Technical Program Manager II, Platforms

Join Pinterest:At Pinterest, we empower millions globally to discover creative ideas, envision new possibilities, and curate lasting memories. Our mission is to inspire everyone to create a life they love, driven by the talented individuals behind our innovative platform.Embark on a career where you can fuel innovation for millions, transform your passions into growth opportunities, value diverse experiences, and enjoy the flexibility to thrive. Building a career you love? It’s absolutely achievable!At Pinterest, AI is not just an enhancement; it’s a critical partner enhancing creativity and expanding our reach. We seek candidates eager to embrace this journey. Throughout our interview process, we prioritize your ability to articulate your thought processes, showcasing not only your knowledge but also your collaborative skills with AI. Discover more about our AI interview philosophy and its role in our recruitment process here.The Team:As a Technical Program Manager at Pinterest, you will take ownership with a proactive approach and technical acumen. The Platform Team oversees program governance in Infrastructure, Infra Finance, Data Engineering and Security, Compliance, and cloud budget management.Your Responsibilities:As a Staff Technical Program Manager with a focus on cross-engineering projects, you will lead strategic initiatives vital to enhancing Pinterest’s ML/AI Platform and foundational infrastructure.Lead Strategic ML/AI Platform Programs: Champion and execute high-impact, cross-engineering initiatives essential for advancing Pinterest's ML/AI Platform, GenAI infrastructure, and Agent Platform, ensuring outcomes from initial concept through measurable execution.AI-First Execution Mindset: Employ GenAI as the primary model for program execution, producing AI-assisted drafts of core program documents and modernizing high-effort workflows.

About David AIDavid AI stands at the forefront of audio data research, pioneering an R&D-driven approach to dataset development that mirrors the meticulous standards of AI laboratories. Our vision is to seamlessly integrate AI into daily life, with audio serving as the crucial interface. As the field of audio AI evolves and new applications arise, the demand for high-quality training data becomes a critical challenge—this is where we excel.Founded in 2024 by a team of former engineers and operators from Scale AI, we've rapidly attracted major clients from FAANG companies and top-tier AI labs. Our recent $50M Series B funding round, backed by prominent investors including Meritech, NVIDIA, and Amplify Partners, underscores our growth and potential.We pride ourselves on our team’s intelligence, humility, ambition, and close-knit culture. We are seeking exceptional talents in research, engineering, product, and operations to join us in advancing the boundaries of audio AI.About Our Operations Platform TeamOur team is dedicated to building the systems that drive Data Operations, enhancing scalability, improving quality, reducing costs, and enriching the experience for our worldwide network of contributors and clients.Position OverviewAs a Technical Program Manager on the Operations Platform team, you'll spearhead significant cross-departmental initiatives encompassing Operations, Product, Engineering, and Research. This role requires exceptional organizational skills, an operator's perspective, and a solid technical foundation.Key ResponsibilitiesLead the execution of complex technical and operational programs that span multiple teams within our data factory.Facilitate the rollout, adoption, and iterative enhancement of internal tools and platforms.Oversee operational workflows, proactively identifying risks and swiftly addressing obstacles.Convert technical details into clear, executive-level communications.Coordinate priorities among product, engineering, operations, and external stakeholders to alleviate bottlenecks and develop scalable, system-wide solutions.

At Runway ML, we are revolutionizing the intersection of art and science through innovative AI technology. Our mission is to build sophisticated world models that transcend traditional artificial intelligence limitations. We believe that to tackle the most pressing challenges—such as robotics, disease, and scientific breakthroughs—we need systems that can learn from experiences just like humans do. By simulating these experiences, we can expedite progress in ways that were previously unimaginable.Our diverse and driven team consists of creative thinkers who are passionate about pushing boundaries and achieving the extraordinary. If you share this ambition and are eager to contribute to our groundbreaking work, we invite you to join us.About the Role*We are open to hiring remotely across North America. We also have offices in NYC, San Francisco, and Seattle.We are on the lookout for a highly skilled and intellectually inquisitive Technical Accounting Manager to be our go-to authority on intricate accounting issues. This position offers significant visibility and is ideal for a professional adept at interpreting complex accounting guidelines, formulating sound conclusions, and translating technical insights into practical accounting practices.

