--- title: 'Product Lead (Trading Platform) at Railsware' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/product-lead-trading-platform-railsware-remote-6yaeypvtywn0' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-19' --- # Product Lead (Trading Platform) at Railsware - **Company:** Railsware - **Location:** Remote - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-08-17 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/railsware/jobs/4952834101 ## Job description Product Lead (Trading Domain) We're building a trading product from the ground up and looking for a Product Lead who is both an active trader and an experienced product manager. This isn't a role where one side is a nice-to-have. You'll be making product decisions that require real market intuition — understanding how traders think, what they actually need at execution speed, what separates a tool they trust from one they abandon, who the players in the market are, such as prop firms, brokers, data providers, what a CME license is, etc. Product management skills alone won't get you there. Trading experience alone won't either. At TradeFill in partnership with Railsware Product Studio, we build products that people love. You may know Railsware from building TradeZella, Calendly, ParentSquare, Mailtrap.io, Coupler.io, or TitanApps.io — tools that quietly serve millions of people. We bring the same craft and conviction to everything we build. This particular role is part of a small, founder-led team building in the trading space. You'd be joining: - Yaroslav Lazor — product & engineering (CEO and founder of Railsware, previously helped scale Calendly) - Umar Ashraf — product, markets & distribution (founder of Tradezella, with 4M+ subscriber YouTube trading channel) It's a tight team. Your decisions carry real weight. If that kind of ownership drives you, we'd love to hear from you! What you’ll get? - The ability to build and launch a product from scratch, fully managing the process at a stable company with extensive experience developing successful products - Full ownership — from idea to shipped product, you run the loop - Product-market proximity — you'll use the product yourself as a trader - Collaborating with top market brands in the trading world – prop firms, brokers - True AI-first environment with a stellar engineering team — we use AI as a core part of how we plan, research, design, and build, yet in tight collaboration with true engineering talent - Outcome-driven culture — we combine synchronous collaboration with focused asynchronous work, choosing the approach that best supports effective outcomes ## What You Will Do Product Strategy - Contribute to and own the end-to-end product vision - Communicate that vision clearly to stakeholders and cross-functional teams - Transform strategy into a prioritized product roadmap - Prepare a billing model aligned with revenue and profitability goals Product Prototyping and Discovery - Lead product ideation and prototyping - channeling that into discovery sessions - Conduct customer development activities — including direct calls with traders and potential users - Run market research and competitive analysis Product Development - Define and scope features for development - Lead the development process using Agile methodology - Carry out proactive risk management and troubleshooting ## UI/UX - AI-driven prototypes, mockups, wireframes - Collaborate with a product designer to implement current UI/UX best practices - Improve product UX to drive conversion and retention Product Analytics - Constantly monitor and improve [product success metrics](https://railsware.com/blog/a-full-guide-on-startup-metrics-for-product-success/) such as MRR, CAC, LTV, Churn, NPS, etc - Conduct ad-hoc analysis of the web and product metrics using data from the product database to validate decisions - Make data-driven decisions alongside the data analytics team ## What we’re looking for Product Management - 5+ years in Product Management - Hands-on experience shipping SaaS products — B2C (end-user focus) and B2B (understanding sales workflows and processes) - Demonstrated ability to own and communicate end-to-end product vision - Experience with PDM frameworks, product analytics, and product design tools - Experience running customer development and market research independently - Experience delivering software products in the US and/or EU markets Trading experience - Active trading experience in any market — futures, stocks, crypto, forex, or similar - Day trading, scalping, and/or swing trading experience Technical Background & Tools - Technical background — you understand high-level architecture, can work directly with engineers, and don't need others to interpret technical constraints - AI fluency: you use AI actively across research, prototyping, analysis, and decision-making - Comfortable working with data independently: SQL or equivalent ability to run ad-hoc product analysis without always needing a data analyst - Proficiency with design and prototyping tools - General software literacy: comfortable navigating technical tools, dashboards, and developer workflows Ways of Working - High autonomy — you set direction, make decisions independently, and drive work forward without needing to be managed - Strong decision-making: you move fast on imperfect information, commit, and course-correct based on data - Structured thinker: able to manage multiple workstreams, set priorities, and maintain clarity across contexts - Data-driven: you form hypotheses, find the data, and update your views - Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills - Excellent written and spoken English Would Be a Plus - Experience in product at a broker, trading platform, or fintech - Experience defining and executing go-to-market strategy - Engineering background - Public speaking or content creation ## About Railsware ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: A product studio that builds SaaS tools for developers, marketers, and teams, while also offering consultancy services to craft web and mobile products for clients. - **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped) - **Headquarters**: Krakow, Poland - **Founded**: 2007 - **Founders**: Yaroslav Lazor (CEO) and three other tech-savvy enthusiasts (names not publicly disclosed) ## Core Business - Primary industry/industries: Software Development, SaaS, Product Studio - Target customers: B2B (developers, marketers, analysts, product teams, enterprises) - Mission statement: “Influence the way companies are managed through the proven approaches and the products we build. Expand Railsware formula to the industry with leverage of reputation and market visibility.” ## Products & Services - **[Mailtrap.io](https://mailtrap.io)**: An email testing platform (SaaS) for developers to safely test, preview, and debug email sending in staging/dev environments. Includes Email API and Email Sandbox. - **[Coupler.io](https://coupler.io)**: A data integration and automation platform (SaaS) that enables marketers, analysts, and ops teams to import data from over 60+ sources into spreadsheets, BI tools, and databases. - **[TitanApps.io](https://titanapps.io)**: A suite of Jira and Atlassian marketplace apps — including Smart Checklist, an AI-powered assistant (Telos) for Jira configuration, and other productivity tools for project management teams. - **Consultancy Services**: Custom web and mobile product development for clients (B2B), using Rails, React, mobile, and other modern stacks. Notable client work includes supporting **Calendly** from ideation to a $3.5 billion business, and building a trading terminal platform called **TradeZella** (a trading journaling and educational platform). ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly available (private, bootstrapped). Goal is to turn Railsware Product Studio into a $10 billion venture. - **Annual Revenue**: $159.1K (reported by LinkedIn, likely underestimated or a fraction of actual due to bootstrapped structure) - **Total Funding**: $60.0K (reported by LinkedIn; likely in-house or seed round) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Bootstrapped — no external VC investors. Key partnerships include **Atlassian** (marketplace), **Google** (acquired client BrightBytes), and **Calendly** (former client). - **Growth Signals**: Products Mailtrap, Coupler.io, and TitanApps have a multi-million user base; actively expanding Trading Terminal product; growing in the Jira/AI automation space with Telos assistant. Headcount is 156 employees (down -7.7% YoY). ## Competitive Advantages - **Product Studio Model**: Combines in-house product development with client services — allowing cross-pollination of ideas, technology, and craft. - **Bootstrapped Independence**: No VC pressure — focused on sustainable growth, quality over quantity, and long-term value. - **Deep Expertise in Atlassian Ecosystem**: TitanApps (Smart Checklist, Telos) gives a niche moat in Jira/JSM automation. - **Remote-first, Fully Distributed**: Operates across 25+ countries with a strong culture of asynchronous communication, flexibility, and ownership. - **High Employee Retention**: Average tenure of 5+ years — strongly positive signal for job seekers. ## Strategic Focus - **AI-driven Jira automation**: Expanding Telos, an AI assistant for Jira configuration, targeting the large Atlassian services market. - **Trading Platform (TradeZella)**: Building a full featured trading journal/replay tool for prop firms and individual traders — a new high-growth vertical. - **Scaling product revenue**: Growing Mailtrap, Coupler.io, and TitanApps towards a $10B valuation goal. - **Deepening product studio formula**: Using consultancy to fund product innovation and vice versa. ## Why Work Here - **Remote-first & Flexible**: Railswarians live in 25+ countries — fully remote, no fixed schedule, asynchronous communication. - **Generous Time Off**: 34 paid days off per year (24 vacation + 10 national holidays). - **Smart Expense Policy**: An addition sum for workstation, health, learning — “No questions asked” (no bureaucracy). - **Life-Work Balance**: Strong policy against working on weekends, holidays, or outside agreed hours. - **Strong Team Culture**: “I don’t have to carry everything on my shoulders” — experienced, motivated, and accountable peer group. Open feedback, transparency, and holacratic team structure. - **Growth Support**: Individual development plans, conferences, and a culture that encourages learning any skill relevant to your role. - **Secure Equipment**: You choose your workstation. - **Hiring Practices**: Values ownership, empathy, transparency, and quality. Typical hires are senior-level (Full-Stack, QA, Account Managers, etc.). - **Engineering Culture**: Spec-driven development; early-stage involvement in product decisions; technology stack includes Rails, React, mobile, and modern cloud infra. ## Sources 1. [Railsware About Page](https://railsware.com/about/) 2. [Railsware Careers Page](https://railsware.com/careers/) 3. [Railsware Handbook (Reasons to Join Us)](https://railsware.com/handbook/reasons-to-join-us/) 4. [LinkedIn Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/railsware) ## Other roles at Railsware - [Senior DevOps Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-devops-engineer-railsware-remote-znezn408k00s)