Senior Engineering Manager, AI Infrastructure
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence · Seattle, WA
$146,880–$220,320from the description
Jul 7, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior operational leadership role responsible for keeping a high-performance computing environment — including on-premises GPU clusters, a hybrid cloud setup, and an internal workload orchestration platform — running reliably and efficiently for an AI research institute. The position involves managing storage systems at petascale, overseeing GPU resource allocation, supporting research teams, and leading a team of systems engineers and SREs. It suits a deeply technical infrastructure or HPC veteran with prior team management experience.
Senior level · 12+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 15 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 5–35
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $219,401 (middle half $175,322–$306,147). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (7)
The title 'Senior Manager' maps to a people-management role (direct reports explicitly required: 2+ years supervising a team of 5+), so 11-3021 is the primary SOC. 15-1244 is the runner-up given the heavy hands-on HPC/systems operations emphasis.
The experience requirement is stated as '12+ years in infrastructure, systems engineering, or HPC' OR 'an advanced degree with 8+ years' — 12 is used as the overall years minimum (the non-degree floor).
Degree requirement: the JD states 'Bachelor's degree in a related field' as a hard requirement, with an advanced degree potentially substituting for years of experience — not for the degree itself. Minimum degree is therefore Bachelor's.
AWS and GCP appear in the responsibilities narrative (burst-to-cloud context) and are not explicitly listed as required qualifications; treated as preferred.
NCCL appears in the 'Who You Are' narrative framing (understanding of NCCL optimizations) rather than in the formal 'What You'll Need' requirements section; treated as preferred.
Beaker (Ai2's internal orchestration platform) is proprietary and not a transferable skill signal; omitted from the skills list.
The role is on-site in Seattle; remote=false.
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