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Corey Hobbs

Platform PM / APIs / SDKs / Systems

Platform infrastructure, made legible.

I'm Corey Hobbs, a platform product manager shaping APIs, SDKs, billing systems, auth surfaces, and developer ecosystems. This page reads like documentation because that's where I do some of my best work: at the seam between systems, products, and the humans trying to integrate with both.

inspect for subtle state changes
01namespace: corey.hobbs.platform
02version: v2024.9.0
03capability: [apis, sdks, billing, auth, developer_ecosystems]
04operating_mode: product_leadership + systems_fluency
05rate_limit: senior_ic and above
06auth: referral_preferred | cold_outreach_accepted
07deprecated_fields: [management_consulting, consumer_products]
08status: 200 OK

Versioned experience modules.

The throughline is consistent: developer-facing products, platform surfaces, and systems that need to feel coherent from both the product side and the integration side.

01roles are ordered from current runtime to foundational dependencies
02each module emphasizes scope, systems, and platform leverage
03creative and technical work are treated as compatible, not conflicting
v2024.9
since: 2024-06-01
until: active
FEAT(+billing, +auth, +rbac)

Staff Product Manager / Astronomer

Control plane product leadership across billing, payments infrastructure, auth proxy, RBAC, and API surfaces.

ACTIVE
BillingAuthRBACControl plane
// interface surface: astronomer
v2022.8
since: 2022-10-01
until: 2024-06-30
FEAT(+ai_services, +video_apis)

Director of Product Management / Daily

Led AI enhanced services, Daily Prebuilt API, and media services spanning streaming, recording, and developer tooling.

STABLE
Video APIsAI servicesDeveloper products
// interface surface: daily
v2021.7
since: 2021-03-01
until: 2022-10-31
FEAT(+developer_ecosystem, +ventures)

Staff Product Manager / Zoom

Owned the developer ecosystem including Zoom Apps, immersive experiences, and products built directly by Zoom.

STABLE
Developer ecosystemApps platformVentures advisor
// interface surface: zoom
v2019.6
since: 2019-11-01
until: 2021-03-31
BREAKING(+product_ownership, -hands_on_eng)

Senior Product Manager / Adobe

Owned Creative Cloud Marketplace and extensibility strategy for more than 30 Adobe products.

ARCHIVED
MarketplaceExtensibilityPlatform strategy
// interface surface: adobe
v2020.5
since: 2020-07-01
until: 2021-03-31
CHORE(knowledge_transfer)

Instructor / BrainStation

Taught product management while translating platform and product thinking into practice for new PMs.

ARCHIVED
TeachingProduct craft
// interface surface: brainstation
v2016.4
since: 2016-04-01
until: 2019-08-31
BREAKING(role.type = ic → pm)

Product Manager / GitHub

Led GitHub Marketplace and APIs, and built out the integration partner program for the platform.

ARCHIVED
MarketplaceAPIsPartner ecosystem
// interface surface: github
v2015.3
since: 2015-06-01
until: 2016-04-30
FEAT(+customer_engineering, +iot)

Solutions Engineer / Particle

Worked directly with partners on customer support systems, firmware validation, and connected-device problem solving.

DEPRECATED
IoTFirmwareCustomer engineering
// interface surface: particle
v2014.2
since: 2014-09-01
until: 2015-06-30
FEAT(init: founding_engineer)

Software Engineer / Foodful.ly

Founding engineer on a product reducing food waste through software.

DEPRECATED
Founding engineerApplication build
// interface surface: foodful.ly
v2013.1
since: 2013-04-01
until: 2015-06-30
FEAT(init: +systems, +data)

Systems Engineer & Data Analyst / UC Davis ITS

Designed storage and systems for a large solar infrastructure project, grounding later product work in real systems constraints.

DEPRECATED
SystemsDataInfrastructure
// interface surface: uc davis its

Creative signals beyond the core spec.

These aren't side quests. They help explain the taste, narrative judgment, and production instincts that shape how I build technical products.

Platform work can get sterile. These projects show the opposite pressure in the system: a bias for craft, communication, and making technical artifacts feel authored.

emitter[0]
ACTIVE

GOJI

Creative director / founder

Built a creative agency around digital storytelling, brand systems, and visual communication.

const goji = await Project.init("goji");
// Output: "http://gojinyc.com"
emitter[1]
RELEASED

The Call

Producer

Produced a short film, coordinating budget, logistics, and creative execution without losing the narrative thread.

import { Film } from "@corey/creative";

const film = new Film("The Call");
film.stream();
dependencies

Education

University of California, Davis

DegreeB.S. in Electrical Engineering
Window2011 - 2015
README.md

Operating thesis

I like products that sit where systems meet people. The engineering background is part of why platform work fits: it keeps the abstractions honest.

contact

Reach out

endpoint: linkedin.com/in/coreyhobbsofdavis
method: GET | POST
auth: referral_preferred | cold_outreach_accepted
status: 200 OK