Director of Engineering, Media & Entertainment (M&E) at Coreweave

CoreWeave 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. 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. About this role: Leadership & Strategy • Build and scale high-performing engineering teams focused on cloud platforms for media production workloads including rendering, simulation, and content processing. • Recruit, mentor, and develop engineering managers and senior engineers while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and collaboration. • Define and execute the long-term engineering strategy for Media & Entertainment products and services. • Partner with Product and Design leaders to translate industry workflows and customer needs into scalable platform capabilities. • Establish engineering best practices for reliability, security, observability, and operational excellence. • Drive roadmap alignment between engineering initiatives and strategic business objectives. 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. Technical Leadership • Lead the design and development of scalable backend services, APIs, and developer interfaces that power M&E cloud workflows. • Build platforms that support demanding workloads such as rendering, asset processing, and distributed compute pipelines. • Drive architecture decisions for cloud-native systems leveraging technologies such as Kubernetes, distributed services, and infrastructure-as-code. • Ensure the platform enables self-service provisioning, automation, and repeatable workflows for production pipelines. • Establish engineering standards around performance, scalability, and security for enterprise-grade SaaS/PaaS systems. • Oversee system reliability and operational readiness through clear SLOs, monitoring, and runbook-driven on-call practices. Product & Workflow Collaboration • Work closely with product leadership to define technical requirements aligned with real customer workflows in animation, VFX, and media production. • Engage directly with studios, artists, and technical directors to understand pipeline challenges and incorporate feedback into product development. • Translate industry needs into clear engineering priorities and technical roadmaps. • Guide development teams through product milestones including specification, development, testing, and release. • Ensure engineering efforts balance customer requirements, technical feasibility, and business goals. Customer and industry collaboration is critical in identifying workflow needs and transforming them into actionable development plans for engineering teams. Operational Excellence • Implement engineering processes that support scalable development, including CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and code review standards. • Manage development timelines and resource allocation across multiple engineering teams. • Track key operational and customer metrics including performance, reliability, and cost efficiency. • Drive continuous improvement in engineering productivity and system performance. • Partner with QA, support, and customer success teams to ensure high-quality releases and strong user satisfaction. Who You Are: Required Qualifications • 10+ years of software engineering experience, including leadership of engineering teams and managers • Proven experience building and scaling cloud-based platforms or distributed systems. • Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, microservices architecture, and automation technologies. • Experience delivering enterprise SaaS or PaaS products used by external customers. • Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills. • Ability to operate strategically while remaining deeply technical and hands-on with architecture decisions. Preferred Qualifications • Experience building platforms or tools for Media & Entertainment workflows such as VFX, animation, rendering, or post-production pipelines. • Familiarity with industry tools such as Maya, Houdini, Katana, Cinema 4D, V-Ray, Arnold, or RenderMan. • Experience designing APIs, developer platforms, or automation frameworks used by technical users. • Knowledge of GPU-accelerated compute workloads and distributed rendering systems. • Experience working with Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, and large-scale cloud environments. What Success Looks Like • Engineering teams delivering reliable, scalable platforms used by media studios and creative teams globally. • Clear alignment between product vision, customer workflows, and engineering execution. • Platforms capable of supporting large-scale production workloads with high performance and reliability. • Strong engineering culture focused on innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence. 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. Why CoreWeave? 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: • 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 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: • 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 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. California Consumer Privacy Act - California applicants only 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: [Upgrade to PRO to see contact]. 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.