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Principal Technical Program Manager

United States, Washington, Redmond💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-19 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead global AI infrastructure deployment acceleration, converting proven network and GPU capacity practices into repeatable, measurable, and globally adopted capabilities for data-center deployment and network architecture.

Role type

Principal Technical Program Manager (AI Infrastructure & Data Center)

Builds

Global AI network and infrastructure acceleration operating model spanning Commercial Cloud, new AI regions, new data centers, colo expansions, and large-scale GPU deployments.

Domain

AI Infrastructure, Data Center Engineering, Network Architecture

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Technical Program Management, AI data center infrastructure engineering, Cloud or data center platform delivery, cross-functional project management, technical judgment, GPU platform expertise, hyperscale networking, backend fabrics (InfiniBand/optics), large-scale GPU clusters, high-density rack architectures, automation and tooling, parallel bring-up and validation models, AI platform bring-up, capacity activation, production readiness reviews.

Preferred skills

None explicitly stated.

Technologies

InfiniBand, high-speed optical technologies, Ethernet, WAN connectivity, RNG and IDF readiness, high-density rack architectures, cabling systems.

Responsibilities

Own the development, training workforce and scaling of a global AI network and infrastructure acceleration operating model; Translate successful deployment practices into repeatable architectures, operating mechanisms, technical decision frameworks, runbooks and deployment patterns; Identify and eliminate dependencies on manual coordination, repeated escalation, organizational handoffs or individual expertise; Develop strong end-to-end understanding of the AI infrastructure deployment lifecycle and its critical dependencies across GPU infrastructure, data-center network architecture, high-performance Ethernet and InfiniBand environments, front-end and back-end network infrastructure, regional and WAN connectivity, facility/network dependencies, and infrastructure validation.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with strategic scope

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