Principal Product Manager, AI Infrastructure (Storage)

The role

You will own the long-term architecture and technology strategy for the storage foundation. You will define the roadmap for block, file, object, local NVMe, and archival tiers to support AI workloads.

What you will do

• Define the 2-4 year vision and roadmap for the storage foundation.
• Own the long-term storage architecture and hierarchy.
• Own the long-term vendor management strategy for the storage stack.
• Set performance and durability targets including storage cost per usable TB and capacity efficiency.
• Own the future architecture required to support larger AI clusters and fleet scale.
• Identify structural limitations and prioritize long-term investments.
• Partner with Infrastructure Engineering and Architecture on technical tradeoffs.
• Scout the industry for emerging storage technologies and vendors.

Required qualifications

• 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.
• Track record of owning architecture-level outcomes at Principal or equivalent scope, specifically focused on cloud storage or related infrastructure.
• Subject matter expertise in storage.
• Strong technical understanding of cloud storage architectures, including block, file, and object storage, at hyperscale.
• Experience managing long-term vendor strategy and vetting in-house software engineering investment for storage hardware and software.
• A strong grasp of infrastructure economics at scale, including cost per usable TB and capacity efficiency.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to use data to inform multi-year infrastructure decisions.
• Exceptional communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI/ML infrastructure, including training and inference workloads in the cloud.
• Direct experience with high-performance storage networking, such as RDMA or GPUDirect Storage.
• Experience with a major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their storage services, or a deep understanding of cloud-native storage principles at hyperscale.
• 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

About the company

Crusoe is a vertically integrated AI infrastructure company that owns and operates each layer of the stack to power AI workloads. The company uses an energy-first approach to solve power bottlenecks for AI compute.