Technical Project Manager

About us:

Codewalla is a New York–based product studio with engineering teams in India. Since 2005, we’ve built innovative products that scale. We work at the intersection of design, engineering, and AI developing systems shaped by real business needs and tested in the real world. Our team moves fast, thinks deeply, and cares about pushing what software can do to empower people and businesses.

Role Overview:

We’re hiring a Technical Project Manager with 7–10 years of experience, someone who pairs rigorous delivery management with solid technical depth.

This role is execution-first: you’ll drive plans, timelines, and quality across the platform’s Next.js frontend, Node/Azure Functions backend, and Python ETL while collaborating closely with Product, Design, and QA. You’ll keep scope tight, surface risks early, and ensure releases are predictable and stable. You’ll be at the intersection of engineering execution, design readiness, and stakeholder communication.

What You’ll Do:

• Build and own project plans, sprint goals, and release trains; manage dependencies and critical paths.
• Run ceremonies with discipline (backlog grooming, planning, standups, reviews, retros) and maintain clean, actionable boards.
• Coordinate Design → Frontend → Backend → ETL/Data → QA.
• Translate requirements into clear tickets and acceptance criteria; enforce definition of ready/done.
• Drive release management: cut lines, change control, versioning, rollback plans, and post-release checklists.
• Partner with QA on test strategy, environments, and exit criteria; reduce escaped defects.
• Communicate crisply with stakeholders: weekly status, risks, mitigations, and asks no surprises.
• Lead stakeholder updates with crisp, proactive, no-fluff communication.
• Leverage AI tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and LLM-based product analytics for faster, smarter execution
• Contribute to risk management, change management, and post-release retrospectives

What Makes You a Great Fit:

• 7–10 years in technical project/program management delivering web/data products.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile/Lean delivery, and release management; proven scope and dependency control.
• Comfortable bridging conversations between product managers, designers, and engineers.
• Hands-on with backlog tools (Jira, ClickUp) and building dashboards for predictability and flow.
• Solid technical foundation—familiar with architectures using serverless backends, document DBs, and search indices.
• Experience steering post-MVP scale programs (observability, SLOs, cost/SKU governance, migration planning)
• Bonus: Startup/consulting background; experience with GDPR/PII workflows and third-party API quotas/limits.

Tools & Tech We Work With:

• Frameworks: React, Node.js, Next.js
• Infra: AWS, GCP, Azure
• APIs: REST, GraphQL, LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic)
• Product Analytics: Mixpanel, Amplitude, PostHog
• AI Dev Tools: GitHub Copilot, Cursor, GPT-native code review tools

Why Join Codewalla?

• Build for scale: Work on products that get investor love and scale to global audiences
• Be part of AI-native product development: Integrate AI tools into how we design, build, and ship
• Global exposure: Directly collaborate with US-based startups, VCs, and product teams
• Learn fast: Small, elite teams with zero bureaucracy and high ownership
• See your impact: Every decision you make will shape user experience and business outcomes