Staff AI Security Engineer
About the role
The Staff AI Security Engineer will define and operationalize security across CoreWeave’s AI ecosystem. This role sits at the intersection of AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, and security engineering.
Responsibilities
Design and implement security controls across AI/ML infrastructure, including model artifact storage, data lineage and integrity, model signing and provenance, and ML pipeline security (MLOps/MLSecOps)
Develop AI security policies, standards, and threat models covering model development, training pipelines, data ingestion, inference environments, and agentic systems
Build security guardrails for agentic workflows: tool access and permissioning, input/output validation, execution boundaries, sandboxing, and auditability of agent actions
Lead secure adoption of AI tools across engineering, security, operations, and enterprise functions. Evaluate AI vendors, copilots, and integrations. Define policies for data sharing, model usage boundaries, and sensitive data handling in prompts and outputs
Partner with enterprise security and IT on AI-related risks across the corporate environment, including endpoint posture, corporate identity, and SaaS security for AI-enabled platforms
Conduct threat modeling and adversarial testing of AI systems, covering prompt injection, data poisoning, model extraction, and backdoored models. Build and maintain a CoreWeave-specific AI threat taxonomy
Drive cross-team technical decisions and influence architecture across platform engineering, security engineering, ML/AI teams, and product/DevEx to embed security into AI platforms and developer tooling
Requirements
10+ years of experience in security engineering (cloud, application, or infrastructure)
Experience with AI/ML systems: LLMs, training pipelines, inference systems, or MLOps
Strong, demonstrable experience building and securing large-scale distributed systems
Strong coding skills in Go, Python, or similar
Familiarity with Kubernetes, containerized environments, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Understanding of AI-specific threats: prompt injection, data leakage, model misuse, supply chain risks in models and datasets
Track record of driving cross-team technical initiatives and influencing architecture decisions at the org level
Preferred Experience
Building or securing LLM-based systems, agent frameworks (LangChain, etc.), or AI-powered internal tools
Experience with secure model deployment pipelines or confidential computing / secure enclaves
Familiarity with identity and access control systems
Experience in high-performance or GPU-centric environments
Why CoreWeave?
About 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 enables the development of innovative solutions to complex problems. As we get set for takeoff, the organization's growth opportunities 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!
Pay
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).
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
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, full-service childcare support with Kinside
Catered lunch each day in our office and data center locations
A casual work environment
A work culture focused on innovative disruption
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.