Full-Time

Principal Product Manager

Posted on 8/12/2024

ngrok

ngrok

51-200 employees

Unified ingress platform for secure access

Compensation Overview

$188k - $255k/yr

Expert

No H1B Sponsorship

Remote in USA

All candidates must be US-based and legally authorized to work in the United States.

Category
Product Management
Product
Required Skills
Product Management
Requirements
  • 10+ years of experience as an individual contributing Product Manager or developer
  • Experience product managing large distributed products
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Software engineering background
  • Prior experience at a startup
  • Passion and empathy for building products for developer audiences, leveraging your own experience as a developer to understand their needs and challenges
Responsibilities
  • Develop expertise on the ngrok product, our market, our competition
  • Author product specifications based on customer use cases and prioritize the requirements
  • Bring market observations and customer feedback into technical conversations with engineering
  • Charter new projects, with your role as product owner from the beginning
  • Evangelize our vision to internal and external stakeholders
  • Represent the customer and be their champion in conversations with engineering
  • Proactively seek the input you need to make critical, strategical prioritization decisions for the product roadmap
Desired Qualifications
  • Open source contributions and engagement a plus
  • We’d love to see a mix of experience with the following technology areas: API Gateways, Application Gateways, Software Networking, HTTP, DNS, BGP, VPC, VPN, Kubernetes, Load Balancers, Wireshark, DDoS, CDN, WAF, Firewall, Wireguard
  • Experience with API Gateways or API Management strongly preferred

ngrok provides a platform that allows developers to quickly and securely make their applications, devices, or services accessible over the internet. The platform simplifies various technical challenges such as authentication, remote management, load balancing, and networking by integrating these functions into a single programmable component that can be easily added to any technology stack. With over 5 million developers using ngrok, it is recognized and recommended by major companies like Twilio, GitHub, and Microsoft. Unlike many competitors, ngrok offers both free and premium subscription plans, allowing users to choose based on their needs, while its user-friendly interface and strong security features make it a popular option for developers aiming to enhance their development and deployment workflows.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$50M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2015

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Ngrok's new API gateway service taps into the growing API management market.
  • The rise of serverless computing aligns with ngrok's seamless integration capabilities.
  • Ngrok's pay-as-you-go pricing model meets industry trends and customer needs.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from cloud-native entrants like Aembit and Akamai.
  • Open-source platforms like Amplication may attract developers seeking customizable solutions.
  • The trend towards secretless access could challenge ngrok's current offerings.

What makes ngrok unique

  • Ngrok offers a unified ingress platform simplifying complex networking tasks for developers.
  • The platform is trusted by top tech brands like Microsoft, GitHub, and Zoom.
  • Ngrok's API-first approach accelerates app deployment with robust security features.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

15%
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