Operations Engineering Manager, Fleet Reliability

Core Weave is The Essential Cloud for AI. Built for pioneers by pioneers, Core Weave 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, Core Weave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability.

Founded in 2017, Core Weave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025. Learn more at

What You'll do

The Fleet Reliability Operations Team is the heart of Core Weave's capacity delivery and maintenance effort. This team is responsible for provisioning, updating and triaging server nodes, and executing the processes and tooling that configure and validate our server fleet. This team is the first in line to respond to hardware issues in production, and is empowered to drive automation and observability design and priority for our server fleet lifecycle.

We are seeking an Operations Manager for the Fleet Reliability Operations team who can help us maintain and improve our high volume of delivery and scale as we 10x the size of our fleet. This individual will develop a strong pipeline of talent, manage onboarding and training, provide process and thought leadership across the team's domain, and champion reliability and customer satisfaction.

As the manager of this team, you would have the opportunity to:

* Build and lead a 24/7 team of process-oriented, reliability and observability-focused engineers.

* Lead the socialization and documentation of clear and consistent processes for provisioning, validating and troubleshooting nodes in our server fleet.

* Think critically about and advocate for process and automation improvements prioritizing event-driven automated remediation as the end goal.

* Provide a 24/7 engineering support function for high-criticality, time-sensitive node delivery and maintenance.

* Drive and improve our program of onboarding, documentation, enablement, and performance management to help your team members achieve new heights of personal growth and capability.

* Drive the culture and tone for how your team keeps score both in how they communicate with and support each other and how they enable the rest of Core Weave.

Who You Are

* You have seven or more years of experience in a software or infrastructure engineering industry, of which at least two years were in a leadership capacity.

* You have a background that includes the knowledge and practice of SRE fundamentals, incident management, blameless culture, observability, and change management.

* You believe in the value of automation and will champion practices that drive reliability and drive the adoption of cross-team processes and tooling.

* You love helping people on their journeys to become their best selves and are comfortable extending the range of your influence to partners, peers, and senior leadership.

The base salary range for this role is $143,000 to $210,000. 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).

What We Offer

The range we've posted represents the typical compensation range for this role. To determine actual compensation, we review the market rate for each candidate which can include a variety of factors. These include qualifications, experience, interview performance, and location.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits to support your needs, including:

* Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by Core Weave

* 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

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

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