Staff Technical Program Manager (AI)

TL;DR

Staff Technical Program Manager (AI): Leading cross-functional programs for cluster orchestration and applied training within an AI/ML platform with an accent on workload scheduling, reliability, and scalability. Focus on improving how AI training and evaluation workflows run across clusters and integrating orchestration systems like Slurm-on-Kubernetes and Kueue.

Location: Hybrid in Bellevue, WA. Remote may be considered for candidates based in the US. Must be a U.S. person (citizen, lawful permanent resident, etc.) for export control compliance.

Salary: $237,000 – $261,000

Company

hirify.global is a specialized cloud provider (The Essential Cloud for AI™) delivering high-performance infrastructure for AI labs and enterprises.

What you will do

• Drive end-to-end execution for cluster orchestration, including scheduling, self-service provisioning, and migration flows.
• Lead programs to optimize AI training, evaluation, and reinforcement learning workloads across clusters.
• Partner with engineering and product leaders to define roadmaps and improve cluster utilization, reliability, and scalability.
• Coordinate dependencies across platform engineering, infrastructure, and ecosystem partners for successful launches.
• Establish success metrics, dashboards, and operating cadences for cluster efficiency and workload performance.
• Align stakeholders and resolve technical tradeoffs for ambiguous high-impact programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of TPM experience in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, or AI/ML platforms.
• Technical fluency in Kubernetes, Slurm, and distributed systems.
• Experience leading large-scale cross-functional programs for ML platform capabilities.
• Must be a U.S. person for export control compliance.

Nice to have

• Experience with orchestration technologies such as Kueue, Ray, or similar systems.
• Familiarity with GPU infrastructure, cluster capacity planning, and multi-tenant execution.
• Experience with AI research tooling such as W&B or SkyPilot.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with generous employer match and Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
• Flexible PTO and paid parental leave.
• Mental wellness benefits through Spring Health and family support via Carrot.
• Catered lunch daily in office and data center locations.