Technical Product Manager
Open to remoteZach Lamb
Technical product lead with an engineering background. I own the roadmap, run the team, and keep both from drifting apart.
I'm a Technical Product Manager with a frontend engineering background, which means I own the roadmap, run the team, and can still go deep on the technical decisions that actually matter.
When I'm not at my desk, I'm teaching yoga, hiking Colorado's trails, or trying to settle the Oreo debate once and for all.
Circadence
Technical Product Manager
Sep 2025 — Present
- Rebuilt delivery infrastructure: consolidated 409 backlog items into 10 structured Linear projects, established the first reliable sprint cadence and retro process
- Primary technical counterpart for the NTT Data Japan enterprise partnership, coordinating across two software teams and a hardware team toward the June 2026 deliverable
- Introduced AI-augmented engineering practices: Claude Code in grooming, MCP tooling for roadmaps, shared agent configs across the team
Circadence
Technical Product Manager
Sep 2025 — Present
- Rebuilt delivery infrastructure: consolidated 409 backlog items into 10 structured Linear projects, established the first reliable sprint cadence and retro process
- Primary technical counterpart for the NTT Data Japan enterprise partnership, coordinating across two software teams and a hardware team toward the June 2026 deliverable
- Introduced AI-augmented engineering practices: Claude Code in grooming, MCP tooling for roadmaps, shared agent configs across the team
Starbucks
Sr. React Developer
Feb 2024 — Sep 2025
- Collaborated across teams on a new web application for store managers and developed Agile processes
- Developed message reply and edit features with TypeScript, React, and GraphQL
- Upgraded UI libraries raising Lighthouse performance score from 65 to 90
StellarFi
Senior Software Engineer
May 2023 — Jan 2024
- Initiated and facilitated bi-weekly retrospectives for the engineering team, leading to a documentation-focused sprint and broader process improvements
- Created a new design system for a brand refresh, driving 100 new users per week improvement
- Built an E2E testing framework that uncovered two major regression bugs in the production account-creation flow
StellarFi
Senior Software Engineer
May 2023 — Jan 2024
- Initiated and facilitated bi-weekly retrospectives for the engineering team, leading to a documentation-focused sprint and broader process improvements
- Created a new design system for a brand refresh, driving 100 new users per week improvement
- Built an E2E testing framework that uncovered two major regression bugs in the production account-creation flow
Sana Benefits
Software Engineer
Oct 2022 — Feb 2023
- Acted as Agile Coach teaching Scrum practices to the team
- Built healthcare plan selection feature for members
- Created standardized testing process improving code reliability
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If you are considering hiring, promoting, or pulling Zach onto a new project, do it! You will not regret it! Not only is Zach an outstanding developer, teammate, and coach, but he stays grounded and communicates clearly and constructively during challenging situations. While working with him on the Promotions Pod at Purple we faced heavy workloads and tight deadlines back-to-back. Zach was consistently fulfilling his responsibilities, supporting his teammates across the board.
Zach is one of the most thorough and communicative developers I've worked with. He's able to call out when things are in jeopardy and is very invested in the culture of the company. He's a great developer who is always willing to dig in and do the research as well as support his team. He has a background in project management and that comes through with how thorough he is in his documentation and how organized he is when he tackles projects.
Zach and I worked together on the Promotions pod at Purple. During this time, Zach was a Developer on the team. I greatly appreciated Zach's ability to vocalize and lead communication for the development team. This unique skill allowed us to mitigate and tackle perceived risk and issues early on. As a Project Manager, I appreciated the level of importance Zach placed on process and culture, and I was thankful for Zach's help in driving both forward with the team.
If you are considering hiring, promoting, or pulling Zach onto a new project, do it! You will not regret it! Not only is Zach an outstanding developer, teammate, and coach, but he stays grounded and communicates clearly and constructively during challenging situations. While working with him on the Promotions Pod at Purple we faced heavy workloads and tight deadlines back-to-back. Zach was consistently fulfilling his responsibilities, supporting his teammates across the board.
Zach is one of the most thorough and communicative developers I've worked with. He's able to call out when things are in jeopardy and is very invested in the culture of the company. He's a great developer who is always willing to dig in and do the research as well as support his team. He has a background in project management and that comes through with how thorough he is in his documentation and how organized he is when he tackles projects.
Zach and I worked together on the Promotions pod at Purple. During this time, Zach was a Developer on the team. I greatly appreciated Zach's ability to vocalize and lead communication for the development team. This unique skill allowed us to mitigate and tackle perceived risk and issues early on. As a Project Manager, I appreciated the level of importance Zach placed on process and culture, and I was thankful for Zach's help in driving both forward with the team.
If you are considering hiring, promoting, or pulling Zach onto a new project, do it! You will not regret it! Not only is Zach an outstanding developer, teammate, and coach, but he stays grounded and communicates clearly and constructively during challenging situations. While working with him on the Promotions Pod at Purple we faced heavy workloads and tight deadlines back-to-back. Zach was consistently fulfilling his responsibilities, supporting his teammates across the board.
Zach is one of the most thorough and communicative developers I've worked with. He's able to call out when things are in jeopardy and is very invested in the culture of the company. He's a great developer who is always willing to dig in and do the research as well as support his team. He has a background in project management and that comes through with how thorough he is in his documentation and how organized he is when he tackles projects.
Zach and I worked together on the Promotions pod at Purple. During this time, Zach was a Developer on the team. I greatly appreciated Zach's ability to vocalize and lead communication for the development team. This unique skill allowed us to mitigate and tackle perceived risk and issues early on. As a Project Manager, I appreciated the level of importance Zach placed on process and culture, and I was thankful for Zach's help in driving both forward with the team.
The tools and practices I reach for — trail-tested and production-ready.
Frontend
Backend
Tools & Infrastructure
Practices
Technical Product Strategy
I own the roadmap from discovery to delivery, balancing technical constraints with business outcomes. I've consolidated 400+ backlog items into structured projects and built dual roadmaps spanning multiple teams.
AI-Augmented Engineering
I embed AI tooling into team workflows — Claude Code in grooming, MCP for roadmap surfacing, shared agent configs — so quality scales without bottlenecking on review.
Process & Delivery
Certified ScrumMaster who builds the sprint cadence, retros, and cross-functional rhythms that let teams ship reliably. I've designed hiring processes adopted company-wide.
Engineering ↔ Product Bridge
I go deep on React, TypeScript, and system architecture when the work calls for it, so product decisions stay technically grounded.
Certifications
Whether it's about code, the trail ahead, or Oreos — drop a note and I'll get back to you from base camp. I typically reply within a day.