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CoreWeave · 1 day ago

Senior Director of Engineering, Cloud Experience

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$300K/yr - $341K/yr

10+ years exp

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™, delivering a platform for innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. The Senior Director of Engineering will lead the Cloud Experience organization, managing teams to define and evolve the public API platform and developer interfaces, ensuring operational excellence and innovation in cloud services.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingCloud InfrastructureInformation TechnologyMachine Learning

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Build and scale high‑performing teams: hire and develop managers and senior engineers, set clear goals and accountability, mature on‑call with actionable runbooks, and foster an inclusive, growth‑oriented culture

Drive our gRPC‑first strategy with generated REST to accelerate SDKs/Terraform and platform‑wide consistency, while raising the bar on reliability, security, and operational excellence

Shape strategy for agent workflows that orchestrate console actions, APIs, and IaC into repeatable, policy‑compliant sequences that help customers and internal users automate common cloud tasks

Lead teams to develop a cohesive, reliable CoreWeave Cloud API that becomes the foundation for all developer touchpoints (Console, SDKs, CLI, IaC), enabling customers to self‑serve provisioning and operations at scale

Work in partnership with design and product to deliver a best-in-class console user experience for both external customers and internal administrators

Lead an IaC‑first approach to enable day‑one Terraform support for new GA products, partnering with DX and Docs to deliver high‑quality providers, SDKs, and developer documentation

Collaborate across Security, Observability, and Infrastructure to ship scalable, secure public APIs and platform capabilities aligned to company objectives and product roadmaps

Qualification

Cloud API developmentKubernetesInfrastructure-as-Code (IaC)GRPC/REST API designAnalytical problem-solvingLeadershipCross-functional collaborationCustomer-facing experienceFrontend stack familiarityAuthenticationAuthorizationCommunication skillsTeam management

Required

10+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years leading managers and multi‑team organizations delivering customer‑facing platform surfaces at scale

Proven track record delivering reliable public APIs and backend services with measurable SLOs and leading cross‑functional initiatives spanning multiple product lines

Strong understanding of cloud computing infrastructure using Kubernetes, scalable architectures, and automation

Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to set organizational strategy, review RFCs, and drive outcomes amid ambiguity and rapid growth

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize problem statements from interactions with customers

Preferred

Experience with Kubernetes control-plane/API design patterns and CRD ergonomics; ability to bridge KRM and gRPC/REST interfaces where appropriate

Experience with API gateways, rate limiting, multitenancy, and edge security at scale

Familiarity with modern frontend stacks (e.g., React, GraphQL) used for building cloud consoles and admin tools, and how they interact with API and IAM layers

Understanding of authentication, authorization, and policy frameworks; proven ability to integrate IAM into API surfaces with consistent semantics