Product Manager (DePIN / Web3)

Location

Remote / Global

Type

Full-time / Part-time

Stage

Early-stage (MVP → Scale)

Role Overview

We’re looking for a Web3-native Product Manager to drive the design and execution of a DePIN-based, AI-enabled infrastructure platform. This role focuses on defining system architecture, product mechanics, and execution frameworks for a decentralized, multi-sided network that coordinates real-world services through software.

You will operate close to engineering and architecture, translating protocol-level and system-level constraints into shippable product components.

Core Responsibilities

Product & System Architecture

• Own the product roadmap with a strong emphasis on technical feasibility and system design.
• Define boundaries between on-chain, off-chain, and hybrid components.
• Translate decentralized network concepts into concrete product abstractions and APIs.

DePIN Mechanics

• Design and iterate on:
  • Provider onboarding and verification flows
  • Reputation, scoring, and trust mechanisms
  • Network topology and corridor-based rollout
• Specify incentive and coordination mechanisms (tokenized or non-tokenized).
• Define observability and health metrics for decentralized networks.

MVP Definition & Delivery

• Define MVP scope at the system and component level.
• Break down complex workflows into services, pipelines, and interfaces.
• Own release sequencing and dependency management across teams.

Engineering Collaboration

• Work daily with backend, AI, and Web3 engineers.
• Write technical PRDs, schemas, and flow definitions.
• Participate in architectural reviews and trade-off decisions.
• Ensure alignment between product intent and technical execution.

Experimentation & Iteration

• Design experiments around:
  • Centralized vs decentralized execution paths
  • Automation vs human-in-the-loop systems
  • Network reliability and failure handling
• Use telemetry and system metrics to inform roadmap decisions.

Requirements

Must-have

• 3+ years as a Product Manager in Web3.
• Experience shipping technically complex, distributed or network-based products.
• Strong understanding of:
  • DePIN architectures
  • Web3 primitives (wallets, signatures, identity, smart contracts)
  • Off-chain orchestration and data pipelines
• Comfortable working with early-stage, evolving architectures.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with marketplaces, infra products, or protocol-adjacent platforms.
• Exposure to AI/ML systems, copilots, or automation pipelines.
• Experience collaborating on tokenomics, governance, or incentive design.

Profile & Mindset

• Systems-first thinker with strong technical intuition.
• Comfortable discussing architecture, trade-offs, and failure modes.
• Pragmatic about decentralization vs. reliability.
• Bias toward shipping infrastructure that can scale.

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