Senior Operations Engineer, MetalDev

Role description

Role Overview

CoreWeave's MetalDev team is seeking an experienced Senior Operations Engineer to join the MetalDev Operations team. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, this hands-on technical role focuses on service reliability, observability, and operational excellence.

What You Will Do

You will develop deep expertise in the Redfish-based services and automation tools used by frontline operations teams during data center bring-ups and in production environments. You will identify gaps in tooling and operational processes, partner with the engineering team to develop and validate fixes, and help ensure our automation operates reliably at scale.

Why It Might Be a 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.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in cloud operations, site reliability engineering (SRE), infrastructure operations, or a related technical field.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes and at least one public cloud platform, such as AWS or GCP.
• Experience deploying and supporting containerized applications in Kubernetes environments.
• Experience with incident management practices, including incident response, escalation, and post-incident review processes.
• Experience using Prometheus, Grafana, and PromQL for monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting.
• Strong knowledge of Linux system administration and internals and scripting.
• Experience troubleshooting complex issues across software services, operating systems, networks, and physical infrastructure.
• Experience participating in an on-call rotation supporting production services.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a methodical approach to troubleshooting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly during high-impact incidents.
• Strong documentation skills and attention to detail.

Benefits

• 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