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Entrepreneur in Residence/Product Lead (Project Thinkrail)

JetBrains· Bonsai
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Hybrid (Multiple), Remotefull-timePosted 8mo ago

About the role

Entrepreneur in Residence to own product strategy for Thinkrail, a JetBrains project aiming to build a declarative programming language for AI-spec-driven development. Early-stage role focusing on understanding developer workflows, translating insights into product requirements, and shaping go-to-market and ecosystem strategy.

Responsibilities

  • Own the product strategy: Define the direction, validate key hypotheses, and decide what to build first.
  • Run continuous discovery: Talk to developers and customers to understand real workflows, pain points, and opportunities.
  • Define the initial scope: Identify the ICP, core use cases, and priorities for zero-to-one development.
  • Shape GTM: Help define positioning, messaging, launch, and go-to-market strategy.
  • Track the ecosystem: Stay close to competitors, adjacent tools, AI developments, and market trends
  • Work closely with engineering: Keep a small team focused, aligned, and moving quickly in a highly ambiguous environment

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of product management experience with end-to-end ownership of strategy, discovery, and delivery
  • Startup experience in a small team with a track record of building and shipping zero-to-one
  • Experience with developer tools or AI products
  • High autonomy, speed, and comfort making decisions with limited information
  • Strong technical fluency and ability to work closely with engineers; coding experience is a plus
  • Founder, co-founder, C-level, or similar experience is a strong advantage
  • Experience with GTM, marketing, launches, developer advocacy, or public speaking is a plus

Skills

Required:Product strategyDiscovery and research
Nice to have:Go-to-market
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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