Principal Product Manager, AI Infrastructure (Networking)

Crusoe

$285K — $335K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or related field.
  • 8+ years of technical product management or infrastructure engineering experience.
  • Subject matter expertise in networking with credibility among senior engineers.
  • Experience in fleet-wide network architecture and topology design.
  • Proven history of managing long-term vendor strategies in core networking.
  • Understanding of infrastructure economics and capacity planning at scale.
  • Exceptional analytical and communication skills to present complex data.

Responsibilities

  • Define a 2-4 year vision and roadmap for the networking foundation.
  • Develop and manage Crusoe's vendor management strategy.
  • Establish performance, reliability, and cost targets for the network.
  • Design cross-DC and multi-site connectivity strategies and network topology.
  • Drive the technology strategy for networking hardware and evaluate vendors.
  • Identify architectural limitations and prioritize structural investments.
  • Collaborate with Engineering and Architecture on technical tradeoffs.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and equity packages
  • Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
  • Paid time off, holidays, and leave of absence programs
  • Employer contributions to HSA accounts
  • Paid parental leave and life insurance
  • Professional development and tuition reimbursement
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4%
  • Daily meals allowance and commuter benefits
  • Global travel insurance and emergency assistance
Full Job Description
About the Role:
  • Long-term vision: Define the 2-4 year vision and roadmap for Crusoe's networking foundation, from fleet-wide architecture to fabric design.
  • Vendor management strategy: Own Crusoe's long-term vendor management strategy for the network, including defining our cost structure and capital allocation.
  • Platform targets: Set the performance, reliability, scalability, and cost targets the network must hit, including network cost per GPU and per server.
  • Connectivity architecture: Own cross-DC and multi-site connectivity strategy, network topology, and failure-domain design.
  • Technology strategy: Drive NIC, DPU, switch, and networking technology strategy, including evaluating new hardware generations and vendors.
  • Structural investment: Identify structural limitations in the current architecture and prioritize the long-term investments that resolve them.
  • Engineering partnership: Partner with Infrastructure Engineering and Architecture on major technical tradeoffs, and define the product requirements and business rationale behind foundational investments.
  • Executive communication: Represent networking foundations in leadership reviews, translating architecture and vendor tradeoffs into clear decision docs.


What You'll Be Working On:
  • Long-term vision: Define the 2-4 year vision and roadmap for Crusoe's networking foundation, from fleet-wide architecture to fabric design.
  • Vendor management strategy: Own Crusoe's long-term vendor management strategy for the network, including defining our cost structure and capital allocation.
  • Platform targets: Set the performance, reliability, scalability, and cost targets the network must hit, including network cost per GPU and per server.
  • Connectivity architecture: Own cross-DC and multi-site connectivity strategy, network topology, and failure-domain design.
  • Technology strategy: Drive NIC, DPU, switch, and networking technology strategy, including evaluating new hardware generations and vendors.
  • Structural investment: Identify structural limitations in the current architecture and prioritize the long-term investments that resolve them.
  • Engineering partnership: Partner with Infrastructure Engineering and Architecture on major technical tradeoffs, and define the product requirements and business rationale behind foundational investments.
  • Executive communication: Represent networking foundations in leadership reviews, translating architecture and vendor tradeoffs into clear decision docs.


What You'll Bring to the Team:
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field.
  • 8+ years of technical product management experience, or product-minded infrastructure engineering experience, with a track record of owning architecture-level outcomes at Principal or equivalent scope.
  • Subject matter expertise in networking, with the credibility to operate as a peer to senior infrastructure engineers and architects.
  • Direct experience with fleet-wide network architecture, topology design, and failure-domain strategy at scale.
  • Experience managing long-term vendor strategy and vetting in-house software engineering investment for core networking infrastructure.
  • A strong grasp of infrastructure economics at scale, including cost per unit and capacity planning.
  • Analytical mindset with the ability to use data to inform multi-year infrastructure decisions.
  • Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate technical tradeoffs into clear narratives for engineering leadership and executives.
  • Direct experience with RDMA fabrics such as InfiniBand or RoCE, and with GPU cluster networking for AI training or inference.


Bonus Points
  • Experience with data center network design, including cross-DC and multi-site connectivity.
  • Familiarity with the current landscape of networking silicon, NICs, and switch vendors serving AI infrastructure.
  • Experience managing or mentoring other product managers.


Benefits:
  • Competitive compensation and equity packages
  • Restricted Stock Units
  • Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
  • Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
  • Employer contributions to HSA account
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
  • Professional development & tuition reimbursement
  • Mental health & wellness support
  • Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
  • Cell phone stipend
  • 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
  • Volunteer time off
  • Global travel insurance & emergency assistance
  • Daily meals allowance
  • Additional perks & programs specific to location


Compensation Range

Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $285,000-$335,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant's knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

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