Manager, Production Engineering

Job description

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™. Built for pioneers by pioneers, CoreWeave delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. Trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises, CoreWeave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017, CoreWeave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025. Learn more at www.coreweave.com. What You'll Do: Prime Systems & Services builds and operates internal Kubernetes platforms and foundational infrastructure services that CoreWeave depends on. We are a new team focused on making these systems reliable, scalable, and easy to operate. Our work combines Kubernetes, software, systems, and reliability engineering to improve how infrastructure is deployed, changed, and supported at scale. About the role: We are seeking an Engineering Manager to build and lead a team of infrastructure and systems engineers. You will have the opportunity to shape the team from its earliest stage and translate an evolving charter into a clear, sustainable operating model. In partnership with technical leadership, you will establish how the team delivers, operates, and grows while remaining accountable for its people, priorities, and outcomes. In this role, you will: • Lead and develop a high-performing team of infrastructure engineers. • Set clear priorities, roadmaps, ownership, and measures of success. • Define clear decision-making, escalation, and on-call practices as the team grows. • Partner with technical leaders to guide architecture and deliver reliable infrastructure and automation. • Establish strong practices for testing, observability, safe changes, incident response, and on-call. • Use operational and delivery data to identify risks and guide investment. • Resolve cross-team dependencies and create a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Who You Are: • You have 6+ years of experience in software, infrastructure, platform, SRE, or production engineering, including people leadership. • You have managed engineers responsible for production systems with meaningful reliability requirements. • You have experience with Kubernetes, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure. • You have improved operational practices such as on-call, SLOs, observability, incident response, or change management. • You have turned ambiguous ownership or cross-team dependencies into clear plans and delivered outcomes. • You can guide technical tradeoffs and work effectively with senior engineers without becoming the team's sole architect. • You have experience hiring, coaching, managing performance, and communicating priorities and risks to technical teams and senior leaders. Preferred: • Experience building a new engineering team or platform function. • Experience operating Kubernetes at scale or on bare metal. • Familiarity with infrastructure automation, GitOps, and progressive delivery. • Experience leading teams with both development and operational responsibilities. Wondering if you're a good fit? We value diverse experiences and do not expect candidates to match every qualification. If you enjoy developing engineers, creating clarity, and building dependable infrastructure organizations, we would love to talk. Why CoreWeave? At CoreWeave, we work hard, have fun, and move fast! We're in an exciting stage of hyper-growth that you will not want to miss out on. We're not afraid of a little chaos, and we're constantly learning. Our team cares deeply about how we build our product and how we work together, which is represented through our core values: • Be Curious at Your Core • Act Like an Owner • Empower Employees • Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences • Achieve More Together We support and encourage an entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. We foster an environment that encourages collaboration and enables the development of innovative solutions to complex problems. As we get set for takeoff, the organization's growth opportunities are constantly expanding. You will be surrounded by some of the best talent in the industry, who will want to learn from you, too. Come join us! The base salary range for this role is $182,000 to $242,000. The starting salary will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. We strive for both market alignment and internal equity when determining compensation. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package includes a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program (all based on eligibility). What We Offer The range we’ve posted represents the typical compensation range for this role. To determine actual compensation, we review the market rate for each candidate which can include a variety of factors. These include qualifications, experience, interview performance, and location. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits to support your needs. The benefits below reflect our US-based offerings for full-time employees; for roles in other locations, benefits vary and are shared during the hiring process. These include: • Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by CoreWeave • Company-paid Life Insurance • Voluntary supplemental life insurance • Short and long-term disability insurance • Flexible Spending Account • Health Savings Account • Tuition Reimbursement • Ability to Participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) • Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health • Family-Forming support provided by Carrot • Paid Parental Leave • Flexible, full-service childcare support with Kinside • 401(k) with a generous employer match • Flexible PTO • Catered lunch each day in our office and data center locations • A casual work environment • A work culture focused on innovative disruption California Appli