Lead the development of cloud platforms for content creation workflows, driving engineering strategy and ensuring exceptional performance for demanding creative workloads.
CoreWeave is seeking a Director of Engineering, Media & Entertainment (M&E) to lead the development of next-generation cloud platforms and tools that power modern content creation workflows. This role will drive the engineering strategy and execution for solutions that support visual effects (VFX), animation, rendering, and post-production pipelines used by studios, artists, and creative teams worldwide.
As a senior engineering leader, you will build and lead high-performing engineering teams responsible for designing scalable infrastructure, developer tools, and user-facing systems that enable creative professionals to run complex production workloads in the cloud. You will collaborate closely with product, design, infrastructure, and customer teams to translate real-world production workflows into reliable, high-performance software platforms.
This role combines deep engineering leadership with domain expertise in M&E workflows, ensuring that the platform delivers exceptional performance, reliability, and usability for demanding creative workloads.
The role will involve leading teams responsible for core platform capabilities, including APIs, automation, and cloud orchestration layers that enable customers to provision and manage compute resources at scale.
Customer and industry collaboration is critical in identifying workflow needs and transforming them into actionable development plans for engineering teams.
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.
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:
We support and encourage an entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. We foster an environment that encourages collaboration and provides the opportunity to develop innovative solutions to complex problems. As we get set for take off, the growth opportunities within the organization 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 $206,000 to $303,000. 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, including:
Our Workplace
While we prioritize a hybrid work environment, remote work may be considered for candidates located more than 30 miles from an office, based on role requirements for specialized skill sets. New hires will be invited to attend onboarding at one of our hubs within their first month. Teams also gather quarterly to support collaboration.
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CoreWeave is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. All qualified applicants and candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.
As part of this commitment and consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), CoreWeave will ensure that qualified applicants and candidates with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact: [email protected].
Export Control Compliance
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.
Hybrid work environment with remote options
While we prioritize a hybrid work environment, remote work may be considered for candidates located more than 30 miles from an office, based on role requirements for specialized skill sets
Health Insurance
Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by CoreWeave
Catered lunch
Catered lunch each day in our office and data center locations
Paid Parental Leave
CoreWeave provides a high-performance cloud platform equipped with extensive GPU resources designed for large-scale, GPU-accelerated workloads. It's tailor-made for engineers and innovators in the AI sector, offering a robust infrastructure that supports the creation and scaling of advanced intelligence solutions.
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