Job Description: 

As an Astera Labs Principal Product Application Engineer, you will need to provide technical guidance to ODMs to overcome design challenges, generate collateral for existing and new products, and drive innovation by providing insightful feedback to other internal teams to continuously improve products and processes. We need experience supporting the development and designing-in of semiconductor products for PCIe/CXL. There are opportunities to support key ODMs directly, and also to dive deep in the lab to address the challenges associated with leading edge semiconductor products. 

Basic Qualifications 

• Strong academic and technical background in electrical engineering. At minimum, a Bachelor’s in EE is required, Master’s is preferred. 
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience designing in complex SoC/silicon products with a high speed (preferably PCIe) interface. 
• Entrepreneurial, open-minded behavior and can-do attitude. Think and act with the customer in mind!  

Required Experience 

• Strong working knowledge of PCIe LTSSM at a physical layer level, associated standards, and debug. Most recent experience with PCIe 4.0 at a minimum, some experience with 5.0/CXL preferred. 
• Silicon/System bring-up and debug experience in customer systems.  
• Technical ownership of issue resolution: Driving and directing internal teams, and driving communication to customers through FAE and sales teams. 
• Firsthand experience with lab equipment such as protocol analyzers/exercisers, high-speed oscilloscopes, or BERTs.  
• Technical writing skills to generate clear, precise documentation including application notes and similar guides for internal and customer-facing audiences. 
• Global customer engagement support, with travel as required for on-site activities, reviews, and system bring-up.

Preferred experience 

• Triaging complex customer reported issues which require taking into account multiple layers of conditions; for instance, silicon, firmware, hardware board design, and system environment. 
• Development/support for PCIe or Ethernet Switch or Retimer products. 
• PCIe compliance testing methodology and troubleshooting. 
• Comfort working with software/firmware associated with semiconductor products, such as; Firmware development with C-language, scripting with Python or other equivalent programming languages. 
• Understanding of Data Center systems like Servers, JBOGs/JBODs, Networking switches/routers/interconnects etc. 

About Appier 

Appier (TSE: 4180) is an AI-native Agentic AI as a Service (AaaS) company that empowers businesses to create value through cutting-edge AdTech and MarTech solutions. Founded in 2012 with the vision of “Making AI Easy by Making Software Intelligent,” Appier helps businesses turn AI into ROI through its Ad Cloud, Personalization Cloud, and Data Cloud—each powered by Agentic AI that enables autonomous, adaptive, and real-time decision-making. Today, Appier operates 17 offices across APAC, the US, and EMEA, and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Learn more at www.appier.com.

About the role

We are looking for a Product Manager who combines sharp product instincts with real software engineering fluency to own and drive complex, multi-system SaaS products within Appier's Ad Cloud platform.

You will be responsible for defining, designing, and shipping products that span multiple backend systems, API integrations, and cross-functional stakeholders. This isn't a wireframe-and-handoff role, you'll write functional specs with API-level precision, navigate system-of-record ownership across 5+ services, and make architectural trade-off decisions alongside engineering leads.

You'll also be expected to leverage modern AI agent tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, LLM-based automation) as a core part of your PM workflow, from rapid prototyping of product specs and whitepaper-grade documentation, to data analysis and stakeholder communication. We believe PMs who can wield AI tools effectively operate at 3-5x the output of those who don't.

What You Will Do

Product Design & System Architecture [Core]

- Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for complex SaaS modules that orchestrate across multiple dependent systems (e.g., creative management, tracking, campaign operations, entity hierarchies)
- Author whitepaper-grade product design documents that cover system context maps, interoperability flows, entity hierarchies, state machines, and functional matrices, with enough precision for engineers to implement without ambiguity
- Define system-of-record ownership, API contracts, and data flow directions across multi-system architectures
- Make scope and trade-off decisions across milestones, balancing feature completeness against release velocity

Technical Specification & Execution [Technical]

- Write functional specifications at the API-level: request/response payloads, error handling contracts, idempotency requirements, and cascade/inheritance rules
- Define status matrices with explicit state transitions, ownership boundaries, and cross-system sync behaviors (one-way sync vs. bidirectional, lock/unlock mechanisms)
- Decompose large product initiatives (70+ features) into staged delivery plans with clear dependency graphs, checkpoint gates, and decision trackers for blocking items
- Work directly with engineering teams on implementation trade-offs, you read code, understand database schemas, and can evaluate technical proposals on their merits

AI-Augmented Product Management [AI]

- Use AI agent tools (LLM coding assistants, AI research agents, prompt-driven automation) as daily productivity multipliers for spec writing, competitive analysis, data modeling, and stakeholder communication
- Evaluate how AI/LLM capabilities can be embedded into the product itself, identifying where intelligent automation, content generation, or predictive features create user value
- Prototype product concepts rapidly using AI-assisted development tools, reducing the spec-to-prototype cycle from weeks to days

Cross-Functional Leadership [Leadership]

