Technical Program Manager

About this role

Pure Storage

Technical Program Manager

Santa Clara, CaliforniaFull-time

Checked 2h ago

Posted 20 Oct 2026 on Pure Storage's careers page

What the interview will test

Technical Program Manager interviews are usually assessed on

• Program Execution & Coordination
• Stakeholder Communication
• Prioritization & Trade-offs
• Execution & Roadmapping
• Leadership & Influence
• System Design Fundamentals

Practicing for this role builds your session around these skills, with this posting's own requirements folded in.

What you'd do

• End-to-End Program & AI-Enhanced Release Governance: Direct concurrent software release schedules, branch health metrics, leveraging AI tools to automate dependency tracking and risk forecasting.
• Cross-Functional System & AI Integration: Drive alignment across global Engineering (Firmware, OS, Applied AI), Product Management, Security, and Field teams to resolve architectural blockers and achieve on-time program milestones with zero customer downtime.
• Risk Mitigation & Architectural Triage: Lead bug scrubs, triage critical technical risks, manage Git-based merge payloads, and facilitate high-stakes trade-off decisions to balance release velocity with systemic platform stability.
• Financial & Resource Stewardship: Manage program CapEx planning, execution tracking, and resource allocation to ensure engineering spend remains strictly within budget during monthly, quarterly, and annual review cycles.
• Program Metrics and Health Indicators: Develop, track, and manage program indicators covering schedule, quality, risk, dependencies, readiness, cost, and overall execution health. Use program analytics and AI-enabled tools to identify trends, forecast risks, and drive corrective action.

What they're looking for

• End-to-End Program & NPI Mastery: Deep expertise orchestrating complex software release cycles and New Product Introduction (NPI) and OS stacks.
• Applied AI & Program Analytics Fluency: Proven capability leveraging AI workflows, predictive models, or automated program management tools to optimize release management, dependency tracking, and program risk assessments.
• Strategic Problem Solving & Quality Ownership: Advanced analytical ability to establish release branch health metrics, navigate cross-functional dependencies, and apply data-backed insights to enforce rigorous architectural standards.
• Cross-Functional Influence & Financial Governance: Demonstrated skill in driving accountability across global engineering teams without direct authority, alongside practical experience managing CapEx budgets and product cost controls.

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