Technical Product Manager - Code Quality

Geneva

Product Management

Employee / Full-Time

About the Role

At Sonar in the Computer Software space, The industry standard for code verification, trusted by 75% of Fortune 100..

Position description

As Senior Product Manager for code quality, you’ll decide how 7 million developers find problems in their code as AI writes more of it. The gap is large: 96% of developers don’t fully trust AI-generated code, yet only 48% always check it before committing (Sonar State of Code, 2026). With the engineers who build our analyzers, you’ll shape what SonarQube detects across Cloud, Server and IDE, and how teams verify code written by agents. The team:

You will join the Code Quality product team, part of Sonar's Product Management group. Each Code Quality PM works with dedicated engineering squads and partners closely with UX, marketing and sales. We value collaboration, kindness and continuous improvement, and we base decisions on data and customer evidence.

What will you own: The strategy and roadmap to develop our language ecosystems, from market research and customer discovery to shipped rules and analyzers.

Decisions on which new languages Sonar should support, and where we should not compete.

New AI capabilities: how our analysis fits into the workflows of AI coding agents, and how quality gates apply to AI-generated code.

Day-to-day trade-offs with analyzer engineers, such as rule precision versus noise, and analysis speed.

Regular contact with developers and customers through calls, our community forum and conferences, and turning what you learn into roadmap decisions.

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What It's Like to Work at Sonar

Systemic Collaboration

we have a clear vision and lead with transparency, anchored in our open source roots and commitment to our community. At our core, our mission is to improve the quality and security of all code while delivering an improved developer experience. As we grow, we will continue to drive towards this goal and solve the trillion-dollar challenge of bad code, and will continue to keep part of our solution open source and deliver great value through it.

Positive Vision for the Future

we are a mission-oriented company. At Sonar, we are driven by a deep belief in our people, a commitment to excellence, and an unwavering dedication to delivery. We operate as a united group where our collective success is the sum of each individual's contributions. Sonar culture is driven by the values of CODE: Committed, Obsessed, Deliberate & Effective. This mindset reflects our culture of creativity, collaboration, and pride in the work we do.

Alignment of Values

encouraging a culture that believes in the strength of people collaborating together and being empowered, which fosters happiness and performance at work.

Respect

recognizing that we are not just a team of experts in our own areas, but that we are Smarter Together (core value). We’re comfortable with creating and resolving problems collectively and take ownership of our own words to stimulate collaboration through constructive discussion. Feedback is at the heart of everything we do at Sonar, and it’s rooted in our co-responsibility principle and delivery model.

Killer Outcomes

practicing one of our core values of “Smarter Together”. We believe that no one is as smart as all of us working as one. We embrace the power of collective intelligence and diversity because we see it as a strength. We trust each other, listen first, communicate frankly, and deliver candid feedback. We consider every team member co-responsible for decisions and relations with others. We always try to have high-quality, equal relationships regardless of tenure, age, origin, and position. This collective energy allows us to reach a level of idea generation, problem-solving, and decision-making.

What It's Like to Work Here

Users Collective Ownership

Lightbulb Relentless Innovation

Globe Global Perspective, Local Connection

Target Mission-Driven Urgency

Heart Genuine Care for People

Frequently Asked Questions About Working at Sonar

Common questions candidates ask about this role and Sonar's workplace

Sonar is the industry standard for code verification and automated code review, trusted by 75% of the Fortune 100 and analyzing over 750B lines of code daily. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Austin, TX, Sonar serves enterprises, government agencies, and development teams worldwide. Its core platform, SonarQube, delivers automated code analysis, including static application security testing (SAST) and software composition analysis (SCA), across developer-written, third-party, and AI-generated code. As AI-assisted coding accelerates, Sonar is the essential governance layer, enabling organizations to adopt AI tools confidently without compromising security, maintainability, or code integrity.

Please review the specific job listing or contact Sonar's recruiting team for details on remote or hybrid work options for this role.

Salary information may vary by role and location. Please check the specific job listing or discuss compensation during the interview process.

Sonar is an established organization in its industry. The company focuses on maintaining a supportive workplace culture for all employees.

Key benefit categories include: Financial & Retirement, Work & Flexibility, Health & Wellness, Family & Time Off, Office & Community. You can view more details on their CertCheck profile.

The day-to-day environment is guided by core values such as Collective Ownership and Relentless Innovation and Global Perspective, Local Connection.

The company has committed to inclusive practices including: Empower Through Meaningful Work and Foster Authentic Collaboration & Respect.

They score particularly well in the area of Systemic Collaboration.

Sonar currently has 119 open positions. They are hiring across departments like Sales EMEA, Sales AMER, Product Management. You can view all current openings at certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/sonar/jobs.

The interview process typically involves an initial recruiter screen followed by team interviews. Please contact Sonar's recruiting team for specific details on this role's process.