Vp Of Product, Research And Training Infrastructure (AI)

Location: Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA. 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.

Salary: $233,000 to $341,000. The starting salary will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location.

Company

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™, delivering a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence.

What you will do

• Oversee the evolution of SUNK (Slurm on Kubernetes) to provide researchers with deterministic, bare-metal performance through a cloud-native interface.
• Drive the development of next-generation orchestrators and automated training-based evaluation frameworks that ensure model quality throughout the lifecycle.
• Build the infrastructure required for sophisticated Reinforcement Learning (RL) and RLHF pipelines, enabling labs to refine foundation models with maximum efficiency.
• Act as the primary technical partner for lead researchers at global AI labs, translating their "future-state" requirements into actionable product roadmaps.

Requirements

• 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.
• 15+ years of experience in engineering leadership, with at least 5+ years managing large-scale infrastructure at a top-tier research lab or an AI-native cloud provider.
• Deep, hands-on knowledge of Slurm, Kubernetes, and the specific networking requirements (InfiniBand/RDMA) for distributed training clusters.
• Background supporting frontier model research (pre-training and post-training) and understand the "pain points" of a research scientist.
• Track record of delivering mission-critical services on multi-thousand GPU clusters (H100/Blackwell/Rubin architectures).
• Ability to define "what’s next" in the AI stack, from automated RL loops to specialized sandbox environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by CoreWeave.
• Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account.
• Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
• Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health and Family-Forming support provided by Carrot.
• Flexible PTO, catered lunch each day in our office and data center locations, and a casual work environment.