About the role

Product/Technical Project Manager overseeing the Pear Platform team at Holepunch. Driving delivery and managing cross-functional coordination in a pioneering P2P technology environment.

Responsibilities

Platform Delivery & Ownership
Ownership of platform deliverables from identification through to resolution and testing, ensuring completion
Establish clear definitions of platform features with explicit labels for stable/guaranteed vs. experimental functionality
Monitor core platform health and coordinate urgent issue resolution
Establish and maintain sprint cadence driving predictable delivery
Product-Driven Platform Management
Create actionable roadmaps that prioritize high-impact work
Work with other internal teams to extract, scope and deliver publicly consumable components
Collaborate with documentation lead to prioritize and resource product-focused tutorials and high-quality developer guides
Cross-Functional Coordination & Communication
Provide regular, transparent updates on platform status, risks, and timeline changes to all stakeholders
Manage cross-team dependencies, particularly during major platform transitions
Facilitate alignment between development, QA, product, and business stakeholders on goals and priorities
Process & Quality Improvement
Build debugging and error reporting systems that turn user crashes into actionable engineering data
Drive systematic tooling and processes that solve classes of problems
Implement processes that ensure platform changes work with dependent products

Technical Knowledge:
Experience with development tools (Git, project management tools, collaboration platforms)
Solid understanding of testing approaches (unit, integration, end-to-end), test automation, and performance testing
Understanding of installer systems, application boot processes, and performance optimization
Experience with SDK development and module architecture
Project Management Skills:
Strong proficiency in planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and stakeholder management
Proven track record of taking ownership of deliverables and driving them to completion
Experience establishing and maintaining sprint cadences and team processes
Experience creating, planning, and maintaining issue trackers that accurately reflect roadmap priorities and sprint commitments
Soft Skills:
Communication skills - able to provide clear, transparent updates and hold difficult conversations about accountability
Strong problem-solving skills with focus on systematic solutions
Understanding of urgency vs. importance and ability to communicate priorities effectively
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with peer-to-peer (P2P) technologies or distributed systems
Knowledge of Electron or similar cross-platform application frameworks
Experience with Linux packaging systems (Snap, AppImage, etc.)
Background in developer tooling or SDK development
Experience working on platform/infrastructure teams that support multiple product teams.

Work on groundbreaking technology that prioritizes user autonomy and privacy.
Collaborate with a team of thinkers and innovators dedicated to reshaping the digital landscape.
Contribute to a future where technology serves humanity, not the other way around.