Product Manager II - Cloud Infrastructure

Chennai, India. Posted 7 months ago

The role

You will manage the direction and roadmap for a component of the Appian Cloud data plane. This role focuses on the cloud-native persistence and messaging layer, overseeing backend sub-systems like S3 and Redis.

What you will do

Prioritize and define infrastructure and managed services features for a strategic roadmap.
Collaborate with stakeholders on product vision and strategy.
Define infrastructure features through collaboration with engineers in design sessions and architecture diagrams.
Manage the release and sprint backlog through planning, grooming, execution, and review.
Write detailed specifications for the team and fellow product managers.
Track adoption and usage of new features using metrics and analytics.
Own features through documentation, go-to-market, bug prioritization, and usage analysis.

Required qualifications

Strong technical background with an understanding of availability, scalability, resiliency, and security.
Understanding of the value of Kubernetes and passion for cloud-native architecture.
Ability to prioritize, negotiate, and execute in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to communicate technical benefits to various audiences.

Nice to have

Experience with AWS services (e.g., EC2, ElastiCache/Redis, S3, EBS, EFS, DynamoDB)
Experience or interest in the scalability and reliability of distributed persistence and messaging systems.
Believer in the principles of DevOps and Infrastructure as Code.
BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

Benefits

Health coverage
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free mental health support
Life and disability insurance
Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
Retirement/pension plan
Wellness dollars
Tuition reimbursement
Family-forming benefits

About the company

Appian provides AI automation for the most important business processes at the world’s largest organizations. The platform is known for its power, reliability, and scale.