Senior Director of Compute Services

What You’ll Do:

As Senior Director of Compute Services, you will be responsible for the infrastructure that supports internal and external customer platforms.  Your services will deliver compute capacity to the most innovative and demanding AI labs in the world.  You will work closely with thought leaders to define the future of AI computing infrastructure covering bare metal deployment, kubernetes, container registry and virtualization. 

About the role:

As Senior Director of Compute Services, you will be responsible for the infrastructure that supports internal and external customer platforms.  Your services will deliver compute capacity to the most innovative and demanding AI labs in the world.  You will work closely with thought leaders to define the future of AI computing infrastructure covering bare metal deployment, kubernetes, container registry and virtualization. 

• Define and drive the engineering roadmap for CoreWeave compute products
• Lead and grow high-performing engineering teams, including managers and senior ICs, responsible for building and operating security-critical services.
• Own the availability, reliability, and performance of security product services in production, including SLIs/SLOs, incident management, and on-call practices.
• Partner closely with Product Management to translate customer requirements into clear technical designs and delivery plans.
• Oversee the architecture and implementation of secure, scalable, and auditable systems that power customer and internal workloads.
• Collaborate with customer-facing teams (Sales, Solutions, Customer Experience) to support complex enterprise deployments and unblock high-impact opportunities.
• Establish and continuously improve engineering processes, quality bars, and operational best practices for security products in a rapidly growing environment.

Who You Are: 

• 10+ years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering building and operating production services.
• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience, including directly managing other managers and scaling multi-team organizations.
• Proven track record of delivering at scale compute product products at a cloud provider, security company, or large-scale SaaS, preferably in an AI or Machine Learning environment.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems with high availability, strong correctness requirements, and clear operational ownership.
• Strong understanding of enterprise security concepts such as authentication, authorization, least privilege, encryption at rest and in transit, and audit logging.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with Product Management and Security/Compliance teams to prioritize trade-offs and ship customer-facing platform capabilities.
• Experience building and mentoring diverse, inclusive, and high-performing engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.
  
  

Wondering if you’re a good fit? We believe in investing in our people, and value candidates who can bring their own diversified experiences to our teams – even if you aren't a 100% skill or experience match. Here are a few qualities we’ve found compatible with our team. If some of this describes you, we’d love to talk. 

• You’ve worked at a cloud provider or hyperscaler and understand the scale and complexity.
• You want to get into the technical details and solve problems by working directly with engineers.
• You want to work directly with the customers of your services.
• You feel passionate about compute technologies like kubernetes
• You are passionate about  hardware innovation, especially in the modern GPU space
• You are inspired to deliver an amazing operational experience for your customers

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 $256,000 to $341,000. 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).