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Principal Product Manager, AI Infrastructure (Storage)

Crusoe· Product and Design
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San Francisco, CA - US, Sunnyvale, CA - US$285k - $335kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Crusoe is building the storage foundation for AI infrastructure, owning long-term architecture, vendor strategy, and platform targets to support large-scale AI workloads across block, file, object, local NVMe, and archival tiers.

Responsibilities

  • Long-term vision: Define the 2-4 year vision and roadmap for Crusoe's storage foundation, across block, file, object, local NVMe, and archival tiers.
  • Architecture and hierarchy: Own the long-term storage architecture and hierarchy
  • Vendor management and technology strategy: Own Crusoe's long-term vendor management strategy for the storage stack, and shapes our cost structure, capital allocation, and competitive position.
  • Platform targets: Set the performance and durability targets the platform must hit, including storage cost per usable TB and capacity efficiency.
  • Scale for AI: Own the future architecture required to support significantly larger AI clusters and fleet scale.
  • Structural investment: Identify structural limitations in the current architecture and prioritize long-term investments to resolve them.
  • Engineering partnership: Partner with Infrastructure Engineering and Architecture on major technical tradeoffs, and define product requirements and business rationale behind foundational investments.
  • Industry scouting: Actively scout the industry for emerging storage technologies and vendors, and represent storage foundations in leadership reviews.

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, with a 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, with credibility to operate as a peer to senior infrastructure engineers and architects.
  • 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, with the ability to translate technical tradeoffs into clear narratives for engineering leadership and executives.

Skills

Required:Storage architecture (block, file, object)Vendor strategy and managementCost per usable TB and capacity efficiencyAnalytical decision makingCommunication to leadership

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
Last updated Sep 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Crusoe

The AI factory company | Renewable-powered AI infrastructure

Crusoe provides next-gen AI infrastructure and cloud compute using an energy-first approach. Deploy AI workloads at scale with reliable performance and 24/7 support.

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