Staff Technical Program Manager, Firmware Lifecycle and Release Management
Crusoe is an active AI-infrastructure company operating an AI cloud platform, managed AI services, and AI data-center infrastructure.
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About Crusoe, Inc.
Crusoe designs, builds, and operates energy-first AI infrastructure. Its offerings include Crusoe Cloud for GPU-based training, fine-tuning, inference, and managed services, alongside AI-optimized data centers and energy infrastructure.
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About the Role
You will own the release lifecycle for versioned firmware and software baselines across a large GPU fleet, from scoping and qualification through phased rollout. You will orchestrate releases across Compute, Networking, Storage, Orchestration, and Operations, lead fleet-wide upgrades, drive security and CVE response, manage vendor relationships, build release calendars and validation frameworks, and deliver executive updates.
Requirements
- 10+ years as a Technical Program Manager in infrastructure, hardware, or platform engineering
- Working knowledge of server firmware including BMC, BIOS, GPU firmware and drivers, NIC and switch firmware
- Experience running validation or qualification programs without direct authority
- Risk and dependency management
- Experience building release frameworks
- Executive communication
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Responsibilities
- Own the release lifecycle end to end for firmware and software baselines
- Orchestrate cross-functional releases with entry and exit criteria, sign-offs, and go/no-go decisions
- Lead fleet-wide upgrade campaigns with rollback and risk mitigation
- Drive security patch and CVE response
- Manage OEM, ODM, and silicon vendor relationships
- Design release calendars, validation frameworks, Jira workflows, and metrics
- Maintain visibility into release health and deliver executive updates
- Lead retrospectives and apply AI tools to improve tracking and risk detection
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) 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
