# Hardware Platform Product Manager at Nexthop AI

- Company: Nexthop AI
- What the company does: Backed by a16z, Kleiner Perkins and Lightspeed.
- Company website: https://nexthop.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Santa Clara, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-01-21
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://nexthopai.bamboohr.com/careers/73
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/nexthop-ai-hardware-platform-product-manager/

## About the role

As a Hardware Platform Product Manager, you’ll work on advanced technologies and products to solve interesting customer problems, playing a key role in driving and delivering the platform roadmap. This role is a great fit for a team player with a creative and learning mindset, and with solid engineering depth. It’s a great opportunity to work closely with the Nexthop leadership team and help deliver on their vision.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field - Master’s degree or MBA is a plus
- Minimum 10 years of experience as a product manager, technical marketing engineer across networking technologies - switching, routing hardware systems, silicon, optics and interconnects
- Minimum 5-7 years experience as a hardware engineer is a plus
- Significant experience with network architectures for Hyperscaler, Cloud, HPC and AI/ML environments, including technology adjacencies
- Proven ability to work independently in a fast paced, leading-edge environment, bringing domain expertise and enhancing team productivity
- Excellent communication skills - verbal, written and presentation

Tags: Engr Prod Mgmt