Hybrid Senior Product Developer – Apparel

at Huckberry

• Job title: Senior Product Developer – Apparel
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Austin, United States

About the role

• Senior Product Developer in apparel at Huckberry, managing development lifecycle for woven styles. Leading vendor partnerships and ensuring product quality and delivery targets.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full development lifecycle for woven styles/programs, including fabric sourcing, costing, vendor communication, sampling, approvals, testing, bulk readiness, and issue resolution
• Build and maintain vendor relationships across a mixed network of international and domestic factories/mills, driving development, costing, capacity alignment, and quality standards
• Lead vendor communication with clear briefs, timelines, follow-ups, risk flags, and escalation when needed
• Facilitate cross-functional alignment with Design, Production, Tech, Planning, and Buying to drive decisions and keep calendars on track, while protecting design intent and anticipating downstream impacts (quality, margin, delivery, allocation)
• Identify risks early and propose solutions and contingency plans so the team isn’t reacting late
• Partner with internal teams and external vendors to hit margin, quality, and delivery targets, and support vendor strategy decisions alongside the Product Development Manager
• Improve process and communication standards by modeling clear tracking, strong calendar acumen, and effective managing up
• Mentor and guide a junior developer, help elevate team processes, and prepare to step into people management within 6–12 months as the team scales

Requirements

• 5–7+ years in apparel product development with significant woven category responsibility
• Experience managing domestic and overseas vendors through development, sampling, bulk production, and issue resolution
• Technical foundation in woven fabrics and construction, with working knowledge of testing, tolerances, finishes, and manufacturability
• Strong problem-solving mindset; stays effective through vendor resistance and shifting priorities
• Highly effective at managing up—clearly articulates changes, implications, needed decisions, and timing; provides recommendations
• Collaborative cross-functional operator; able to work through differing opinions and high expectations
• Proficient in Google Suite and PLM systems; able to maintain accurate product data, track development milestones, and support reporting/analysis

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• 401(k) and employer match
• Annual Huckberry shopping credits
• Paid Sabbatical leave at 4 years
• Summer Fridays
• Weekly catered lunch
• Monthly happy hours
• Mental health resources
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Vacation & Paid Sick Leave
• Volunteer Time Off
• Generous employee discount
• WFH flexibility
• Annual offsites