API Platform Technical Program Manager — Scale & Cohesion

Diiirect Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 290,000 - 435,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity donation matching (optional)

Generous vacation and parental leave

Flexible working hours

Lovely office space

Job summary

Anthropic in San Francisco is seeking a Technical Program Manager to accelerate scaling and efficiency across the API stack, coordinating compute, databases, networking, and inference programs. You’ll align multi-team roadmaps, surface dependencies, and drive accountability across the organization.

The role requires 7+ years of TPM experience, strong cross-functional collaboration, and a passion for operating AI infrastructure safely and reliably. Hybrid work and visa sponsorship are supported.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of technical program management experience.
• Experience with API platforms, distributed systems, and core infrastructure programs.
• Ability to translate complex cross-team work into a coherent roadmap and ownership structure.

Responsibilities

• Drive scaling and core efficiency programs for the API stack from architectural direction through sequenced, deliverable execution.
• Run multiple large programs simultaneously across infrastructure, networking, and the API layer.
• Act as the connective tissue between API, infrastructure, database, networking, and inference teams, owning cross-org dependencies end to end.
• Establish decision-making clarity: who owns what, where trade-offs get made, and how isolated streams roll up into one program view.
• Surface risks, progress, and trade-offs to engineering leadership with the right altitude and cadence.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Cross-functional leadership

API platforms

Distributed systems

Infrastructure programs

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Anthropic in San Francisco is seeking a Technical Program Manager to accelerate scaling and efficiency across the API stack, coordinating compute, databases, networking, and inference programs. You’ll align multi-team roadmaps, surface dependencies, and drive accountability across the organization.

The role requires 7+ years of TPM experience, strong cross-functional collaboration, and a passion for operating AI infrastructure safely and reliably. Hybrid work and visa sponsorship are supported.