Linden Lab currently has several job openings, including one of which one sentence has sparked a little speculation on the company's future plans.
Among the current positions the Lab is looking to fill is
Senior Product Manager. This is a position in which one can work remotely from one of fifteen US states.
Role Overview
We’re looking for a Senior Product Manager (remote)
to elevate multiple facets of our Second Life product. This person
would also enable growth and scale by shipping features that improve our
customer experience. This role reports to the VP, Product. You will
have a direct impact on solutions that help us attract users, enhance
engagement and drive retention. This is a great opportunity for a
thought leader with strong technical acumen, exceptional communication
skills, and thoughtful execution.
What We’ll Offer You
The stability of an established company with new startup momentum. An
unparalleled opportunity to create relationships, systems, strategies,
and culture. An environment where your voice will be heard and your
impact deeply felt. A sense of belonging where your work is appreciated
and rewarded.
As a Senior Product Manager, you’ll utilize in-depth product
knowledge to successfully drive key projects on Second Life. You’ll work
alongside a supportive team of people across engineering, design, QA,
and other cross-functional teams to build products and new experiences
and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the original metaverse.
And finally, the pleasure of seeing your solutions ship, scale, and
make a measurable impact on millions of customers' lives across the
globe.
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"Millions of customers' lives." That's quite a comment, considering it's active userbase even if counting those who log on just once every month is just a bit more than half a million. Perhaps it's boasting. But in
New World Notes, Hamlet Au suggested the words might reflect the Lab's hopes of how the upcoming Second Life mobile app will expand the virtual world's userbase. He stated that IMVU and Roblox experienced huge growth after they came up with mobile apps that allowed users to access their platforms from smaller devices and not just computers, in the case of IMVU expanding to seven million who log on at least once a month. Roblox
tripled it's userbase from 14 to 43 million. While a place mostly for kids, two-thirds of it's userbase under 16, still numbers not to ignore.
With these numbers in mind, the Lab has reasons for optimism that when the mobile app is finally out, Second Life's numbers will experience similar growth. Time will tell.
For a list of Linden Lab's current job openings, some remote, some at it's San Francisco office,
Click Here.
Bixyl Shuftan,
