Alibaba Cloud-Product Manager - Intelligence Coding Platform-Sunnyvale

Qoder is an agentic coding platform designed for real software engineering-from initial commit to production at scale. We empower developers and engineering teams to build maintainable, production-grade software with the support of advanced agents and intelligent automation technologies.

We are seeking a senior Product Manager to lead global product planning, execution, and competitive strategy across both ToC and ToB surfaces. In this role, you will define and ship next-generation intelligence coding experiences-including CLI, IDE, and agentic development workflows-competing directly with top global products such as Cursor, Claude Code, and other frontier developer tools. This is a high-impact role for someone who combines strategic product thinking, developer empathy, and strong cross-functional execution, and who wants to influence how software development is done worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

1. End-to-end Product Strategy & Roadmapping - Translate company strategy into actionable product roadmaps and functional specifications for global markets, balancing short-term velocity with long-term vision.
2. Developer Insights & Market Intelligence - Engage deeply with developers in the U.S. ecosystem, conduct user research, analyze workflows, and identify unmet needs across both individual developers and organizations.
3. Intelligence-Native Interaction Design- Define innovative intelligence-assisted programming experiences across CLI, IDE, and autonomous agent surfaces; design workflows that improve velocity, accuracy, and developer trust.
4. Cross-functional Leadership - Work closely with design, engineering, and applied modeling teams to deliver high-quality releases, aligning execution across UI/UX, backend engineering, and model capabilities.
5. Internationalization & Localization Ownership - Lead U.S. and global market fit efforts, ensuring the product meets the expectations of top developer ecosystems and integrates with relevant cloud, infra, and open-source landscapes.
6. Competitive Positioning - Analyze global intelligence coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot), identify differentiation opportunities, and refine product strategy based on emerging trends.
7. Lifecycle & Metric Ownership - Define success metrics, run experiments, track adoption and retention, and iterate based on data, user feedback, and market demand.Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Interaction Design, User Experience, or related technical field. 5+ years of product management experience, with at least one shipped product in developer tools, intelligence automation platforms, or cloud infrastructure. Working knowledge of programming concepts, version control, CI/CD, and modern engineering workflows. Able to communicate effectively with engineering and applied modeling teams. Strong product sense with proven ability to decompose complex problems and design user-centric solutions. Experience driving cross-functional execution and shipping products in fast-moving environments. Authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred Qualifications Direct experience with CLI/IDE tools, SDKs, DevTools, cloud platforms, or intelligence-powered developer products. Familiarity with the U.S. developer ecosystem, open-source communities, and DevRel culture. Prior software development experience, or the ability to prototype and validate technical concepts. Strong understanding of modern intelligent coding trends (e.g., agentic workflows, context engineering, evals). Ability to influence without authority, operate with high ownership, and drive clarity in ambiguous environments. Excellent written & verbal communication skills, especially when articulating complex technical concepts. Mandarin/English bilingual ability is a plus (cross-region collaboration).

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $142,000 and $234,000/year. However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.