VP of Product, Research and Training Infrastructure

Lead product strategy and engineering for AI research training infrastructure.

• •As CoreWeave continues to solidify its position as the Essential Cloud for AI, we are seeking a visionary VP of Product, Research Training Infrastructure.
• •This executive leader will own the product strategy and engineering execution for the services that power the most ambitious AI research labs in the world.
• •Key Responsibilities Oversee the evolution of SUNK (Slurm on Kubernetes) to provide researchers with deterministic, bare-metal performance through a cloud-native interface.
• •Drive the development of next-generation orchestrators and automated training-based evaluation frameworks.
• •Build the infrastructure required for sophisticated Reinforcement Learning (RL) and RLHF pipelines.
• •Act as the primary technical partner for lead researchers at global AI labs, translating their requirements into actionable product roadmaps.
• •Requirements 15+ years of experience in engineering leadership, with at least 5+ years managing large-scale infrastructure at a top-tier research lab or an AI-native cloud provider.
• •Deep, hands-on knowledge of Slurm, Kubernetes, and the specific networking requirements (InfiniBand/RDMA) for distributed training clusters.
• •Experience supporting frontier model research (pre-training and post-training) and understanding the pain points of a research scientist.
• •Track record of delivering mission-critical services on multi-thousand GPU clusters.