Software Product Manager

Intel Corporation • Austin, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The AI Compute Software Product Manager owns the product strategy, roadmap, and execution for performance‑critical middleware layers enabling AI training and inference on modern accelerators and CPUs. This role sits at the intersection of hardware capabilities, frameworks, and system‑level software, ensuring scalable, high‑performance, and developer‑friendly compute plumbing across AI workloads. The PM will work in a matrixed organization, collaborating horizontally with stack‑layer owners and vertically with product managers to deliver Day‑0 readiness, sustained performance leadership, and ecosystem adoption.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 6 years of experience, or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, MBA, or related field with 4 years of experience.
• 6+ years of software product management experience AND 2+ years of background in systems engineering or performance critical software development
• Experience in the following:
• AI training and inference workloads
• Compute kernels, math libraries, and runtime performance tuning
• Accelerator architectures (GPU/AI accelerators) and CPUs

Nice To Haves

• Hands‑on experience with:
• OneDNN, SYCL, Triton, CUDA‑like or kernel-level programming models
• Experience with AI frameworks or compiler stacks
• Experience with benchmarking, profiling, and performance analysis tools

Responsibilities

• Define and own the product vision and roadmap for AI compute middleware
• Translate hardware capabilities into middleware features that unlock performance and usability
• Drive performance, scalability, and correctness requirements across AI training and inference workloads
• Partner closely with Framework PMs (PyTorch, JAX, vLLM, etc.), Driver and firmware teams, Compiler and kernel engineers
• Prioritize investments based on Model and workload trends, Customer requirements, Competitive analysis and benchmarks
• Ensure Day‑0 enablement for new hardware, models, and software releases
• Align backlog and milestones across multiple product lines in a matrixed operating model
• Represent middleware strategy in internal reviews and external technical engagements as needed
• Ability to reason about hardware–software co‑design tradeoffs
• Proven experience working in complex, matrixed organizations
• Strong technical communication and decision‑making skills

Benefits

• We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry.
• It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation.
• Find out more about the benefits of working at Intel.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees