This is an attempt to outline some characteristics of people who tend to thrive at Convex. We have a high demand for conceptual thought and architectural sensibilities, while also having the typical demands of a small startup.
DO THEY UNDERSTAND DEVELOPER PRODUCTS?
Developer tools are different. Your users are technical, skeptical, and are quick to spot inauthenticity. Positioning that works for a business app falls flat here. We want someone who has internalized what it feels like to be a developer evaluating a product, who understands why "it just works" is both harder to achieve and more important than it sounds.
HAVE THEY DEVELOPED TASTE FOR GREAT PRODUCTS?
The best PMs we've encountered have a strong point of view on what good looks like and a track record of pushing for it. Not just identifying problems but caring enough to fight for the right solution. We want someone who has shipped things they're genuinely proud of and holds a high bar for what that means.
CAN THEY TURN AMBIGUITY INTO ACTION?
A lot of this job is turning a vague problem into something real. We want someone who doesn't need a clean brief to get moving. They can sit with ambiguity, make a call, and carry it through design, build, and launch. The best PMs here measure themselves by what shipped, not by how good the plan looked.
DO THEY VALUE SIMPLICITY AND CLARITY?
The best product thinking is simple. Simple positioning, simple prioritization, simple explanations of hard problems. We have a bias toward doing fewer things better and want a PM who has that bias too. Someone who can make a complicated product decision feel obvious in retrospect.
DO THEY KNOW HOW TO WORK WITH FOUNDERS?
Founders have to move fast, often hold strong opinions, and need to think ahead of the market. Working well in that environment means knowing when to push back, being direct without being difficult, and building trust through good judgment rather than process. This person will spend a lot of time with our founding team and needs to thrive in that dynamic. Although to be honest we’re a pretty friendly founder team.
DO THEY BRING ENERGY TO THE ROOM?
Startups are hard. Building something from nothing is hard. Driving forward progress despite uncertainty is hard. Shitting on stuff is easy and just brings everyone else down. We have a high bar for quality but also a high bar for being constructive, positive, and excited about making things better. We're meant to be having fun here.
*The salary range for this full-time position is >$170,000 + equity + benefits