SmartBear
Technology
ProductOwner–Swagger
Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.
“Product Owner – Swagger at SmartBear. Skills: Product ownership, API lifecycle management, Developer tooling, AI innovation. Own and prioritize product backlog. Balance customer needs, technical feasibility, business value, strategic”
What You'll Achieve.
Drive measurable customer outcomes
Industry & Context.
Translate customer needs into engineering work
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years Product Ownership/Management/Engineering/QA/DevOps/Solutions Engineering, Understanding of API development and lifecycle management, Experience with SaaS and/or enterprise on-premises software, Ability to work effectively in Agile environments, Written and verbal communication skills, Experience collaborating with engineering, UX, documentation, support, sales, marketing, Passion for developer tooling, platform products, developer experience, Experience defining product requirements for technical audiences, Translate customer needs into engineering work
Nice to Have
Experience with AI platforms, Familiarity with MCP architecture, Familiarity with AI tool ecosystems, Familiarity with agent interoperability standards, Experience in API Industry, Knowledge of OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, GraphQL, Knowledge of API governance solutions, Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Familiarity with DevOps practices, Familiarity with cloud-native architectures, Experience on developer platforms, Experience on documentation products, Experience on API lifecycle management solutions
What You'll Do.
Own and prioritize product backlog
Balance customer needs
technical feasibility
Partner with Product Management
Deliver exceptional API lifecycle experiences
Define product requirements
Define acceptance criteria
Define success metrics
Align to measurable customer outcomes
Collaborate with engineering teams
Deliver secure SaaS solutions
Deliver scalable SaaS solutions
Deliver reliable SaaS solutions
Deliver secure on-premises solutions
Deliver scalable on-premises solutions
Deliver reliable on-premises solutions
Work directly with customers
Understand customer workflows
Understand customer pain points
Understand emerging industry trends
Identify opportunities to leverage AI
Identify opportunities to leverage automation
Identify opportunities to leverage intelligent workflows
Improve developer productivity
Improve API governance
Partner with technical writers
Ensure features are documented
Ensure APIs are documented
Ensure integrations are documented
Ensure AI capabilities are documented
Support go-to-market activities
Support release planning
Support launch readiness
Support customer communications
Analyze customer feedback
Analyze market trends
Inform prioritization
Inform product direction
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Product Management teams; Engineering teams; UX teams; Documentation teams; Go-to-Market teams; Technical writers; Support teams; Sales teams; Marketing teams
Communication Scope
Written communication; Verbal communication; Influence stakeholders
Process & Methodology
Agile product development
Full Job Description
SmartBear delivers application integrity for modern tech stacks, ensuring continuous, measurable assurance that software just works as intended with governance to operate at AI speed and scale. SmartBear offers deep test automation, API lifecycle management, and observability capabilities. With integrations across the SDLC, it sets a new quality standard for application delivery teams. SmartBear is trusted by more than 16 million developers, testers, and software engineers across 32,000 organizations, including 75% of the largest financial institutions and industry leaders such as Adobe, JetBlue, and Microsoft. SmartBear’s best-loved brands include Swagger, TestComplete, Reflect, QMetry, Zephyr, and more. As stewards of a collaborative open source community, SmartBear meets customers where they are to make our technology-driven world a better place. Learn more at www.smartbear.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, X, and Reddit. At SmartBear, you will be part of a dynamic team solving one of the most critical challenges facing modern businesses: ensuring the integrity of software in an AI-driven world. Whether you are working directly with customers, driving go to market strategies, supporting operations, building products, or enabling teams, your contributions help shape the future of software quality for organizations worldwide. Join us in our mission. At SmartBear, we deliver the complete visibility developers need to make each release better than the last. Our award winning and industry favorite tools TestComplete, Swagger, Cucumber, ReadyAPI, Zephyr are trusted by over 16 million developers, testers, and software engineers at 32,000+ organizations – including world-renowned innovators like Adobe, JetBlue, FedEx, and Microsoft. Product Owner – Swagger About the Role We are looking for a technically strong Product Owner to help shape the future of SmartBear’s product Swagger. You will partner with Product Management, Engineering, UX, Documentation, and Go-to-Market team
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