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Principal Product Manager

HackerRank - Bangalore, India - Hybrid - posted 2026-10-13

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HackerRank is seeking a Principal Product Manager to lead the Interviews product—an AI-native, pair-programming interview platform that helps companies evaluate how candidates solve real-world engineering problems. The platform enables live technical interviews with shared workspaces, coding tools, production-style repositories, and AI-assisted development evaluation. In this role, you will own the product roadmap for how HackerRank Interviews evaluates AI-assisted development, including richer AI development environment (ADE) harnesses (Claude Code, Codex CLI), Chakra Assist for evaluation, enhanced session observation (screen sharing, A/V), and reporting across in-product dashboards, exports, APIs, and MCP integrations. Key responsibilities include: - Owning the roadmap for AI-assisted development evaluation capabilities - Defining how the platform captures and surfaces signals on how candidates prompt, review, and apply AI-generated work - Driving the reporting and integration strategy across multiple channels - Engaging directly with engineering customers and senior engineering leadership as the primary audience - Representing the product in high-visibility customer-facing moments with composure - Partnering closely with Engineering and Design to ship production-quality, AI-native experiences - Embracing AI in both operations and product development You will work in a fast-paced, cross-functional, cross-geo environment with engineers, designers, and analysts. The role requires deep collaboration with technical stakeholders and the ability to translate complex engineering needs into clear product strategy. REQUIREMENTS: - 7+ years total professional experience, including at least 1 year hands-on Software Engineering - 5+ years Product Management experience, preferably in B2B SaaS, enterprise products, tech services, or platforms; currently working as a PM - Comfortable being the technical/product voice in rooms full of engineers, including senior engineering leadership - Ability to stay composed under high-visibility pressure (e.g., executive stakeholders joining live customer channels) - Strategic thinker who evaluates complex challenges, prioritizes effectively, and balances short-term and long-term success - Deeply passionate about AI, using it as a reflex across personal workflows - Proven track record of successfully launching and growing new products or significant features - Ability to work in fast-paced, cross-team environments and deliver on shared vision - Comfortable working with engineers, designers, analysts, and presenting to both technical and non-technical stakeholders PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: - Hands-on fluency with agentic coding harnesses (Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, Copilot Workspace, or similar) - Experience designing GTM motions where buyers and users are engineers or engineering leadership - Experience operating in lean, founder-style teams without dedicated marketing support - Background in HR tech, talent assessment, or technical hiring - Experience building reporting/analytics or API-level integrations for technical audiences

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