Senior Product Manager - Core Platform (Engine, Scale & Reliability)

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The Senior Product Manager, Core Platform role at n8n will shape the foundation of the open‑source workflow orchestration platform that powers AI‑driven automation for technical teams. n8n, founded in 2019, delivers a no‑code/low‑code experience backed by a large developer community, more than 650 000 active builders and a valuation of $5.2 bn. The team is distributed across Europe and the US, with its hub in Berlin, and is looking for a senior product leader to make the Core Platform more scalable, reliable, secure and flexible as usage grows. Day‑to‑day you will own the strategy and roadmap for the Core Platform, working closely with engineering and product leadership to prioritize investments that balance customer impact, enterprise needs, technical risk and effort. You will lead discovery on complex technical problems, engage directly with enterprise customers and internal teams, and drive the execution engine's scalability and reliability, covering worker pools, distributed execution, trigger stability and secure code execution. You will also manage major platform releases, define migration strategies, communicate risks, set success metrics and act as the liaison between the Core team and product, sales, solutions engineering, customer success and support. Internally, you will treat product teams as platform customers, surfacing their implicit needs and turning them into explicit work before they become blockers. The role requires at least five years of product experience, with two to three years focused on platform, infrastructure, developer‑facing or backend/API products. You must be able to discuss distributed systems, execution models and scalability trade‑offs credibly with senior engineers, and have a proven record of delivering cross‑team technical initiatives that involve migration or breaking changes. You need to excel at making trade‑offs explicit, linking technical‑debt work to customer and commercial outcomes, and taking ownership without waiting for direction. Strong communication skills are essential to translate complex platform topics for both technical and non‑technical audiences, and you should understand the realities of running software in customer‑controlled environments such as self‑hosted, air‑gapped or restricted deployments. Nice‑to‑have attributes include the ability to read code or build prototypes, experience with B2B SaaS security, compliance and deployment complexity, comfort partnering with security teams on code‑execution isolation, familiarity with workflow automation, orchestration or open‑source developer‑community products, and a habit of documenting decisions to create clarity and alignment. What the role asks for: - 5+ years product experience, including 2‑3 years on platform or infrastructure products - Proven delivery of cross‑team technical initiatives with migration or breaking change - Ability to discuss distributed systems and scalability with senior engineers - Strong prioritisation under ambiguity linking technical debt to outcomes - Ownership mindset, proactively solving problems without direction - Exceptional communication for technical and non‑technical audiences - Understanding of enterprise software deployments (self‑hosted, air‑gapped, restricted) - Nice‑to‑have: ability to read code or prototype - Nice‑to‑have: experience with B2B SaaS security, compliance or complex deployments - Nice‑to‑have: comfort working with security teams on code‑execution isolation - Nice‑to‑have: familiarity with workflow automation or open‑source developer community products - Nice‑to‑have: habit of writing documentation for clarity and alignment