Technical Program Manager, Platform

Scale; San Francisco, New York (CA, NY); On-site; USD 211,000 - 264,000; Full time

Job summary

Scale is seeking a Technical Program Manager for the Platform team to accelerate the development of the Scale Generative AI Platform (SGP). You will partner with engineering to deliver robust, scalable developer tooling and distributed systems, translating architectural complexities into actionable execution strategies.

You will own end-to-end programs from scoping to production launch, manage dependencies across platform engineering, product, and research, and set clear SLOs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager, Product Manager, or Software Engineer with a track record of having built and shipped technical products or platforms.
• Platform Domain Expertise: 3+ years managing programs focused on core engineering infra, cloud-native ecosystems, container orchestration, or distributed systems.
• AI/ML Infrastructure Literacy: understanding of high-throughput data pipelines, GPU/CPU cluster utilization, or model training setups.
• Masterful Communication: experience presenting to executives and translating complex challenges into business impacts.
• Execution Excellence: proficient with iterative development and modern PM tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lifecycle & Platform Delivery: Lead strategic planning and high-velocity execution for SGP core capabilities, from scoping to production launch.
• Cross-Functional GenAI Alignment: Drive execution across systems engineering, Core ML, Research, and Product teams for unified SGP capabilities.
• Technical Translation & Requirements: Translate infrastructure metrics into actionable roadmaps and platform features.
• Risk & Dependency Mitigation: Identify and mitigate risks for massive-scale GenAI deployments.
• Developer Velocity & Operational Excellence: Establish lightweight agile processes with clear SLOs and performance benchmarks.
• Metrics-Driven Adoption: Track adoption and reliability metrics and report to executives.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Platform Domain Expertise

AI/ML Infrastructure Literacy

Masterful Communication

Execution Excellence

Tools

Jira

Linear

Kubernetes

Job description

As a Technical Program Manager for the Platform team, you will partner with engineering teams to directly accelerate the development and maturity of theScale Generative AI Platform (SGP). We are looking for a TPM who has actively built and shipped products in the past and understands how to deliver robust, scalable developer tooling and distributed systems.

In this role, you will own the strategic alignment and end-to-end execution of our most critical infrastructure initiatives—from initial scoping to measurable, company-wide and customer-ready adoption. You will serve as the core communication backbone and connective tissue between platform engineering, product teams, and executive leadership. Operating in a hyper-growth, demanding AI environment, you will translate SGP’s architectural complexities into clear execution strategies, unblock engineering bottlenecks, proactively mitigate deployment risks, and ensure our foundational platforms deliver reliable, performant, and secure systems capable of global-scale deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lifecycle & Platform Delivery: Lead strategic planning and high-velocity execution for SGP core capabilities (orchestration layers, model serving, APIs). Manage features from technical scoping and architecture design through production launch.
• Cross-Functional GenAI Alignment: Drive execution and manage complex technical dependencies across systems engineering, Core ML, Research, and Product teams to deliver unified SGP capabilities with architectural consistency.
• Technical Translation & Requirements: Translate complex infrastructure metrics (LLM inference optimization, GPU utilization, compute orchestration) into actionable roadmaps. Map demands like multi-tenancy, data privacy, and isolation into platform features.
• Risk & Dependency Mitigation: Proactively identify, track, and mitigate technical risks unique to massive-scale GenAI infrastructure and global SGP deployments, maintaining momentum despite fast-evolving AI frameworks.
• Developer Velocity & Operational Excellence: Establish lightweight agile processes that empower engineers to ship fast without breaking core systems. Define and enforce clear SLOs and performance benchmarks to guarantee production-grade reliability for clients.
• Metrics-Driven Adoption: Track and report on SGP adoption metrics, system reliability, delivery forecasts, and engineering bottlenecks directly to executive leadership to ensure the platform scales responsibly.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Technical Program Manager, Product Manager, or Software Engineer, with a proven track record of having built and shipped technical products or platforms from scratch (e.g., internal cloud infrastructure, developer APIs, distributed systems, or ML platforms).
• Platform Domain Expertise: 3+ years of dedicated experience managing programs focused directly on core engineering infrastructure, cloud-native ecosystems (AWS/GCP), container orchestration (Kubernetes), or distributed systems.
• AI/ML Infrastructure Literacy: Foundational understanding of the infrastructure required for the Generative AI lifecycle, including high-throughput data pipelines, GPU/CPU cluster utilization, or model training/evaluation setups.
• Masterful Communication: Proven track record of presenting to and influencing executive-level stakeholders, with the ability to translate complex technical/architectural challenges into clear business impacts.
• Execution Excellence: Advanced proficiency with iterative development methodologies and modern project management tooling (Linear, Jira, etc.) applied to foundational infrastructure environments.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Engineering Roots: Strong software engineering fundamentals, with prior professional experience as a Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or Data Developer before transitioning into program management.
• Platform Adoption Track Record: Proven success driving the internal adoption of technical platforms, SDKs, or APIs across disparate, fast-moving product lines.
• Data-Centric AI Familiarity: Direct experience working with large-scale data quality pipelines, distributed vector databases, or specialized AI inference engines (e.g., Triton, Ray).

Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process, and confirm whether the hired role will be eligible for equity grant. You'll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. Additionally, this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.

Please reference the job posting's subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the locations of San Francisco, New York, Seattle is:

$211,200 - $264,000 USD

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About Us:

At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Ernst & Young, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.

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