Technical Product Manager (TPM)

Full Stack – Software Development        ·       LA office / US remote       ·       Full time

Agency Enterprise Studio is a company based in Los Angeles and we’re looking for 10x Tech Leads and Developers that are also a cultural fit to work with us on projects that increase Human Agency.

We’ve been around for many years, and we’ve worked with large companies like Samsung and Berkshire Hathaway. We have small teams working with a startup mindset. We move fast and get things done.

Stack

We work mostly with JavaScript and libraries/frameworks in its ecosystem. But we also have Blockchain projects and other technologies. For a complete list of languages and tools check our StackShare.

• JavaScript / React / Node.js / Next.js
• Blockchain
• Android
• iOS

You Will

• Work Full-time.
• Constantly communicate with clients.
• Create user stories and plan next steps.
• Lead software projects.
• Mentor team members.
• Tackle product problems and set the technology strategy for our clients.
• Work with 10x devs, designers, data scientists.
• Work in internal projects and client projects.
• Build projects with a product focused mentality while keeping your code clean.
• Build modern, efficient apps and test that they work correctly.
• Review pull requests from other members of the team.

About You

• A minimum of 2+ years of experience with managing projects, teams and clients.
• A minimum of 2+ years of programming experience with our stack.
• Enjoy being hands-on in the codebase, but are also great at managing and mentoring other developers & designers and making sure projects stay on track.
• You have a strong command of fluent/business English speaking and writing skills.
• Experience working with Agile. Extreme Programming, Scrum or Kanban.
• Growth mindset.
• Like your work and accomplish many things.
• Ownership mentality.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Self-management skills. Can work independently/autonomously.

Bonus Points For

• Anything you can bring that will add a lot of value to us and/or our clients.

Benefits

• Remote work.
• Platinum health insurance.
• Opportunity to be part of a fast-growing team with a happy bunch of former entrepreneurs, data scientists, full stack developers, UX/UI designers and product managers.
• Opportunity to grow and advance in your career or flex your entrepreneurial side by participating in our internal skunkworks projects (some projects spin out with team members as the C-suite)
• We provide resources for you to grow and learn on the job (this includes Udemy classes, books, participation in events, mentoring and – of course – the latest generation hardware.
• Offices right on Abbot Kinney, in the heart of Venice, CA. Salt & Straw is steps from our office, and we get discounts in some Abbot Kinney stores.
• Weekly lunches with the US team. Monthly happy hours with friends and families. Occasional VR and game nights, if you are into that.
• Yearly retreat bringing together the whole team.

Equity

Working at AE means receiving equity in some of our client projects and in the Skunkworks projects we incubate. The equity granted is priced at a value of $0 when you receive it. If it were otherwise, you’d be forced to pay taxes. But to be clear, there are no free lunches, only the choice of who pays for your sandwich.

At AE, the equity you receive is not free to AE. We invest millions annually in Skunkworks projects – paying our employees to build technology for which no client pays a bill. We receive equity from certain clients, which means we accept less in terms of our billable rate. We then pass that equity on to our employees. Sure it’s priced at $0 on day 1 – a call option on a stock trading at $100 with a strike price of $100 is priced at $0 today for tax purposes, but you’d want to receive that option. If you received that option on a dozen stocks, you’d be fairly confident that some of them would be worth a lot more than $0.

Offering this equity (by investing in Skunkworks or offering clients a lower rate) comes out of AE’s margins. Theoretically, we should be lowering salaries to compensate. But we’re competitive on that front as well. Over the long-term, we believe AE employees who stick around are likely to fare extremely well monetarily (no legal promises). We think long-term. You should too when you choose your employer.

We are looking to hire people who think long term. People create exponentially more value here in their 3rd or 4th year rather than their 1st or 2nd, and that only increases. The value you create leads to more equity issued every year, and you retain it while you remain at AE or at a Skunkworks co that spins out, in order to free up equity for others, which is how we afford to be generous with the equity.

* Disclaimer: If you leave AE on good terms, you can retain 20% of your equity if you continue to send leads our way, share our core values, etc. If you leave AE for your own AE-incubated Skunkworks project (or someone else’s), you retain 100% of your equity. Folks create exponentially more value here in their 3rd and 4th years than their 1st or 2nd – we want folks who think long-term like we do.

Location: LA office / US remote

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