Manager, Production Engineering

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.

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 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 teams sole architect.
• You have experience hiring coaching managing performance and communicating priorities and risks to technical teams and senior leaders.

• 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.

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.

At CoreWeave we work hard have fun and move fast! Were in an exciting stage of hyper-growth that you will not want to miss out on. Were not afraid of a little chaos and were 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 organizations 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 $182000 to $242000. 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 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 weve 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

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This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder) (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158 (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. CoreWeave may for legitimate business reasons decline to pursue any export licensing process.