Engineering Manager, Object Storage Data Plane

Job Description

Job Description

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 

About the Role

As an Engineering Manager, Object Storage Data Plane , you will lead high-performing systems engineering teams driving high-throughput distributed storage architectures and tackling the challenge of scaling storage performance by 10x for massive AI workloads. You will oversee file and block and object storage development to maximize GPU utilization across AI cloud infrastructure. In this role, you will balance technical guidance with strategic execution, performance management and cross-functional leadership in a fast-paced environment.

What You'll Do

• Scale foundational file and block and object storage systems powering high-performance computing AI infrastructure.
• Drive end-to-end design and operational excellence across file and block and object storage services built in Go and Rust to maximize GPU utilization.
• Solve complex engineering challenges to achieve 10x performance scaling in file and block and object storage systems.
• Lead systems engineering teams in a coding-focused, meeting-light culture with high autonomy and impact.
• Provide technical mentorship, oversee performance management and foster innovation.
• Align engineering execution with strategic business goals through effective cross-team leadership.

Who You Are

• Deep technical expertise in storage performance tuning, latency optimization and benchmarking for file and block and object storage architectures.
• 3+ years managing engineering teams plus 7+ years in hands-on systems or infrastructure engineering.
• Technical expertise in cloud storage technologies and distributed systems such as Ceph, Lustre, MinIO and GPUDirect Storage.
• Proven track record scaling storage engineering teams within hyper-scale cloud environments.
• Demonstrated success operating ultra-low-latency systems across high-performance computing or AI infrastructure.
• Proficiency in systems programming with Go and Rust.
• Demonstrated capability in technical recruitment and team growth.

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 are driven to solve complex low-latency systems challenges and scale top-tier engineering teams.
• You are eager to push the boundaries of GPU optimization, next-generation distributed systems and massive-scale AI infrastructure.
• You are an expert in cloud storage, file and block and object storage systems and low-level systems programming.

Why CoreWeave?

We care deeply about how we build our products and how we collaborate, anchored by our core values:

• Be curious at your core
• Act like an owner
• Empower employees
• Deliver best-in-class client experiences
• Achieve more together

We foster an environment of high autonomy and collaboration to solve complex technical challenges. You will work alongside industry leaders driving breakthrough engineering in AI cloud infrastructure.

The base salary range for this role is $182,000 to $242,000. The starting salary will be determined by job-related knowledge, skills, experience and the 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).

What We Offer

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits to support your needs. The benefits below reflect our US-based offerings for full-time employees; for roles in other locations, benefits vary and are shared during the hiring process. These include:

• 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

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Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

CoreWeave is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. All qualified applicants and candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

As part of this commitment and consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) , CoreWeave will ensure that qualified applicants and candidates with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact: View email address on ziprecruiter.com.

Export Control Compliance

This position requires access to technology and/or source code subject to U.S. export control laws. Any such access will be provided only in compliance with applicable U.S. export control requirements. As part of the recruitment process, CoreWeave may request limited information reasonably necessary to assess applicable export-control requirements.