Product Manager 2 - VS Code

Contribute to product areas end to end by defining and continuously evaluating developer scenarios and partnering closely with engineering, data science, and design to deliver cohesive product experiences across VS Code and GitHub. Build deep developer empathy by writing and debugging code, self-hosting VS Code, testing extensions and prototypes, and staying close to customers through GitHub issues, social media, interviews, and user studies. Go deep with engineers on technical and architectural tradeoffs, grounded in direct experience using VS Code and AI tools and a deep understanding of our user base. Use quantitative and qualitative data to understand product behavior, improve performance and reliability, run controlled experiments, and inform product and growth decisions. Partner with the open-source community and extension ecosystem to sustain a healthy community around VS Code and create authentic, rapid feedback loops. Represent VS Code externally through blogs, videos, livestreams, workshops, customer meetings, and conferences, grounded in a deep understanding of industry trends and VS Code's strengths. Stay current on emerging technologies and the AI developer tools landscape to inform VS Code's future investments. Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in product/service/program management or software development OR equivalent experience. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: 2+ years of hands-on experience using Visual Studio (VS) Code. Regular hands-on use of AI-powered coding tools. Experience shipping features for AI developer tools, such as code assistants, AI-integrated development environments, or agentic coding tools. Familiarity with agentic coding workflows such as multi-step code generation, autonomous debugging, testing, and code review. Experience working in, contributing to, or demonstrating a sustained passion for open-source communities. Experience working with fast-moving, distributed engineering teams.