Weights & Biases
Director of Engineering, Platform - Weights & Biases
Weights & Biases, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Director of Engineering, Platform - Weights & Biases
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CoreWeave, the AI Hyperscaler™, acquired Weights & Biases to create the most powerful end‑to‑end platform to develop, deploy, and iterate AI faster. Since 2017, CoreWeave has operated a growing footprint of data centers covering every region of the US and across Europe, and was ranked as one of the TIME100 most influential companies of 2024. By combining CoreWeave’s world‑class cloud infrastructure with the tools Weights & Biases is best known for, we’re setting a new standard for how AI is built, trained, and scaled.
About The Role At Weights & Biases, our Platform Engineering organization powers the tools and systems used by ML practitioners to build, train, and scale cutting‑edge models. As Director of Engineering, Platform, you’ll lead a number of mission‑critical teams, driving strategy and execution across four cross‑functional engineering groups, partnering with product, infrastructure, and customer‑facing teams.
The Metrics Team – building high‑performance APIs to ingest and query training metrics, logs, files, and artifacts that are central to model development.
The Identity Team – securing the platform through authentication, authorization, and audit capabilities critical to enterprise‑grade ML workflows.
The SDK Team – providing scalable, portable, and developer‑friendly client libraries to integrate seamlessly into training pipelines and ML stacks.
The Billing Engineering Team – ensuring accurate usage metering, entitlement enforcement, and seamless integration with pricing and payment systems.
Your work will enable our product and ML infrastructure teams to move faster, while ensuring reliability, scalability, and security across all layers of the platform.
Who You Are
10+ years of experience in software engineering, with 3+ years in a senior engineering leadership role.
Experience building and leading teams focused on platform engineering, infrastructure, or backend systems in a cloud‑native SaaS environment.
Deep technical expertise in building scalable APIs, SDKs, or core services used in production environments.
Strong understanding of model training workflows or ML infrastructure and how platform engineering supports ML velocity.
Familiarity with authentication protocols (e.g., OIDC, OAuth2), identity architecture, and audit requirements for enterprise security.
Experience designing metering systems, entitlements enforcement, and billing infrastructure.
Track record of hiring and mentoring senior engineers and engineering managers across diverse technical domains.
Preferred
Prior experience at a company delivering ML platforms or developer tools.
Familiarity with ML training frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) and their integration needs.
Experience with platform reliability, observability, and developer tooling for high‑scale systems.
Knowledge of billing systems such as Stripe or usage‑based pricing infrastructure.
Exposure to enterprise compliance frameworks like SOC2, GDPR, or ISO 27001.
Why Us
Be Curious at Your Core
Act Like an Owner
Empower Employees
Deliver Best‑in‑Class Client Experiences
Achieve More Together
Compensation & Benefits Base salary range: $206,000 to $303,000. Starting salary determined based on job‑related skills and market location. Total rewards include a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance – 100% paid by CoreWeave
Company‑paid Life Insurance
Voluntary supplemental life insurance
Short and long‑term disability insurance
Flexible Spending Account
Health Savings Account
Tuition Reimbursement
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 generous employer match
Flexible PTO
Catered lunch each day in our office and data center locations
A casual work environment
Work culture focused on innovative disruption
Our Workplace 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.
EEO Statement CoreWeave is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. All qualified applicants and candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. As part of this commitment and consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), CoreWeave will ensure that qualified applicants and candidates with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact: careers@coreweave.com.
Seniority Level Director
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Software Development
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Director of Engineering, Platform - Weights & Biases
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Weights & Biases
CoreWeave, the AI Hyperscaler™, acquired Weights & Biases to create the most powerful end‑to‑end platform to develop, deploy, and iterate AI faster. Since 2017, CoreWeave has operated a growing footprint of data centers covering every region of the US and across Europe, and was ranked as one of the TIME100 most influential companies of 2024. By combining CoreWeave’s world‑class cloud infrastructure with the tools Weights & Biases is best known for, we’re setting a new standard for how AI is built, trained, and scaled.
About The Role At Weights & Biases, our Platform Engineering organization powers the tools and systems used by ML practitioners to build, train, and scale cutting‑edge models. As Director of Engineering, Platform, you’ll lead a number of mission‑critical teams, driving strategy and execution across four cross‑functional engineering groups, partnering with product, infrastructure, and customer‑facing teams.
The Metrics Team – building high‑performance APIs to ingest and query training metrics, logs, files, and artifacts that are central to model development.
The Identity Team – securing the platform through authentication, authorization, and audit capabilities critical to enterprise‑grade ML workflows.
The SDK Team – providing scalable, portable, and developer‑friendly client libraries to integrate seamlessly into training pipelines and ML stacks.
The Billing Engineering Team – ensuring accurate usage metering, entitlement enforcement, and seamless integration with pricing and payment systems.
Your work will enable our product and ML infrastructure teams to move faster, while ensuring reliability, scalability, and security across all layers of the platform.
Who You Are
10+ years of experience in software engineering, with 3+ years in a senior engineering leadership role.
Experience building and leading teams focused on platform engineering, infrastructure, or backend systems in a cloud‑native SaaS environment.
Deep technical expertise in building scalable APIs, SDKs, or core services used in production environments.
Strong understanding of model training workflows or ML infrastructure and how platform engineering supports ML velocity.
Familiarity with authentication protocols (e.g., OIDC, OAuth2), identity architecture, and audit requirements for enterprise security.
Experience designing metering systems, entitlements enforcement, and billing infrastructure.
Track record of hiring and mentoring senior engineers and engineering managers across diverse technical domains.
Preferred
Prior experience at a company delivering ML platforms or developer tools.
Familiarity with ML training frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) and their integration needs.
Experience with platform reliability, observability, and developer tooling for high‑scale systems.
Knowledge of billing systems such as Stripe or usage‑based pricing infrastructure.
Exposure to enterprise compliance frameworks like SOC2, GDPR, or ISO 27001.
Why Us
Be Curious at Your Core
Act Like an Owner
Empower Employees
Deliver Best‑in‑Class Client Experiences
Achieve More Together
Compensation & Benefits Base salary range: $206,000 to $303,000. Starting salary determined based on job‑related skills and market location. Total rewards include a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance – 100% paid by CoreWeave
Company‑paid Life Insurance
Voluntary supplemental life insurance
Short and long‑term disability insurance
Flexible Spending Account
Health Savings Account
Tuition Reimbursement
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 generous employer match
Flexible PTO
Catered lunch each day in our office and data center locations
A casual work environment
Work culture focused on innovative disruption
Our Workplace 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.
EEO Statement CoreWeave is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. All qualified applicants and candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. As part of this commitment and consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), CoreWeave will ensure that qualified applicants and candidates with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact: careers@coreweave.com.
Seniority Level Director
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Software Development
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