Technical Product Manager - Soperator

About Meridian Softworks: Meridian Softworks is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment, without the cost and complexity of building large in-house AI/ML infrastructure. Built by engineers, for engineers. From large-scale GPU orchestration to inference optimization, we own the hard problems across compute, storage, networking and applied AI. Listed on Nasdaq (NBIS) and headquartered in Amsterdam, we have a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, the UK, North America and Israel. Our team of 1,500+ includes hundreds of engineers with deep expertise across hardware, software and AI R&D. The role At Meridian Softworks, we’re building a next-generation AI compute platform for large-scale ML training and inference — from a few nodes to thousands of GPUs. We’re looking for a Technical Product Manager to own product direction for Soperator — our Slurm-on-Kubernetes control plane for GPU clusters. In this role, you will shape how ML engineers and research teams run, scale, and optimize distributed workloads in production. If you care about systems that combine performance, reliability, and developer experience at the frontier of AI infrastructure, this role is for you. Your responsibilities will include: • Own the full user journey across Soperator clusters: Slurm workflows, dashboards, alerts/notifications, node lifecycle, and training/inference capacity management. • Define product direction end-to-end: problem discovery → solution design → delivery → adoption . • Lead deep customer discovery through interviews, usage analytics, and workload analysis to uncover high-impact opportunities. • Drive execution across platform teams: compute, networking, storage, observability, IAM and etc. • Translate frontier ML and infrastructure ideas into practical product capabilities for real-world GPU clusters. • Define success metrics, prioritize roadmap decisions with data, and ensure measurable customer/business impact. • Lead the open-source strategy and execution for Soperator: shape public roadmap themes, prioritize OSS-facing capabilities, and ensure strong adoption in the community. We expect you to have: • 3–5+ years in Product Management, ML infrastructure/MLOps, distributed systems, or cloud platform engineering. • Strong technical depth in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or ML platforms. • Hands-on familiarity with large-scale ML training and orchestration tools (e.g., Slurm, Kubernetes, Ray ). • Track record of shipping technically complex products with multiple engineering teams. • Strong communication and stakeholder management across engineering, research, and customers. • Experience with product analytics, data-informed prioritization, and experimentation. • High ownership, high learning velocity, and comfort operating in fast-moving AI infrastructure environments. It will be an added bonus if you have: • Experience with GPU platforms and HPC primitives: InfiniBand/RDMA, topology-aware scheduling , high-throughput storage. • Practical understanding of modern ML training stacks: PyTorch, DeepSpeed, FSDP/ZeRO, NCCL . • Familiarity with efficiency and reliability metrics: Goodput, MFU, failure modes, preemption handling, health checks . • Exposure to large-scale LLM training/inference systems. • Experience in observability, performance tuning, or SRE/reliability engineering. • Customer-facing technical experience (solutioning, support, architecture advisory). About Meridian Softworks Meridian Softworks AI is an AI cloud platform with one of the largest GPU capacities in Europe. Launched in November 2023, the Meridian Softworks AI platform provides high-end, training-optimized infrastructure for AI practitioners. As an NVIDIA preferred cloud service provider, Meridian Softworks AI offers a variety of NVIDIA GPUs for training and inference, as well as a set of tools for efficient multi-node training. Meridian Softworks AI owns a data center in Finland, built from the ground up by the company’s R&D team and showcasing our commitment to sustainability. The data center is home to ISEG, the most powerful commercially available supercomputer in Europe and the 16th most powerful globally (Top 500 list, November 2023). Meridian Softworks’s headquarters are in Amsterdam, Netherlands, with teams working out of R&D hubs across Europe and the Middle East. Meridian Softworks AI is built with the talent of more than 500 highly skilled engineers with a proven track record in developing sophisticated cloud and ML solutions and designing cutting-edge hardware. This allows all the layers of the Meridian Softworks AI cloud – from hardware to UI – to be built in-house, distictly differentiating Meridian Softworks AI from the majority of specialized clouds: Meridian Softworks customers get a true hyperscaler-cloud experience tailored for AI practitioners. We’re growing and expanding our products every day. Benefits & Perks: Competitive compensation Career growth and learning opportunities Flexibility and ownership Collaborative and innovative culture Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects International environment and talented teams What's it like to work at Meridian Softworks: Fast moving - Bold thinking - Constant growth - Meaningful impact - Trust and real ownership - Opportunity to shape the future of AI Equal Opportunity Statement: Meridian Softworks is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they apply and will be required to provide proof of employment eligibility as a condition of hire. If you need accommodations during the application process, please let us know.