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

<div class="content-intro"><div> <div> <div class="gmail_quote"> <div> <div><span id="m_1770241969069985273m_-2746164444908759431gmail-docs-internal-guid-131e4fb0-7fff-b4e9-ff50-e8cf32449b1b">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&nbsp;<a href="http://www.coreweave.com/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.coreweave.com&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1762613132717000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw3D-UOhNaqEvF5BEWxjYyAU&quot;&gt;www.coreweave.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">CoreWeave is seeking a&nbsp;<strong>Director of Engineering, Media &amp; Entertainment (M&amp;E)</strong> <strong>to lead the development of next-generation cloud platforms and tools that power modern content creation workflows</strong>. 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.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">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.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This role combines <strong>deep engineering leadership with domain expertise in M&amp;E workflows</strong>, ensuring that the platform delivers exceptional performance, reliability, and usability for demanding creative workloads.</span></p> <h1><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>About this role:</strong></span></h1> <h1><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Leadership &amp; Strategy</strong></span></h1> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Build and scale high-performing engineering teams focused on cloud platforms for media production workloads including rendering, simulation, and content processing.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Recruit, mentor, and develop engineering managers and senior engineers while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and collaboration.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Define and execute the long-term engineering strategy for Media &amp; Entertainment products and services.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Partner with Product and Design leaders to translate industry workflows and customer needs into scalable platform capabilities.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Establish engineering best practices for reliability, security, observability, and operational excellence.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Drive roadmap alignment between engineering initiatives and strategic business objectives.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">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.&nbsp;</span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Technical Leadership</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lead the design and development of scalable backend services, APIs, and developer interfaces that power M&amp;E cloud workflows.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Build platforms that support demanding workloads such as rendering, asset processing, and distributed compute pipelines.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Drive architecture decisions for cloud-native systems leveraging technologies such as Kubernetes, distributed services, and infrastructure-as-code.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ensure the platform enables self-service provisioning, automation, and repeatable workflows for production pipelines.&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Establish engineering standards around performance, scalability, and security for enterprise-grade SaaS/PaaS systems.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Oversee system reliability and operational readiness through clear SLOs, monitoring, and runbook-driven on-call practices.</span></li> </ul> <h2><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Product &amp; Workflow Collaboration</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Work closely with product leadership to define technical requirements aligned with real customer workflows in animation, VFX, and media production.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Engage directly with studios, artists, and technical directors to understand pipeline challenges and incorporate feedback into product development.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Translate industry needs into clear engineering priorities and technical roadmaps.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Guide development teams through product milestones including specification, development, testing, and release.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Ensure engineering efforts balance customer requirements, technical feasibility, and business goals.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Customer and industry collaboration is critical in identifying workflow needs and transforming them into actionable development plans for engineering teams.&nbsp;</span></p> <h2><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Operational Excellence</strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Implement engineering processes that support scalable development, including CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and code review standards.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Manage development timelines and resource allocation across multiple engineering teams.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Track key operational and customer metrics including performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Drive continuous improvement in engineering productivity and system performance.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Partner with QA, support, and customer success teams to ensure high-quality releases and strong user satisfaction.</span></li> </ul> <h1><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Who You Are:</strong></span></h1> <h3><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Required Qualifications</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">10+ years of software engineering experience, including leadership of engineering teams and managers</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Proven experience building and scaling cloud-based platforms or distributed systems.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, microservices architecture, and automation technologies.</span></li> &lt