Technical Program Manager II, Infrastructure (Capacity & Efficiency)
Quick summary
- Work type
- Remote
- Location
- Remote
- Salary
- $103,965–$214,044 / yr
- Posted
- 6 days ago
- Freshness
- Confirmed live 2 days ago
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Salary context
How this pay compares to similar roles
This role pays less than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $177,187–$222,907 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $159k versus about $200k for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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Pinterest is a visual discovery and inspiration platform where people find ideas for home, style, recipes, and more. It serves hundreds of millions of users worldwide through its image and video pinboard product.
Pinterest currently has 48 open roles on FindRole.
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At a glance
TL;DR · Technical Program Manager II, Infrastructure (Capacity & Efficiency)
As a Technical Program Manager II, Infrastructure (Capacity & Efficiency), you will join the infrastructure team to manage programs focused on capacity management and infrastructure efficiency, including right-sizing, utilization, and waste reduction. You will be responsible for tracking moving pieces, following up with engineering partners, and ensuring projects remain on schedule through clear communication. The role requires proficiency in cloud platforms like AWS, along with experience in compute, storage, and cost concepts. You will utilize tools such as SuperSet, Tableau, or Grafana, and may use SQL or scripting to interpret usage data. Key competencies include workflow design, data analysis, and an AI-first execution mindset to automate program operations. This role addresses the technical challenges of managing large-scale compute environments, distributed systems, and ML/AI infrastructure while ensuring safety-by-design in automated workflows.
What does a Technical Program Manager earn?
Median $190350 from 211 postings across 36 companies.
Skills
What you'll do
- Manage infrastructure, platform, or cloud projects within AWS or similar environments.
- Track program moving pieces and ensure project milestones stay on schedule.
- Communicate status updates and requirements clearly to engineering partners.
- Use GenAI tools to accelerate planning, program operations, and stakeholder communications.
- Design durable, low-toil workflows and mechanisms for repeatable program work.
- Analyze usage data using SQL or scripting to improve decision-making.
- Ensure AI usage complies with safety-by-design governance and risk assessment protocols.
- Monitor infrastructure efficiency including capacity management, right-sizing, and waste reduction.
What we're looking for
- 2–4 years of program or project management experience, ideally involving infrastructure, platform, or cloud environments.
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS including compute, storage, and basic usage/cost concepts.
- Strong organizational skills to track moving pieces, follow up, and maintain schedules.
- Clear written and verbal communication skills for presenting status and asks to engineering partners.
- AI-first execution mindset with the ability to use GenAI for planning, operations, and stakeholder communications.
- Safety-by-design AI fluency including experience with risk assessment, data handling, and model validation.
- Experience at a large-scale consumer tech or infrastructure organization (preferred).
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, or equivalent experience (preferred).
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