Technical Program Manager - AI Research, Systems, Kernel & Hardware Engineering
Core
Drive execution across AI Research Engineering, Applied AI, ML Systems, and AI/ML Platform teams, coordinating programs spanning AI/ML workflows, reinforcement learning, inference, and hardware/software optimization.
Role type
Senior Technical Program Manager (AI/ML Systems & Hardware)
Builds
AI/ML workflows, distributed training/inference infrastructure, evaluation platforms, and production-ready engineering systems for AI research and hardware.
Domain
Semiconductor, AI/ML Systems, Hardware Engineering, Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Technical Program Management, cross-functional program execution, technical strategy translation, risk management, milestone tracking, executive reporting, dependency management
Preferred skills
AI/ML systems fluency, distributed systems, GPU computing, hardware/software optimization, agent frameworks, LLM tool use, experiment tracking, bridging research to production
Technologies
CUDA, ROCm, HIP, Kubernetes, Ray, Slurm, RTL, verification, simulation, compilers
Responsibilities
Lead planning and execution of complex, cross-functional AI/ML and engineering programs; Translate ambiguous technical goals into structured plans and acceptance criteria; Align engineering, research, platform, and hardware/software teams on priorities; Establish execution rhythms and track milestones and blockers; Coordinate platform and AI workflow initiatives involving benchmarking and automation; Track measurable outcomes such as performance and infrastructure utilization; Drive pilot and production readiness including rollout plans; Identify delivery bottlenecks and drive process improvements
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
