DistroKid is the world's largest music distributor to Spotify, Apple, Google and more. Most new music today is released through DistroKid. Help us help millions of musicians be more prolific!
🎼Hit the High Notes with DistroKid 🎼
LOCATION: Fully remote; open to candidates living in the
Americas ONLY (North/South/Central)
SPONSORSHIP: NO; Not provided at this time, including after student visas expire.
🎧Summary:
DistroKid's mission is to help music creators at every level be more prolific, in ways that make previously inaccessible outcomes possible through low prices and ease of use.
Our platform serves millions of artists via affordable annual subscription plans, helping them get their songs and videos out into the world, earning royalties, while providing additional tools for promotion, fan connection, and enjoying their music.
As a
Senior Technical Product Manager on our Music Delivery Systems team, you'll own two essential areas of our platform:
- Our music delivery systems: powering the timely, reliable delivery of millions of tracks to streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon
- Our internal content operations tools: streamlining album reviews, support workflows, and day-to-day operations
You'll partner with engineering, internal operations, design, and leadership to improve efficiency, reliability, and artist experience across both domains.
This role requires you to understand our technical architecture deeply enough to represent product and engineering in partner conversations without requiring an engineer present. You'll define roadmaps that earn buy-in from senior leadership while addressing both immediate needs and long-term scalability. When partner requests impact artist-facing experiences, you'll ensure those changes remain simple and aligned with artist needs.
You'll report to the Director of Product within our small, fast-moving team.
🎧Your Setlist (What you'll do):
- Own the product lifecycle for our delivery pipeline and internal ops tools
- Translate partner and operational needs into technical and product solutions
- Define and communicate roadmaps for system improvements
- Collaborate with engineering to improve delivery reliability
- Strengthen monitoring to increase system health visibility
- Represent DistroKid in high-stakes partner discussions
- Work with other functions in DistroKid who coordinate with our partners (Operations, Legal)
🤘Core Attributes (Skills/Qualifications):
- 6+ years of product management experience with backend systems, APIs, integrations, or internal tools
- Strong technical fluency: Comfortable reasoning about systems and collaborating with engineers (coding background a plus)
- Ability to define roadmaps and earn buy-in from leadership for technical investments
- Track record balancing long-term technical work with short-term priorities
- Strong product instincts for how backend changes impact user experience
- Excellent communication skills for cross-functional teams and non-technical audiences
- Ability to define success metrics for backend reliability and operational efficiency
Preferred:
Background or familiarity with media streaming platforms, music distribution, or similar high-volume pipeline systems
USA salary range
USA salary range
$130,000—$165,000 USD
🎸 Ready to rock the world of music tech? Join us in building the tools that empower artists to reach new heights in their music careers. Let's create something legendary!
🎸What We Offer 🎸
Retirement plans (401k, SIPP, etc.), Health Insurance, Generous PTO package, Parental Leave, Home office allowance, Flexible work schedules, Various paid & discounted subscriptions, Engagement activities and more!
About DistroKid
DistroKid was founded in 2013 to provide musicians, managers, and record labels with online tools and services that are innovative, easy-to-use, and affordable. Nearly 2 million artists rely on DistroKid and include hobbyists, up-and-coming musicians, top YouTubers, and household names like 21 Savage, Ludacris, Arizona Zervas, Will Smith, Tom Waits, and more. DistroKid's expanding array of services includes music distribution, monetization, metadata customization, storage, and promotion. DistroKid's small staff, coupled with a largely automated backend, has enabled DistroKid to process over 10 million songs—while simultaneously providing fast, personal & friendly customer service to artists of every size. Also, it's fun to work here 🙂
For more information, visit https://distrokid.com
🎵 DistroKid is an Equal Opportunity Employer🎵
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We value a wide range of perspectives and believe that our differences make us stronger.