- Serve as the central product authority across engineering, design, customer success, and sales teams, translating business requirements into precise technical specifications and vice versa
- Drive decision-making on blocking items by framing trade-offs clearly, proposing options with pros/cons, and driving resolution with stakeholders
- Manage product rollouts with permission controls, feature gating, and phased go-live strategies for internal and external users

What You Will Need

[Minimum qualifications]

• Experience: 2-5 years as a Product Manager, Technical PM, or Software Engineer transitioning to product, with a track record of shipping multi-system SaaS/AI-native products
• Engineering Fluency: Solid software development background, you can read and reason about code (any language), understand REST API design, database schemas, state machines, and system architecture diagrams. Prior hands-on engineering experience is strongly preferred
• Spec Quality: Demonstrated ability to write precise technical specifications, not just user stories, but API contracts, entity relationship models, status transition matrices, and interoperability flow diagrams
• Scope Management: Experience with complex product decomposition, breaking down a 50+ feature scope into staged milestones with dependency tracking, decision logs, and blocking item resolution
• AI Tool Fluency: Working fluency with AI/LLM tools, you actively use AI coding assistants, LLM-based research tools, or prompt engineering in your daily workflow. You understand what these tools can and cannot do
• Communication: Excellent communication skills in both English and Mandarin, with the ability to produce clear written artifacts (whitepapers, PRDs, playbooks) that serve as single-source-of-truth references for cross-functional teams
• AI Agent Frameworks: Hands-on experience with modern AI agent frameworks (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex ect) or building AI-powered product features

[Nice to have]

• Background in AdTech, MarTech, or enterprise SaaS platforms with multi-tenant architectures
• Experience managing products that involve third-party system integrations and API partnerships
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum delivery, but comfort operating in a hybrid model where staged milestone planning coexists with sprint-level execution

Appier is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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Are you fascinated by the chance to make a real impact on millions of Ubuntu users? We are looking for a passionate Linux kernel engineer to join our team and help us bring Ubuntu to the next generation of hardware. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining high-quality kernel support for a wide range of hardware devices. You will also work with upstream developers and driver vendors to integrate the latest hardware support into Ubuntu.

This role presents an exciting opportunity for an engineer to leverage their software engineering skills on cutting-edge hardware. We collaborate with world-leading OEM partners to deliver Ubuntu on their next generation of laptops, desktops, and workstations. You will tackle complex issues spanning a wide range of consumer components, from Wi-Fi and Thunderbolt docks to BIOS and UEFI. Additionally, you will face challenges in achieving optimal power efficiency and performance.

You will have the chance to explore the latest architecture and platform technologies from Intel, AMD and other silicon vendors, enabling them in Ubuntu and ultimately delivering them to the world. As part of this position, you will be expected to closely collaborate with upstream kernel maintainers and hardware vendors in analysing root causes, developing fixes, and submitting patches for review.
     

Location: This is a role based in either our Taipei, Taiwan or Beijing, China offices.                 

What your day will look like

• Collaborate regularly and proactively with a globally distributed team 
• Work closely with external silicon and hardware manufacturer delivery teams on bleeding edge Desktop, Laptop, and Server platforms
• Diagnose and resolve issues in the kernel reported by QA, customers and the community
• Enable new Linux kernel features as requested by customers
• Submit, review, and apply kernel patches, working with both internal and external upstream maintainers

What we are looking for in you

• Well-organised, self-starting and able to deliver to fixed schedules
• Demonstrated ability to present oneself in a professional manner when interacting with colleagues, business partners, and the open source community
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both written and oral
• Significant programming experience in C, with Python and Bash scripting also highly regarded
• Solid background with git
• Knowledge of the Linux kernel and kernel subsystems
• Demonstrated experience with kernel patching and debugging
• Knowledge/experience with Linux kernel upstream processes and release cycle
• Strong grasp of device drivers, BSP’s, and other low level system engineering
• Prior experience with Ubuntu/Debian/Snap packaging would be highly regarded
• Knowledge of ACPI and UEFI is desirable
• Willing to travel globally up to 4 times a year for internal and external engineering events.

What we offer you

Your base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location, level of experience, knowledge and skills. In addition to the benefits above, certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilisation. Our compensation philosophy is to ensure equity right across our global workforce.  

In addition to a competitive base pay, we provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. Please note that additional benefits may apply depending on the work location and, for more information on these, you can ask in the later stages of the recruitment process.

• Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that is at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.

Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004.​ Work at Canonical is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game. Canonical provides a unique window into the world of 21st-century digital business.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

The role of a Silicon Alliances Ecosystem Development Manager at Canonical

Ubuntu is the fastest growing enterprise Linux, the leading platform for public cloud computing, and the engineer's favorite way to drive the future. 

Our goal is to help the enterprise embrace open source from end to end, across every class of compute and every class of application, starting with the linux kernel itself, to infrastructure solutions like OpenStack and Kubernetes, all the way up to data, security, analytics and serverless capabilities. 