Join CoreWeave as a Product Technical Program Manager focusing on Weights & Biases, where you will spearhead the execution of innovative customer-facing features, including Models and Weave. Collaborating with Product Management, Engineering, Design, and Go-to-Market teams, you will guide programs from inception to launch, ensuring exceptional quality, predictable outcomes, and robust user adoption. This role demands a blend of strategic vision and hands-on execution, translating product strategies into actionable plans while effectively managing dependencies and risks to drive measurable customer and business impact.

Join Composio, where we are revolutionizing the infrastructure that empowers agents to seamlessly connect with the tools you utilize daily, including GitHub, Gmail, Notion, Salesforce, and more. Our dedicated team of engineers is tackling challenges from context management to search optimization, striving to create the most efficient bridge between your agents and their essential tools.Having secured a $25M Series A funding from Lightspeed, along with support from prominent angels such as Guillermo Rauch (CEO of Vercel), Dharmesh Shah (CTO of HubSpot), and Gokul Rajaram, we have experienced significant growth, tripling our ARR this year. Our customers range from fellow Y Combinator alumni to established companies like Wabi, Glean, and Zoom.Your ResponsibilitiesEnhance our platform primitives and APIs, including authentication, automatic refreshes, triggers, tool search, planning, and sandbox management.Oversee multiple runtimes for code execution across Lambdas and Firecracker.Optimize performance through tracing, CPU/heap profiling, database query enhancements, and workflow optimization.Collaborate closely with product engineering teams and customers to effectively manage their workloads and improve our product.Produce clear and comprehensive documentation.Essential QualificationsCore Platform Engineering Skills: Extensive experience in scaling backend distributed systems, maintaining reliable systems while delivering quickly, and managing multiple platform components simultaneously.AI Expertise: Familiarity with building and working with language models.Linux Proficiency: Comfortable working in a Linux environment.Effective Communication: Ability to write well-structured documentation and articulate complex ideas clearly.Interpersonal Skills: Cultivate trust and acknowledge areas for growth.Preferred QualificationsExperience with cloud infrastructure and serverless architecture.

Who Are We?Postman is the leading API platform worldwide, empowering over 45 million developers and 500,000 organizations, including 98% of the Fortune 500. We're committed to fostering an API-first world by simplifying the API lifecycle and enhancing collaboration, enabling users to create superior APIs with increased speed.Headquartered in San Francisco, we have expanded our presence with offices in Boston, New York, Austin, Tokyo, London, and Bangalore—the birthplace of Postman. As a privately held company, we are backed by esteemed investors such as Battery Ventures, BOND, Coatue, CRV, Insight Partners, and Nexus Venture Partners. Discover more about us at postman.com or connect with us on X via @getpostman.P.S: We highly encourage you to explore The "API-First World" graphic novel for insights into our vision and the larger narrative.The OpportunityAs a Member of Technical Staff focusing on AI Infrastructure, you'll be instrumental in developing and maintaining the core systems and distributed infrastructure crucial for AI model post-training, inference, and data pipelines. Your role will involve close collaboration with engineering and research teams to ensure the performance, scalability, and reliability of our essential AI systems.What You’ll DoDesign and implement large-scale, distributed AI infrastructure and services.Enhance performance for GPU/xPU accelerators and cloud environments.Develop tools for observability, reliability, and scalability of AI workloads.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define AI infrastructure requirements and roadmap.Contribute to architectural design and ensure system longevity.About YouExperience with GenAI infrastructure systems, distributed systems, cloud computing, and high-performance infrastructure.Proficient in programming languages such as Python, Go, or equivalent.Understanding of scaling challenges specific to AI workloads and accelerators.

