Head of Product

Bruno Software Inc•Austin, TX

About The Position

Bruno is seeking a product leader who is still a builder at heart, with strong opinions about great developer products and a deep understanding of their technical details. This individual will enjoy working closely with engineers to bring ideas to life and will lead Bruno's product direction. The role involves working closely with founders and engineering leadership, developing a growing team of Product Managers, and actively participating in the product development process. This includes reproducing bugs, talking to developers, challenging assumptions, writing specifications, and collaborating with engineering. The Head of Product will need to balance the needs of the open-source community, individual developers, and enterprise customers while maintaining Bruno's simplicity and focus. The ideal candidate possesses strong opinions that are open to challenge, has the judgment for difficult trade-offs, the curiosity to understand problems firsthand, and the ability to turn ambitious ideas into shipped products.

Requirements

7+ years of Product Management experience, preferably in developer tools, infrastructure, or technical platforms.
Strong technical depth across APIs, Git, networking, developer workflows, and system architecture.
Exceptional product judgment and a strong instinct for simplicity and developer experience.
A builder's mindset: you enjoy prototyping, experimenting, and getting hands-on with products.
A proven track record of taking meaningful products from idea to launch, with measurable results.
Deep developer empathy and a genuine understanding of how developers work.
Strong prioritization skills and the conviction to say no to ideas that don't move the product forward.
Excellent written communication and the ability to bring clarity to ambiguous problems.
Opinionated but low-ego, comfortable challenging ideas and changing your mind when the evidence warrants it.
Experience leading and mentoring Product Managers while raising the quality of product thinking.
Comfortable working closely with founders in a fast-paced startup environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience building products at companies such as GitHub, GitLab, Docker, HashiCorp, or similar developer-focused companies.
Contributions to open-source projects or experience working with open-source communities.
Experience with product-led growth, developer adoption, or monetization of developer tools.
Experience balancing the needs of individual developers and enterprise customers.
Previous experience as a software engineer.

Responsibilities

Own product strategy and roadmap: define where Bruno should go, what we should build, and equally importantly, what we should not build.
Set a high bar for product quality, developer experience, usability, simplicity, and craftsmanship.
Lead and develop the PM team: coach Product Managers, improve product thinking, and build a team capable of independently owning meaningful product areas.
Stay close to developers: regularly engage with users, understand their workflows, and identify problems worth solving.
Partner deeply with Engineering to work through technical trade-offs, architecture, feasibility, and scope.
Turn ambiguity into clear product decisions, specifications, priorities, and measurable outcomes.
Balance long-term product bets with consistent execution and delivery.
Use product analytics, customer feedback, market understanding, and judgment to make informed decisions.
Partner with Sales and Marketing to understand customer needs, support product-led growth, and inform pricing and packaging decisions.
Work directly with the founders to challenge assumptions, align on priorities, and build a strong product culture.