Senior Manager, Cluster Engineering & Deployment
TensorWave · Remote · Remote ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Senior Management Role
- AI Infrastructure Focus
- Network & GPU Clusters
- Deployment Leadership
- US Work Authorization
As the Senior Manager of Cluster Engineering & Deployment, you will own the process that transforms delivered hardware racks into accepted, production-ready clusters. Your team handles network bring-up, fabric cabling verification, GPU node integration, and rigorous cluster-level validation including burn-in tests.
This role is critical to revenue generation, as cluster acceptance marks the start of billing. You will drive deployment velocity, eliminate defects, and coordinate with field teams and vendors to maintain high operational standards across concurrent builds.
What you'll do
- Own and evolve the cluster deployment playbook including staged bring-up and config push
- Lead deployment engineering teams and coordinate with data center field teams
- Drive deployment velocity by reducing bring-up time through tooling and pre-staging
- Manage defect feedback loops with Network Engineering and hardware vendors
- Define and standardize spares, test equipment, and deployment tooling requirements
- Oversee end-to-end cluster validation including bandwidth and collective performance tests
What you'll need
- 10+ years in network deployment, cluster bring-up, or large-scale infrastructure delivery
- Experience managing engineers in field or deployment settings
- Hands-on experience with fabric bring-up at scale involving hundreds of switches
- Strong operational rigor in building playbooks, gates, and metrics
- Proven ability to maintain schedule accountability across multiple concurrent builds
Nice to have
- Experience with GPU cluster validation using NCCL or RCCL benchmarking
- Automation skills using Python or Ansible for deployment tasks
- Deep knowledge of optics and link-layer debugging
- Experience with acceptance testing as a commercial revenue-linked gate
Stack
- Python
- Ansible
- RCCL
- NCCL
How you'll work
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
- Coordination with on-site engineers and data center teams required
What you get
- Stock options
- 100% paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company HSA contributions
- 100% paid short and long term disability insurance
- Life and voluntary supplemental insurance options
- 401(k) plan
- Flexible PTO and paid holidays
- Parental leave
- Employee assistance program