Staff /Principal Product Manager - Data and Storage
Render · Remote · Remote: United States ·
COMPENSATION
$218k – $300k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Staff / Principal level
- Fully remote
- Postgres focus
- AI-native data strategy
- No new visa sponsorship
You will own the strategy and roadmap for Render's data layer, with a primary focus on Postgres. The role requires balancing foundational reliability work with new product needs, ensuring architectural decisions optimize for durability and performance. You will shape how managed databases serve AI-native builders and agent-driven workflows.
What you'll do
- Own vision and roadmap for datastores, anchored on Postgres
- Manage provisioning, lifecycle, HA, backups, and scaling
- Drive prioritization between reliability work and business needs
- Partner with engineering to shape technical direction of data layer
- Define how Postgres evolves for AI-native builders and agents
- Set standards for developer experience with sensible defaults
What you'll need
- 7+ years in Product Management
- Experience with databases, data infra, or developer tools
- Familiarity with Postgres architecture and operational model
- Deep developer empathy and technical depth for tradeoffs
- Track record of solving ambiguous infrastructure problems
- Strong communication and storytelling skills
Nice to have
- Experience as database engineer, DBA, or infra engineer
- Hands-on experience with Postgres internals or replication
- Knowledge of extension ecosystem like pgvector or PostGIS
- Experience building AI agents or their data infrastructure
Stack
- Postgres
- pgvector
- PostGIS
How you'll work
- Fully remote position
- Home office stipend provided
- No new visa sponsorship available
- Existing visa transfers considered at discretion
What you get
- 4 weeks of paid vacation
- 14 weeks fully paid parental leave
- 100% employer-paid medical coverage
- 99% employer-paid dental and vision
- Monthly lifestyle and wellness stipend
- Cell phone and internet subsidy
- Long-term disability and life insurance
- 401K plans available