Staff Production Engineer, Security

CoreWeave•Sunnyvale, CA

4d•$188,000 - $275,000•Hybrid

About The Position

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 . 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.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in site reliability engineering, DevOps, security engineering, security operations, or related roles
Deep expertise with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and cloud-native architectures at scale
Advanced proficiency in automation and systems programming using languages 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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation, and evolution of scalable, highly available security infrastructure using Kubernetes and cloud-native 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