Airbnb, Inc. is looking for a Staff Platform Manager to lead AI Personalization for customer support in the United States. This position centers on developing and executing product strategy for the AI systems that help millions of guests and hosts receive support tailored to their needs. The AI Personalization team maintains the core systems that allow Airbnb’s support AI to understand context and respond with empathy, accuracy, and sound judgment. The goal: ensure every user receives support that feels as thoughtful and effective as Airbnb’s best human agents. Role overview The Staff Platform Manager oversees the full personalization stack, from retrieval systems to the AI interface. This role shapes product direction, drives adoption across Airbnb’s platforms, and champions a support experience that adapts to each guest and host. What you will do Define the long-term vision for personalized community support, ensuring AI understands and advocates for users as a skilled human would. Partner with data scientists, machine learning teams, and operations to identify and develop impactful personalization signals. Collaborate with ML engineers on contextual retrieval systems and prompt design for AI models. Create a multi-year product roadmap to advance AI support for the Airbnb community. Keep customer experience central in all aspects of platform design and delivery. Requirements Experience building or managing technical platforms, ideally in AI or personalization. Comfort working closely with engineering and data science teams on complex systems. Strategic mindset for long-term product planning and execution. Strong commitment to customer experience and delivering personalized interactions at scale.

Join Crusoe as a Senior Staff Technical Program Manager and play a pivotal role in driving our technical initiatives. In this influential position, you will lead cross-functional teams, oversee project timelines, and ensure the successful delivery of innovative solutions. Your expertise will guide our technical strategy, enabling us to achieve our mission of revolutionizing the energy landscape through cutting-edge technology.

Role overview Pano AI seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager - Operations to join the team in San Francisco, California. This position plays a key role in shaping operational strategies and guiding cross-functional teams to deliver impactful projects. The focus is on refining processes and driving greater efficiency across the organization. What you will do Coordinate and lead teams from different departments to achieve project objectives Manage operational projects from initial planning stages through to completion Spot opportunities to streamline workflows and enhance efficiency Use technical program management skills to address operational challenges Requirements Background in managing technical programs within operational settings Strong collaboration skills with diverse stakeholders Demonstrated success in delivering projects and improving processes

At Sciforium, we are at the forefront of AI infrastructure, dedicated to the development of advanced multimodal AI models and an innovative serving platform that emphasizes high efficiency. With substantial funding and direct collaboration from AMD, our team is rapidly expanding to create the complete stack for pioneering AI models and dynamic real-time applications.Role OverviewThis position provides a distinct opportunity to engage with the fundamental systems that drive Sciforium's multimodal AI models. You will play a crucial role in constructing the model serving platform, working with C++, Python, runtime execution, and distributed infrastructure to design a swift, dependable engine for real-time AI applications.You will acquire practical experience in performance engineering, discover how large AI models are optimized and deployed at scale, and collaborate closely with ML researchers and seasoned systems engineers. If you thrive in low-level programming and are passionate about performance, this role offers both impactful contributions and significant growth opportunities.

Join Figma as a Technical Program Manager specializing in AI Performance, where you will lead cutting-edge projects that enhance the performance of AI-driven technologies. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scopes, establish timelines, and drive initiatives that push our platform to new heights. Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring that our AI solutions are not only innovative but also efficient and scalable.

