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Staff Production Engineer, Security

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionCoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™. Built for pioneers by pioneers, CoreWeave delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. Trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises, CoreWeave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017, CoreWeave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025. Learn more at www.coreweave.com.Staff Production Engineer – Security

About Us:
CoreWeave is the AI Hyperscaler™, delivering a cloud platform of cutting-edge services powering the next wave of AI. Our technology provides enterprises and leading AI labs with the most performant, efficient, and resilient solutions for accelerated computing. Since 2017, CoreWeave has operated a growing footprint of data centers covering every region of the US and across Europe. CoreWeave was ranked as one of the TIME100 most influential companies of 2024.

As the leader in the industry, we thrive in an environment where adaptability and resilience are key. Our culture offers career-defining opportunities for those who excel amid change and challenge. If you're someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, enjoys solving complex problems, and is eager to make a significant impact, CoreWeave is the place for you. Join us, and be part of a team solving some of the most exciting challenges in the industry.

CoreWeave powers the creation and delivery of the intelligence that drives innovation.

What You'll Do:

As a Staff Production Engineer in Security at CoreWeave, you'll provide technical leadership and strategic direction to ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of our cloud platform and security systems. You'll operate with a high degree of autonomy, influence architecture across teams, and drive initiatives that improve the resiliency and security posture of our rapidly growing infrastructure.

  • Lead the design, implementation, and evolution of scalable, highly available security infrastructure using Kubernetes and cloud- technologies
  • Define and drive long-term technical strategy for reliability, security automation, and operational excellence across the organization
  • Build and standardize automation, monitoring, and alerting systems to proactively identify and mitigate systemic reliability and security risks
  • Partner closely with infrastructure, platform, and application engineering teams to improve system performance, reduce latency, and increase service uptime at scale
  • Serve as a technical escalation point during major incidents, leading complex incident response, root cause analysis, and follow-through on preventative improvements
  • Mentor senior engineers and set best practices for reliability engineering, security operations, and infrastructure management
  • Influence engineering standards, tooling choices, and architectural decisions across multiple teams and domains

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in site reliability engineering, DevOps, security engineering, security operations, or related roles
  • Deep expertise with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and cloud- architectures at scale
  • Advanced proficiency in automation and systems programming using such as Python, Go, or Bash
  • Proven experience operating and securing large-scale distributed systems in high-availability environments
  • Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives and influence teams beyond direct ownership

Qualifications

  • Strong familiarity with observability platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or equivalent
  • Experience designing and operating security-critical infrastructure in major cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
  • Track record of driving reliability and security improvements across multi-team or company-wide initiatives

The base salary range for this role is $188,000 to $275,000. 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:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by CoreWeave
  • Company-paid Life Insurance
  • Voluntary supplemental life insurance
  • Short and long-term 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

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 , , , , , , sexual , , , 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: careers@coreweave.com.

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. or , (ii) U.S. lawful permanent (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.