Technical Product Manager, Kubernetes
Core
Own the product roadmap and delivery for Nscale's managed Kubernetes service (NKS) and orchestration/scheduling primitives on a vertically integrated GenAI cloud platform.
Role type
Senior Technical Product Manager (Cloud Platform)
Builds
Managed Kubernetes control planes, node pools, networking, storage, autoscaling, and workload scheduling capabilities for AI/ML workloads.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Kubernetes / AI/ML Workloads
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Product roadmap ownership, cloud-native service design, Kubernetes architecture, distributed systems trade-offs, stakeholder alignment, technical fluency, mentoring
Preferred skills
Managed Kubernetes service shipping, GPU scheduling, CNCF ecosystem projects (Cluster API, Karpenter, Cilium, Istio, Argo, KEDA, Knative), high-growth environment experience
Technologies
Kubernetes, kube-scheduler, Slurm, Nomad, Volcano, service meshes, container runtimes, Argo, KEDA, Knative
Responsibilities
Define and drive the NKS roadmap; partner with engineers to deliver orchestration capabilities; translate customer needs into prioritized roadmaps; clarify ambiguous problem statements; shape product experiences with design/research; mentor junior product managers; define and track key metrics (reliability, cost efficiency, developer experience)
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team scope