About Pinterest:At Pinterest, our platform inspires millions of people around the globe to explore creative ideas, envision new possibilities, and create lasting memories. We are dedicated to providing the inspiration needed to build a fulfilling life, starting with the talented individuals who drive our product development.Join us in a career that sparks innovation for millions, transforms passion into opportunities for growth, and celebrates the diverse experiences of our team members, all while enjoying the flexibility to perform at your best. Building a career you love is within reach.Position Overview:We are looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to spearhead our AI/ML Serving Platform team, which develops the core tools and infrastructure utilized by numerous AI/ML engineers across Pinterest. This includes systems for recommendations, advertisements, visual search, notifications, and trust and safety. Our goal is to enhance the efficiency, quality, and speed of AI/ML systems, ensuring they are production-ready and reliable for iterative model development.Key Responsibilities:Lead the team in driving continuous improvements in advanced model architectures, optimizing resource usage, and boosting AI/ML developer productivity.Establish the technical vision for the team aligned with company and organizational priorities.Mentor and cultivate talent within the team.Qualifications:Proven experience in managing engineering teams with diverse cross-organizational clients.Expertise in developing large-scale distributed serving systems.Familiarity with AI/ML inference technologies (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) for web-scale online serving.Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Embrace the Future of Commerce with Whatnot!Whatnot stands as North America and Europe’s premier live shopping platform, dedicated to transforming the way you buy, sell, and discover your favorite items. We are on a mission to redefine e-commerce by seamlessly merging community engagement, shopping, and entertainment into a unique experience tailored just for you. As part of a remote, co-located team, we thrive on innovation while being firmly rooted in our core values. With operational hubs across the US, UK, Germany, Ireland, and Poland, we are collaboratively shaping the future of online marketplaces.Our live auctions span a diverse range of categories from fashion and beauty to electronics and collectibles, including trading cards, comic books, and even live plants. There’s truly something for everyone!And this is just the beginning! As one of the fastest-growing marketplaces, we are in search of bold, innovative problem solvers across all functional areas. Stay updated with the latest Whatnot news through our news and engineering blogs, and join us in empowering individuals to transform their passions into thriving businesses, fostering connections through commerce. Your RoleWe are seeking hands-on leaders—intellectually curious and technically proficient individuals ready to influence the future of AI and ML at Whatnot. In this pivotal role, you will spearhead the development and scaling of the foundational infrastructure that supports machine learning and self-hosted large language model applications across our organization. Collaborating closely with machine learning scientists, you will drive the implementation of innovative models powered by near-real-time features, enhancing product experiences. This entails building robust systems that ensure advanced ML is both reliable and efficient at scale—from low-latency deep learning model serving and streaming feature ingestion to distributed training and high-throughput GPU inference. As a managerial role, a strong technical foundation is essential, and potential candidates should be enthusiastic about diving deep into the details. You will elevate architectural discussions, provide insightful technical feedback, and dedicate at least one day a week to coding.Your Responsibilities:Lead the infrastructure supporting AI and ML models across critical business areas, enhancing growth, recommendations, trust and safety, fraud detection, seller tooling, and more.Oversee the prototyping, deployment, and productionization of innovative ML architectures, ensuring they align with our strategic objectives.

At Stuut AI, we are revolutionizing accounts receivable for B2B companies, enhancing collections to be smarter and more efficient. Our platform is increasingly being adopted by finance teams in various sectors, including industrials, chemicals, and manufacturing, with clients ranging from Fortune 10 enterprises to growing midmarket firms. Our innovative approach is supported by esteemed investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Khosla Ventures, Activant, 1984 Ventures, and Page One.Position OverviewWe are seeking a dedicated Technical Staff Member focused on Internal AI Tooling. This pivotal role will involve constructing the foundational systems that allow Stuut to scale effectively. Your primary responsibility will be to design and implement internal infrastructures, automation, and AI-driven workflows to enhance operational efficiency across various departments, starting with marketing and extending to sales, operations, and product development.This is a significant role for a proactive individual who thrives on transforming manual or disjointed processes into scalable systems. Collaboration with leadership and cross-functional teams will be essential as you design AI agents, automation pipelines, and internal tools that streamline operations and unlock new capabilities.We are transitioning to an agent-first model, not only in our products but also in our operational approach. This role is central to that evolution.

Lila Sciences is forming a dedicated AI safety team to address the unique risks and challenges posed by scientific superintelligence. The company seeks a Senior or Principal Technical Program Manager to guide the operational side of AI safety research, helping to shape how the team approaches complex and evolving problems. Role overview This Technical Program Manager position connects research, engineering, model development, policy, and executive leadership. The work involves translating fast-moving research into structured, accountable plans. While this is not a research role, curiosity about the technical aspects of AI safety is important. The team values clear communication and the ability to bring clarity and structure as the organization expands. What you will do Act as the primary communication link between the AI safety team and technical, research, and scientific groups. Share complex results and coordinate resource needs. Establish information flows to keep teams connected. Promote accountability within cross-functional, distributed teams, building consensus and trust through open communication and sound judgment. Support rapid experimentation and iteration by refining and applying effective program management practices. Create clear documentation and reports to communicate vision, track progress, and ensure alignment with company objectives. Accurately represent program status and risks, even in uncertain or shifting situations. Requirements Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related discipline. Minimum of 6 years of program or project management experience in technology or life sciences. Demonstrated success in program management, leading cross-functional teams, and delivering projects. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with skill in turning technical requirements into actionable plans. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive-level documents, roadmaps, and updates. Location This position is based in Cambridge, MA or San Francisco, CA, USA.

Join the team at Mirendil as a Member of Technical Staff specializing in Machine Learning Systems. In this role, you will leverage your expertise to develop innovative solutions that enhance our ML frameworks and contribute to groundbreaking projects in the AI space. Collaborate with top talent in a dynamic environment that promotes creativity and technical excellence.

