
  • Define success metrics for high throughput data products and track them post launch
  • Run discovery with technical and business stakeholders to identify the highest impact work
  • Write clear specs and acceptance criteria that engineers can build against without back and forth
  • Align cross-functional teams (engineering, design, data, business) around a shared roadmap
  • Make data-informed tradeoffs when scope, timeline, or technical constraints collide
  • Communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and business context to engineers

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • 5+ years of product management experience, ideally on platforms with real technical depth
  • Working familiarity with event-driven architecture and streaming systems like Kafka
  • Comfortable talking through microservices, system design, and AWS with an engineering team
  • Some exposure to Python products, whether you've written code yourself or worked closely with those who have
  • Experience running agile ceremonies and owning a backlog with clear accountability for outcomes
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, including with technical and senior audiences
  • A track record of shipping products, not just planning them
  • Curious, clear communicator, comfortable being the translator between business and engineering

Additional Content

As a Technical Product Manager, you'll own the roadmap for products built on high throughput, event-driven systems, working closely with engineers to turn complex technical capabilities into tools that drive a massive global payment network.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Own the product roadmap for systems built on streaming and event-driven architecture
  • Translate technical capabilities like Kafka, microservices, and cloud infrastructure into clear product requirements
  • Partner with engineering to prioritize backlog items based on technical complexity and business value
  • Define success metrics for high throughput data products and track them post launch
  • Run discovery with technical and business stakeholders to identify the highest impact work
  • Write clear specs and acceptance criteria that engineers can build against without back and forth
  • Align cross-functional teams (engineering, design, data, business) around a shared roadmap
  • Make data-informed tradeoffs when scope, timeline, or technical constraints collide
  • Communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and business context to engineers

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • 5+ years of product management experience, ideally on platforms with real technical depth
  • Working familiarity with event-driven architecture and streaming systems like Kafka
  • Comfortable talking through microservices, system design, and AWS with an engineering team
  • Some exposure to Python products, whether you've written code yourself or worked closely with those who have
  • Experience running agile ceremonies and owning a backlog with clear accountability for outcomes
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, including with technical and senior audiences
  • A track record of shipping products, not just planning them
  • Curious, clear communicator, comfortable being the translator between business and engineering