The Silicon Alliances Team works with the leading semiconductor companies  to combine open source adoption with innovative optimizations to get the most from each new chip. With our semiconductor partners, we develop joint product roadmaps, drive delivery, formulate go-to-market plans and conceptualize new business models, enabling differentiated hardware and robust product life-cycle support while still anchored to best-in-class Ubuntu. The end goal is a frictionless experience to deploy, maintain, and develop on any hardware from cloud to edge. 

The successful candidate is someone who is passionate about both hardware and software technology with interest to grow into business development.  We are hiring for positions across early career to senior roles, with scope ranging from small exploratory partnerships to managing our largest and most strategic partnerships.

If you are someone who can navigate complex new technical challenges, learn quickly, and architect solutions and strategies across global teams, this challenging role is for you.

Location:  We are for hybrid work; mix of on-site in our Taipei office and remote from home.   Global travel to sprints, events, and partner meetings is part of the role.

What your day will look like 

• Represent Canonical, its solutions and software to partners.
• Develop a deep understanding of silicon partner strategies, technologies and roadmaps and identify overlap with Canonical’s current and future products.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, product, marketing and sales teams to facilitate new business, leading definition of joint products, solutions and complex programs relying heavily on your communicating and influencing skills.   
• Ensure that robust project plans are created, tracked, and executed. 
• Develop joint Go To Market strategy and campaigns with silicon partners, manage market messaging, collateral and launch plans across products.
• Negotiate successful contracts.

What we are looking for in you

• B.A / B.S / B.E degree in science, technology and/or engineering.
• Fundamental understanding of the semiconductor industry and ecosystem.
• Experience in software and system architecture is preferred.
• Customer-facing experience in business development, technology strategy or similar functions.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to grasp complex material and synthesize key points.
• Ability to think and work at both strategic and tactical levels
• Disciplined and self motivated for a remote-first workplace environment.

Additional skills that you might also bring

• Experience with open source software and open source business models is preferred.
• Team leadership or program management experience.

What we offer you

Your base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location, level of experience, knowledge and skills. In addition to the benefits above, certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilisation. Our compensation philosophy is to ensure equity right across our global workforce.  

In addition to a competitive base pay, we provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. Please note that additional benefits may apply depending on the work location and, for more information on these, please ask your Talent Partner.

• Fully remote working environment - we’ve been working remotely since 2004!
• Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that is at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.

Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004.​ Work at Canonical is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game. Canonical provides a unique window into the world of 21st-century digital business.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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The Company:

Placements.io is a product-first SaaS company transforming how digital media publishers and agencies manage their advertising businesses. Our platform simplifies ad sales, operations, billing, and revenue reporting—enabling our customers to scale efficiently and make smarter decisions.

With a global footprint and a strong engineering culture, we’ve been recognized on Inc.’s 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies list and named one of Will Reed’s Top 100 Early-Stage Companies to Work For. Headquartered in Seattle, we’ve expanded to New York, London, Taipei, and Singapore.

The Position:

We are looking for a Intermediate Backend Engineer to join our growing engineering team in Taipei. In this hybrid role (three days per week in office), you will be a key contributor to the design, development, and maintenance of our advertising technology platform. You’ll work alongside a talented team and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that support our clients’ evolving needs.

Placements.io continues to invest in platform innovation, including the integration of AI-driven features to enhance automation, predictive insights, and reporting performance. If you're passionate about backend development and excited about shaping the future of AdTech—including AI-driven automation and robust external integrations—this is an excellent opportunity.

• Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable APIs and backend services.

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to define technical specifications.

• Implement backend logic to support AI-enhanced features like automated workflows and intelligent data reporting.

• Optimize system performance and resolve bottlenecks and bugs.

• Participate in code reviews to ensure quality, knowledge sharing, and maintainability.

• Conduct testing and debugging to maintain a stable and secure platform.

• Stay informed on backend and AI technology trends to drive continuous improvement.

• Contribute to agile ceremonies, including sprint planning and daily stand-ups.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

• Strong backend development experience, ideally within a fast-paced tech environment.

• Proficiency in Ruby on Rails or a similar backend framework.

• Experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs.

• Solid understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred).

• Familiarity with frontend technologies (React.js, JavaScript, HTML/CSS) is a plus.

• Experience or interest in working with AI/ML-powered systems, tools, or APIs.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Heroku, or Google Cloud.

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

• Experience in the digital advertising or martech industry is a plus.

• Competitive salary
• Early-stage stock options
• 20 days of PTO
• Applicable labor insurance and pension fund
• Company paid medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Regular company lunches and happy hours
• Gym membership reimbursement
• Cell phone reimbursement

To apply to our open positions, please email your resume, cover letter, and the name of the position you are applying for to careers@placements.io. We look forward to meeting you!

EEO Employer: Placements.io is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, social class, color, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, languages, ideology, political affiliation, birthplace, age, appearance, facial features, marital status, zoadic sign, blood type, past labor union membership, or any other protected classification.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

Placements.io complies with United States federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please send a request to hr@placements.io. All requests for accommodations are treated discreetly and confidentially, as practical and permitted by law.