Director Engineering, Training Platform

Role overview

CoreWeave is seeking a Director of Engineering for the Training Platform to lead the development and operations of a scalable AI training infrastructure. You will supervise multiple engineering teams responsible for data pipelines, model training workflows, and tooling to enable efficient, high-performance AI model training at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Engineering organization focused on the Training Platform.
• Define and drive the technical strategy, roadmap, and architecture.
• Design and maintain scalable data pipelines, training workflows, and tooling.
• Oversee cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, AWS/GCP), CI/CD, monitoring, and security.
• Promote reliability, observability, and performance best practices.
• Collaborate with ML researchers, product, and operations teams.
• Hire, mentor, and develop engineering talent; manage performance.
• Plan budgets and schedules; ensure timely delivery.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with leadership; prior experience building ML/training platforms or large-scale infrastructure.
• Strong background in distributed systems, microservices, and APIs.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, and Rust; knowledge of C/C++ is a plus.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and cloud services (AWS/GCP).
• Familiarity with GPUs, NVIDIA CUDA, and HPC environments.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Generous equity and opportunities for growth.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Retirement plan options.
• Generous paid time off.