ABOUT RETELL AIAt Retell AI, we are revolutionizing the call center experience using cutting-edge voice AI technology. In just 18 months since our inception, thousands of companies have leveraged our AI voice agents to streamline sales, support, and logistics operations that previously required extensive human teams. Supported by prominent investors such as Y Combinator and Alt Capital, we have grown from $5M to an impressive $36M ARR with a dedicated team of 20.Our ambitious vision for 2026 is to create a state-of-the-art customer experience platform where entire contact centers are driven by AI. Rather than relying on basic automation that necessitates constant human oversight, we are developing intelligent AI “workers” to function as frontline agents, QA analysts, and managers—constantly executing, monitoring, and enhancing customer interactions.As we rapidly expand, we seek passionate innovators eager to solve complex technical challenges, move swiftly, and make a meaningful impact at one of the fastest-growing voice AI startups. Join us in building the future!Ranked among the top 50 AI applications in the a16z list: https://tinyurl.com/5853dt2xRanked #4 on Brex's Fast-Growing Software Vendors of 2025: https://www.brex.com/journal/brex-benchmark-december-2025One of the top startups on the Leana I leaderboard: https://leanaileaderboard.com/THE ROLEWe are in search of a Principal/Staff Engineer to spearhead the technical direction of our core platform. This is an individual contributor role designed for someone who excels in uncertainty, acts swiftly, and elevates the standards of those around them.You will engage with various systems, infrastructure, and product surfaces while collaborating closely with engineering teams, product managers, and leadership to scale successful initiatives and innovate for the future.This role is not about merely addressing tickets; you will identify challenges, engineer solutions, and deliver impactful results.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESLead the design and evolution of our core platform and systems architecture.Oversee complex technical projects from inception to production.Make strategic technical decisions that optimize for speed, reliability, and scalability.Collaborate across teams to facilitate knowledge sharing and best practices.

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, dedicated to becoming the world's most trusted driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, our focus has been on developing the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—aimed at enhancing mobility access and significantly reducing traffic-related fatalities. The Waymo Driver is the backbone of our fully autonomous ride-hailing service and can be adapted for various vehicle platforms and applications. With over ten million rider-only trips and a remarkable experience of over 100 million miles driven autonomously on public roads, alongside extensive simulation across more than 15 U.S. states, we are poised for the future.Waymo’s Technical Program Managers are pivotal in executing our roadmap through strategic cross-functional planning, clarity, and proactive risk management. We thrive in navigating complex technical and operational challenges without predefined guidelines, acting with thoughtful urgency to drive meaningful conversations and outcomes. Our team collaborates intimately with all facets of Waymo to structure, oversee, and propel the work necessary for real-world deployments of the Waymo Driver across diverse platforms and regions.This position follows a hybrid work model and reports directly to the Director of Technical Program Management.Your Responsibilities:Lead the management of international expansion programs, establishing strong and scalable frameworks to introduce Waymo in new countries.Advance the new market framework to support future growth into additional regions.Own and drive critical cross-functional activities necessary for market entry and launch in new countries, focusing on vehicle, software, regulatory, compliance, policy, external engagement, and partner readiness.Coordinate deliverables across both internal and external teams, optimizing workflows and processes as necessary.Proactively identify and mitigate business-critical risks and dependencies.Keep stakeholders informed and aligned, representing programs to senior leadership and escalating issues as needed to eliminate obstacles.Your Qualifications:Over 10 years of experience managing intricate cross-functional programs.Proven track record in driving international expansion initiatives with a comprehensive understanding of market-entry functions (e.g., Product, Engineering, Legal, External Engagement).Exceptional leadership capabilities, with strong communication skills and the ability to inspire and align teams.

Role overview As a Product Engineer at liquid-ai, this position centers on shaping the company’s internal data and agent platform. The work involves designing, building, and launching solutions that reinforce the product lineup. Collaboration is key, with regular interaction across multiple teams. What you will do Partner with colleagues from various disciplines to define and deliver technical solutions Develop and maintain systems that support internal data and agent platform requirements Facilitate smooth integration between platforms and focus on optimizing system performance Location This role is based in San Francisco.