Lead Product Manager, API Platform

NYC or Palo Alto (in office). Posted 15 days ago

The role

You will own the Pylon API, including the domain model, API design, and developer experience. You will set the API strategy, lead GraphQL schema design, and write and ship code alongside engineers.

What you will do

Set the API strategy across Pylon
Own the roadmap and quality bar for the API
Own the domain model including core entities and lifecycle states
Lead GraphQL schema design
Run API design review
Decide how to version, deprecate, and evolve the schema
Own the developer experience including docs, SDKs, and sandboxes
Work with engineering on performance, reliability, auth, and observability
Write and ship code yourself
Build compliance into the API itself

Required qualifications

7+ years in software
At least 4 years as a PM on API or developer platform products
Owned and scaled public APIs at real scale
Excellent at domain modeling
Deep knowledge of GraphQL including schema design, pagination, and error modeling
Knowledge of API design including REST, webhooks, idempotency, OAuth, and rate limiting
Ability to write code and commit to a production codebase
Experience building developer experience like docs, SDKs, and sandboxes
Built 0-1 enterprise software in a regulated industry
Can write SQL and define metrics for API adoption and developer experience
Must live in or be willing to relocate to Palo Alto (CA) or New York City

Nice to have

Engineering background
Mortgage or fintech infrastructure experience
Familiarity with industry standards like MISMO

About the company

Pylon is a vertically integrated mortgage platform that turns origination into a single API. It is backed by Peter Thiel, Conversion Capital, QED, Citi, Fifth Wall, and the founders of Ramp, Blend, and Mercury.