Staff Technical Program Manager Cluster Orchestration & Applied Training

What Youll Do:

CoreWeave is seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager to lead complex cross-functional programs across Cluster Orchestration and Applied Training within our AI/ML Platform Services organization.

Cluster Orchestration is the platform layer that makes sure large AI workloads are scheduled launched and managed reliably across CoreWeaves clusters. Applied Training is the layer on top of that infrastructure that helps researchers and customers use it for pre-training fine-tuning reinforcement learning evaluations and sandboxed experimentation.

About the role:

In this role you will partner with engineering product infrastructure and research-adjacent teams to improve both how workloads run on the cluster and how users interact with the training platform built on top of it. That includes driving programs across orchestration systems such as Slurm-on-Kubernetes (SUNK) Kueue and workflow integrations while also helping scale the environments tooling and operational mechanisms that make training and evaluation workflows easier to use.

This is a highly cross-functional role for a TPM who combines strong technical depth excellent execution instincts and the ability to bring structure and clarity to fast-moving infrastructure and AI platform initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Drive end-to-end program execution for cluster orchestration initiatives spanning workload scheduling self-service provisioning upgrade and migration flows and platform integrations.
• Lead cross-functional programs that improve how AI training evaluation RL and mixed workloads run across CoreWeave clusters.
• Partner with engineering and product leaders to define roadmap priorities and deliver measurable improvements in utilization reliability scalability observability and user experience.
• Drive delivery for applied training initiatives across pre-training fine-tuning reinforcement learning sandbox environments and evaluation systems.
• Coordinate dependencies across platform engineering infrastructure product customer-facing teams and ecosystem partners to ensure successful launches and clear operational ownership.
• Build program mechanisms for release readiness rollout planning risk management stakeholder communication and post-launch review.
• Establish success metrics dashboards and operating cadences to improve cluster efficiency workload startup performance time-to-research and adoption of new platform capabilities.
• Create clarity across ambiguous technical programs by aligning stakeholders surfacing tradeoffs early and driving decisions to resolution.

Who You Are:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of technical program management experience in cloud infrastructure distributed systems or AI/ML platforms.
• Experience leading large-scale cross-functional programs involving scheduling systems cluster infrastructure or ML platform capabilities.
• Strong technical fluency in Kubernetes Slurm or comparable schedulers distributed systems and AI training workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to define program metrics and deliver measurable outcomes in performance reliability scale or operational maturity.
• Excellent communication skills with experience influencing engineering product and executive stakeholders.

Preferred:

• Experience with orchestration and scheduling technologies such as Kubernetes Slurm Kueue Ray or similar systems.
• Familiarity with modern AI training and evaluation workflows including pre-training supervised fine-tuning reinforcement learning and experiment or sandbox environments.
• Understanding of GPU infrastructure cluster capacity planning multi-tenant execution and distributed training tradeoffs.
• Experience building launch processes release governance dependency management and operational review mechanisms in fast-scaling environments.
• Familiarity with AI developer and research tooling such as W&B SkyPilot or adjacent ecosystem platforms.

Wondering if youre 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 arent a 100% skill or experience match.

Why CoreWeave

At CoreWeave we work hard have fun and move fast! Were in an exciting stage of hyper-growth that you will not want to miss out on. Were not afraid of a little chaos and were 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 organizations 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!

The base salary range for this role is $237000 to $261000. 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 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 weve 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.

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