Director of Engineering, Media & Entertainment (M&E)
CoreWeave is seeking a Director of Engineering for Media & Entertainment (M&E) to lead the development of advanced cloud platforms and tools that support modern content creation workflows. This role focuses on engineering strategies and solutions for visual effects (VFX), animation, rendering, and post-production pipelines utilized by studios, artists, and creative teams globally.
The Director will build and manage high-performing engineering teams responsible for designing scalable infrastructure, developer tools, and user-facing systems that enable creative professionals to execute complex production workloads in the cloud. Collaboration with product, design, infrastructure, and customer teams is essential to translate real-world production workflows into reliable, high-performance software platforms.
Key responsibilities include leading the design and development of scalable backend services, APIs, and developer interfaces that power M&E cloud workflows. The role involves building platforms that support demanding workloads such as rendering, asset processing, and distributed compute pipelines, while ensuring the platform enables self-service provisioning, automation, and repeatable workflows for production pipelines.
The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of software engineering experience, including leadership of engineering teams and managers. Proven experience in building and scaling cloud-based platforms or distributed systems, a strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, microservices architecture, and automation technologies are required. Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills are essential.
The base salary range for this role is $206,000 to $303,000, determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. In addition to base salary, the total rewards package includes a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program.
CoreWeave fosters an environment that encourages collaboration and provides opportunities to develop innovative solutions to complex problems. The company supports and encourages an entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking, offering growth opportunities within the organization.