Technical Product Manager (IntelliJ Scala Plugin)

In this role, you will

• Own the product vision for the Scala plugin, ensuring it provides fast, correct, and trustworthy IDE support that evolves with the language.
• Analyze product usage statistics and run a consistent pipeline of user interviews to ground decisions in real workflows.
• Use IntelliJ IDEA with the Scala plugin daily – dogfooding features, catching regressions, and validating the developer experience first-hand.
• Maintain and develop reference projects that serve as showcases for new features, material for conference demos, and a living test bed for DX quality.
• Own and continuously adapt the plugin roadmap for short-term release goals, mid-term initiatives, and longer-term projects related to the Scala ecosystem.
• Align plugin planning with Scala compiler releases and IntelliJ IDEA release trains.
• Make judgments about trade-offs and say "no" when cost, risk, or maintenance burden outweighs user value.
• Define problem statements, success criteria, and scope for features, and then collaborate with engineers to validate and refine them.
• Represent core Scala stakeholders – developers and library authors – and prioritize recurring pain points, for example, false positives, slow analysis, unreliable refactorings, onboarding pain points, and AI agent integrations.
• Coordinate with Developer Advocates, the IntelliJ IDEA and Marketing teams, and other JetBrains teams.

We're looking for someone who

• Has professional software development experience in Scala (this is a must).
• Has at least five years of experience in technical product management or a comparable role in a complex technical domain.
• Works closely with the product instead of relying solely on reports and meetings.
• Has experience with AI coding tools and agents, and curiosity about how they are reshaping developer workflows.
• Can define clear roadmaps with problem statements, success criteria, and explicit trade-offs.
• Has strong communication skills in English – written and spoken – for both technical peers and executive audiences.
• Is ready to represent the product externally at conferences, in blog posts, and in community interactions.
• Takes the developer experience personally – not as an abstract metric, but as something they feel in their own daily workflow.

We'd be especially thrilled if you

• Have experience developing IntelliJ Platform plugins or working with the IntelliJ Platform SDK, or have other technical experience with language tooling and IDEs.
• Have built or contributed to evaluation pipelines, benchmarks, or quality measurement systems.
• Have given technical talks or published content aimed at developer audiences.