Production Engineer- Team Lead

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.

About the role

As the Production Engineer – Team Lead, you will be at the heart of CoreWeave’s cloud infrastructure stability and reliability. This senior generalist role provides strategic direction, operational continuity, and technical expertise across various facets of our platform. You will act as a bridge between engineering reliability and broader technical and organizational goals, ensuring a seamless connection between incident response, platform reliability, and team development.

You will guide the team’s response to critical incidents, track performance against Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and drive improvements that enhance both operational readiness and reliability across the organization. Your leadership will go beyond tactical incident resolution, ensuring continuous evolution of processes, communication, and training to support operational excellence. The Cloud Platform Production Engineer Team Lead will reduce ambiguity, provide clarity, and keep reliability at the forefront of decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Incident Commander during incidents, providing decisive leadership to ensure timely and effective resolution while minimizing impact.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, and customer-facing units, during incidents, ensuring clear communication at all stages.
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) efforts, working with engineering teams to implement long-term, sustainable solutions and prevent recurrence.
• Own and refine the post-incident review (PIR) process, ensuring actionable outcomes and continuous learning across the team.
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of incident response playbooks to ensure team readiness for diverse failure scenarios.
• Drive the escalation process, acting as the primary point of contact for high-priority incidents.
• Define and track Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and ensure alignment with business goals and team objectives.
• Champion the use of SLOs to guide incident prioritization, drive improvements, and communicate reliability outcomes.
• Identify and lead initiatives to improve system resilience, scalability, and disaster recovery capabilities across the platform.
• Develop and optimize KPIs, SLAs, and performance metrics for incident management and operational efficiency.
• Spearhead the implementation of automation strategies to reduce Mean Time to Detection (MTTD) and Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR), while increasing overall platform reliability.
• Mentor and guide the cloud operations team, ensuring consistent growth in technical skills, incident response expertise, and leadership capabilities.
• Drive rapid incident resolution, connecting subject matter experts to uncover unknowns in systems and their broader ecosystem.
• Lead team development by training and mentoring Production Engineers in incident management best practices, tools, and systems.
• Foster a collaborative environment where knowledge sharing, continuous learning, and feedback are prioritized.
• Support the creation and evolution of team processes, ensuring scalability and effective response to current and future needs.
• Encourage professional growth and upskilling within the team, building a strong foundation for future Cloud Platform SREs.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in production engineering, cloud operations, site reliability engineering (SRE), or incident response roles.
• Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., Kubernetes-based infrastructure, AWS, GCP).
• Strong familiarity with incident management frameworks such as ITIL and SRE best practices.
• Proficiency with monitoring and alerting tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) and strong understanding of observability principles.
• Hands-on experience with automation, scripting, and configuration management tools (e.g., Python, Bash, Terraform).
• Demonstrated ability to make critical decisions under pressure, guiding teams through high-stakes incident resolution.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical issues for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven experience mentoring and coaching technical teams, driving a culture of growth and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in an Incident Commander role, managing high-priority incidents and major service restorations.
• Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes, containerization, and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with change management processes, post-incident analysis techniques, and runbook automation.
• Experience with developing and managing self-healing infrastructure.

About 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, 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 grow, the 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.

Pay

The base salary range for this role is $182,000 to $242,000. The starting salary will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package includes a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program (all based on eligibility).

Benefits

• 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
• 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