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We're hiring a Technical Program Manager to drive the scaling and core efficiency programs for the API stack, working at the intersection of the API and the infrastructure it runs on (compute, databases, networking, and inference).\r\nToday this work spans many teams and many simultaneous programs, with no single person focused on cohesion across them. You'll be the center: the person who connects isolated workstreams into one coherent roadmap, makes cross-org dependencies visible before they become blockers, and creates clarity on who owns which decisions. Success looks like an API stack that scales efficiently and predictably, with programs that land because someone is accountable for the whole picture.\r\nResponsibilities\r\nDrive scaling and core efficiency programs for the API stack from architectural direction through sequenced, deliverable execution\r\nRun multiple large programs simultaneously across infrastructure, networking, and the API layer\r\nAct as the connective tissue between API, infrastructure, database, networking, and inference teams, owning cross-org dependencies end to end\r\nEstablish decision-making clarity: who owns what, where trade-offs get made, and how isolated streams roll up into one program view\r\nSurface risks, progress, and trade-offs to engineering leadership with the right altitude and cadence\r\nYou may be a good fit if you\r\nHave 7+ years of technical program management experience, with a track record of successfully delivering complex, cross-functional programs\r\nHave experience with API platforms, distributed systems, and core infrastructure programs and can engage meaningfully with the engineers who design and operate them\r\nHave driven scaling, performance, or efficiency programs for high-volume production systems, including the tradeoffs across performance, reliability, and cost\r\nHave coordinated programs spanning many partner organizations, managing cross-team dependencies, commitments, and escalations at the working level\r\nAre highly organized and can manage multiple parallel workstreams effectively across distributed teams\r\nThrive in unstructured environments with a knack for bringing order to chaos and creating clarity in ambiguous situations, including where decision ownership is unclear\r\nHave excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence without authority\r\nAre passionate about the company's mission and interested in the challenges of operating AI infrastructure safely and reliably\r\nCompensation\r\nThe annual compensation range for this role is listed below.\r\n$365,000 — $435,000 USD\r\nLogistics\r\nMinimum education: Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience\r\nRequired field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience\r\nMinimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position\r\nLocation-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. 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