As industries race to embrace AI, traditional database solutions fall short of rising demands for versatility, performance, and affordability. Couchbase is leading the way with Capella, the developer data platform for critical applications in our AI world. By uniting transactional, analytical, mobile, and AI workloads into a seamless, fully managed solution, Couchbase empowers developers and enterprises to build and scale applications with unmatched flexibility, performance, and cost-efficiency—from cloud to edge. Trusted by over 30% of the Fortune 100, Couchbase is unlocking innovation, accelerating AI transformation, and redefining customer experiences. Come join our mission.
We are seeking an experienced Principal Product Manager, Developer Ecosystem & Integra to lead our efforts in making Couchbase the most developer-friendly database platform in the industry for building cloud and edge applications. This role will be crucial in enabling developers to build the next generation of applications with Couchbase by simplifying integration and expanding support within the broader developer ecosystem. You will work on defining and delivering the tools, APIs, and open-source integrations that empower developers to leverage Couchbase effectively.
Location: This is a remote role based in India
Key Responsibilities:
- Simplify DevOps: Expand the DevOps automation of Couchbase’s managed DBaaS offering, by enhancing our Terraform Provider and Management APIs. In this role, you will define and standardize API design patterns for management and data access, focusing on REST and gRPC, to ensure consistency and ease of use, enabling developers to efficiently interact with Couchbase services.
- Developer Ecosystem Insight: Develop a deep understanding of developer ecosystems and best practices as they relate to building applications with distributed databases for both the cloud and edge, keeping Couchbase relevant to evolving industry standards
- Roadmap Ownership for Developer Tools & Integrations: Manage and prioritize the roadmap for open-source, Couchbase community-supported developer tools and plugins, working closely with the Couchbase community and engineering teams in driving the roadmap.
- AI Frameworks: Build expertise in evolving AI application frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex), no-code/low-code tooling and apply this knowledge to enable developers using Couchbase as a backend for modern, AI-driven applications.
- Partnerships: Engage with and support partners building third-party integrations with Couchbase APIs and SDKs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering (for open-source integrations), partnerships, and PM counterparts focused on SDKs and connectors.
- Go-to-Market: Work closely with product marketing and community teams to position Couchbase as the go-to platform for developers needing robust, scalable, and easy-to-manage database solutions. Leverage your background in software development to better empathize with developers' needs, drawing on experience in building applications across web and mobile platforms.
- Open Source Engagement: Stay engaged with the open-source community, actively monitoring trends, innovations, and tools that are capturing developers’ attention, and drive relevant initiatives to enhance Couchbase’s appeal.
Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in product management or engineering, with a focus on building distributed software applications, ideally involving distributed databases.
- Hands-on experience in developing backend or mobile applications across multiple programming languages; adept at prototyping applications with various integrations, plugins, and IDE extensions.
- Strong grasp of API design principles (e.g., REST, gRPC) and familiarity with standards like OpenAPI specifications.
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, such as Terraform, Ansible, or AWS CloudFormation.
- Proficiency with event-driven or pub-sub architectures and technologies, such as Kafka, Redpanda, Solace, Apache Flink, or MQTT.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, developer relations, and product teams.
- Quick to learn new platform features as they evolve, ensuring they are accessible and intuitive for developers through APIs and integrations.
- Passion for staying current with trends in open-source and developer ecosystems.
Bonus Qualifications:
- Knowledge of trends in building Generative AI applications, including hands-on experience with frameworks like LangChain and LlamaIndex.
- Familiarity with AIoT technologies, such as AWS IoT Greengrass and Azure IoT Cloud.
Why Couchbase?
Modern customer experiences need a flexible cloud database platform that can power applications spanning from cloud to edge and everything in between. Couchbase’s mission is to simplify how developers and architects develop, deploy and consume modern applications wherever they are. We have reimagined the database with our fast, flexible and affordable cloud database platform Capella, allowing organizations to quickly build applications that deliver premium experiences to their customers– all with best-in-class price performance. More than 30% of the Fortune 100 trust Couchbase to power their modern applications and build innovative new ones. See our recent awards to learn why Couchbase is a great place to work.We are honored to be a part of the Best Places to Work Award for the Bay Area and the UK. Couchbase offers a total rewards approach to benefits that recognizes the value you create here, so that you in turn may best serve yourself and your family. Some benefits include:
- Generous Time Off Program - Flexibility to care for you and your family
- Wellness Benefits - A variety of world class medical plans to choose from, along with dental, vision, life insurance, and employee assistance programs*
- Financial Planning - RSU equity program*, ESPP program*, Retirement program* and Business Travel Insurance
- Career Growth - Be valued, Create value approach
- Fun Perks - An ergonomic and comfortable in-office / WFH setup. Food & Snacks for in-office employees.
- And much more!
*Note: some programs are not applicable to all countries. Please discuss with a Couchbase recruiter to learn more.
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