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Technical Program Manager, AI Infrastructure

United States, Sunnyvale · Job Posted February 17, 2026
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Job Description

Be part of the team that builds and operates the world's fastest AI infrastructure for training and inference. Your role as a TPM will help accelerate data center buildouts to meet the explosive demand for our inference service platform.

Job Responsibility

  • Own end-to-end technical programs for multiple data center buildouts, coordinating with partners, contractors, and internal teams
  • Drive facility site readiness for power and cooling for Cerebras Wafer-Scale Engine systems
  • Coordinate equipment delivery and manage vendor accountability for schedules and quality related to rack integration and inter-rack cabling
  • Act as the single-threaded owner across internal partners: Hardware & Systems Engineering, Network & Storage Engineering, AI Cloud Infrastructure & Operations
  • Enforce handover criteria between site completion, equipment deployment, and operations
  • Own overall schedule tracking, risk identification, and mitigation, creating clear visibility for leadership
  • Establish program governance, risk tracking, and RACI clarity
  • Present program status, metrics, and operational risks to senior leadership
  • Drive partner accountability on contractual milestones and commercial commitments
  • Document repeatable processes and implement them to scale across future data centers
  • Partner on installation, commissioning, change management, and break/fix workflows
  • Lead incident reviews and postmortems, ensuring corrective actions are completed

Requirements

  • Experience leading large, cross-functional infrastructure programs
  • Experience with AI/ML, HPC, or accelerator-based infrastructure
  • Strong understanding of data center power and cooling fundamentals
  • Experience installing and managing network, storage, and compute devices
  • Proven ability to define and operationalize metrics
  • Strong written and executive-level communication skills
  • Experience working with colocation providers and facilities teams
  • Background in incident management, reliability, or service operations

Nice to have

Experience running network operations teams is a plus

What we offer

  • Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU
  • Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research
  • Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world
  • Enjoy job stability with startup vitality
  • Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs

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