Product Manager 2

Microsoft

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
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Salary
$102,100–$202,200 / yr
Posted
6 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Mar 16, 2027

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $198k
This role $152k
$86k most similar roles pay here $251k

This role pays less than 86% of similar roles. Most pay $175,500–$221,375 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $198k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

Microsoft currently has 588 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 570 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Product Manager 2

As a Product Manager 2 - VS Code on the VS Code team, you will partner with engineering, research, data science, and design teams to integrate AI into core developer workflows. You will define and evaluate developer scenarios, manage product areas end-to-end, and deliver cohesive experiences across VS Code and GitHub. Your daily work involves building deep developer empathy by writing and debugging code, self-hosting the editor, testing extensions, and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data to inform growth decisions. You will navigate technical and architectural tradeoffs while engaging with the open-source community and extension ecosystem. The role focuses on the evolution of developer tools, specifically addressing AI-driven features like multi-step reasoning, autonomous debugging, code review, and agentic coding workflows. Required skills include experience in product management or software development, along with familiarity with AI-powered coding tools and VS Code.

What does a Product Manager earn?

Median $200000 from 380 postings across 70 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Define and evaluate developer scenarios to deliver cohesive product experiences across VS Code and GitHub.
  • Build developer empathy by writing, debugging, and testing code and extensions firsthand.
  • Collaborate with engineers on technical and architectural tradeoffs based on direct experience with AI tools.
  • Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to conduct experiments and inform growth decisions.
  • Engage with the open-source community and extension ecosystem to create rapid feedback loops.
  • Represent VS Code externally through blogs, videos, workshops, and conference presentations.
  • Monitor emerging technologies and the AI developer tools landscape to guide future investments.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience in product/service/program management or software development (or equivalent experience).
  • Ability to pass Microsoft Cloud background checks.
  • Experience using Visual Studio Code (preferred).
  • Regular hands-on use of AI-powered coding tools (preferred).
  • Experience shipping features for AI developer tools, such as code assistants or agentic coding tools (preferred).
  • Familiarity with agentic coding workflows like multi-step generation and autonomous debugging (preferred).
  • Experience working in or contributing to open-source communities (preferred).
  • Experience working with fast-moving, distributed engineering teams (preferred).

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