Reliability Lead, Common Services

About the role

This position focuses on maintaining the stability and performance of the foundational services that support our AI cloud infrastructure. You will guide technical strategy to ensure our systems remain available and efficient as we scale to meet the demands of large-scale AI workloads. In this capacity, you will own the design principles that underpin service reliability across the entire technology stack. You will act as the primary architect for resilience, driving initiatives that prevent outages before they occur. Your work will directly influence the operational maturity of the engineering organization. You will be responsible for translating complex infrastructure challenges into clear, actionable roadmaps. This role requires a balance of deep technical execution and high-level strategic planning.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Architect and enforce reliability standards for core platform services to eliminate single points of failure.
• Conduct in-depth performance forensics to identify and resolve bottlenecks within the infrastructure to improve system throughput.
• Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to implement and standardize automated operational runbooks.
• Define and deploy advanced monitoring and observability strategies to achieve proactive identification of potential failures.
• Oversee the complete lifecycle of compute nodes and fleet operations to guarantee high availability and rapid recovery.
• Evaluate and integrate new technologies that enhance the robustness and scalability of the underlying infrastructure.
• Lead incident response efforts, ensuring that critical issues are stabilized and resolved with minimal business disruption.
• Establish clear service-level objectives and key performance indicators to measure the success of reliability initiatives.
• Mentor junior engineers on best practices for system stability and operational hygiene.
• Drive the adoption of infrastructure-as-code principles to ensure consistency and reproducibility across environments.
• Analyze complex system interactions to predict failure modes and mitigate risks before they impact users.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for all reliability-related matters, providing guidance to leadership and technical teams.

Requirements

• Demonstrated professional experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or in a similarly focused systems operations role for a significant duration.
• Possess a comprehensive and proven understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts and the behavior of distributed systems at scale.
• Exhibit the capability to design, implement, and maintain automated systems and processes that function reliably in large-scale production environments.
• Have hands-on, practical experience managing and operating Kubernetes clusters and managing diverse containerized workloads.
• Show a history of proficiency in rapidly troubleshooting intricate issues that span multiple layers of hardware and software.
• Hold a strong track record of working effectively in fast-paced, high-growth technology companies where priorities evolve quickly.
• Display excellent written and verbal communication skills necessary for coordinating with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Maintain a strong commitment to on-call responsibilities and the operational excellence required to support critical infrastructure.

Nice to have

• Experience with infrastructure monitoring tools and observability platforms.
• Background in managing large-scale fleet operations and node lifecycle automation.
• Familiarity with modern distributed systems architectures and patterns.
• Proficiency in automation scripting and configuration management practices.

Practical notes

Full-time employment is expected.

CoreWeave is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. In compliance with the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), CoreWeave will consider for employment only qualified applicants with criminal records that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. CoreWeave will not consider arrests or detention that did not result in a conviction, or non-conviction charges (e.g., charge dismissed, deferred prosecution, diversion, or withheld adjudication) in making any employment decision. CoreWeave will only consider convictions that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. 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CoreWeave will not ask about or consider arrest or non-conviction charges or pending charges. CoreWeave will only consider convictions that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. CoreWeave will not ask about or consider arrest or non-conviction charges or pending charges. CoreWeave will only consider convictions that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. CoreWeave will not ask about or consider arrest or non-conviction charges or pending charges. CoreWeave will only consider convictions that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. CoreWeave will not ask about or consider arrest or non-conviction charges or pending charges. CoreWeave will only consider convictions that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. CoreWeave will not ask about or consider arrest or non-conviction charges or pending charges. CoreWeave will only consider convictions that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. CoreWeave will not ask about or consider arrest or non-conviction charges or pending charges. CoreWeave will only consider convictions that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. CoreWeave will not ask about or consider arrest or non-conviction charges or pending charges. CoreWeave will only consider convictions that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. CoreWeave will not ask about or consider arrest or non-conviction charges or pending charges. CoreWeave will only consider convictions that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. CoreWeave will not ask about or consider arrest or non-conviction charges or pending charges. CoreWeave will only consider convictions that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. CoreWeave will not ask about or consider arrest or non-conviction charges or pending charges. CoreWeave will only consider convictions that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. 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CoreWeave will not ask about or consider arrest or non-conviction charges or pending charges. CoreWeave will only consider convictions that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. CoreWeave will not ask about or consider arrest or non-conviction charges or pending charges. CoreWeave will only consider convictions that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. CoreWeave will not ask about or consider arrest or non-conviction charges or pending charges. CoreWeave will only consider convictions that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. CoreWeave will not ask about or consider arrest or non-conviction charges or pending charges. CoreWeave will only consider convictions that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. CoreWeave will not ask about or consider arrest or non-conviction charges or pending charges. CoreWeave will only consider convictions that are job-related and consistent with business necessity. 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