Senior Specialist Field Engineer - Kubernetes

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 . We're proud to be a Living Wage accredited Employer. What You’ll Do: The Customer Experience (CX) Organization at CoreWeave is dedicated to ensuring every client running AI workloads at scale has a seamless, reliable, and high-performance experience. This team supports the infrastructure that powers the AI revolution—working across data centers, hardware systems, and customer workloads to maintain the integrity of our cloud platform. The CX organization aligns closely with the internal and customer engineering teams, offering valuable insights from the field and having the chance to contribute to the CoreWeave product roadmap and development. About the role: As a Senior Specialist Field Engineer at CoreWeave, you will play a vital and dynamic role. You will have the opportunity to demonstrate thought leadership and engage hands-on throughout our customers' entire lifecycle. From establishing their Kubernetes environment to developing proofs of concept, onboarding, and optimizing workloads, you will lead innovation at every turn. If you're driven by innovation, thrilled by the possibilities of what specialized compute can enable, and eager to be part of a team that's shaping the future, then CoreWeave is the place for you. Join us and let's embark on this adventure together! In this role, you will: Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customers, establishing strong technical relationships and ensuring their success with CoreWeave's cloud infrastructure offerings, focusing on Kubernetes solutions within high-performance compute (HPC) environments Collaborate closely with customers to understand their unique business needs and create, prototype, and deploy tailored solutions that align with their requirements. Lead proof of concept initiatives to showcase the value and viability of CoreWeave's solutions within specific environments. Drive technical leadership and direction during customer meetings, presentations, and workshops, addressing any technical queries or concerns that arise. Act as a virtual member of CoreWeave's Kubernetes product and engineering teams, identifying opportunities for product enhancement and collaborating with engineers to implement your suggestions. Offer valuable insights on product features, functionality, and performance, contributing regularly to discussions about product strategy and architecture. Conduct periodic technical reviews and assessments of customer workloads, pinpointing opportunities for workload optimization and suggesting suitable solutions. Stay informed of the latest developments and trends in Kubernetes, cloud computing and infrastructure, sharing your thought leadership with customers and internal stakeholders. Lead the prototyping and initiation of research and development efforts for emerging products and solutions, delivering prototypes and key insights for internal consumption. Represent CoreWeave at conferences and industry events, with occasional travel as required. Who You Are: B.S. in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience 7+ years of proven experience as a Solutions Architect, Field Engineer, Engineer, Researcher, or Technical Account Manager in Cloud Infrastructure, focusing on building distributed systems or HPC/cloud services, with an expertise focused on scalable Kubernetes solutions Fluency in cloud computing concepts, architecture, and technologies with hands-on experience in designing and implementing cloud solutions Proven track record with building customer relationships, communicating clearly and the ability to break down complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences Familiar with NVIDIA GPUs typically used in AI/ML applications and associated technologies such as Infiniband and NVIDIA Collective Communications Library (NCCL) Experience with running large-scale Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) training and inference workloads on technologies such as Slurm and Kubernetes. You understand integration points between cloud solutions and enterprise IT Preferred: Code contributions to open-source inference frameworks Experience with scripting and automation related to Kubernetes clusters and workloads Experience with building solutions across multi-cloud environments Client or customer-facing publications/talks on latency, optimization, or advanced model-server architectures Wondering if you’re 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 aren't a 100% skill or experience match. Here are a few qualities we’ve found compatible with our team. If some of this describes you, we’d love to talk. You love to help solve challenging technical problems You’re curious about the latest and greatest technologies in the AI space You’re an expert in managing conflict and achieving mutually beneficial technical outcomes The base salary range for this role is £98,000 - £130,000. 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). To fulfil our obligation to protect client data, successful applicants offered employment with CoreWeave will be required to complete a basic criminal record check, conducted in compliance with GDPR. Employment offers are conditional upon receiving satisfactory check results What We Offer In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits to support your needs, including: Family-level Medical Insurance Family-level Dental Insurance Generous Pension Contribution Life Assurance at 4x Salary Critical Illness Cover Employee Assistance Programme Tuition Reimbursement Work culture focused on innovative disruption Benefits may vary by location. 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 CoreWeave is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. 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