Engineering Manager, API / IAM, Cloud Platform

Engineering Manager, API / IAM, Cloud Platform

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI. Built for pioneers by pioneers, CoreWeave 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, CoreWeave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017, CoreWeave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq : CRWV) in March 2025.

What You'll Do

The API / IAM team is a high-visibility team responsible for CoreWeave's identity platform and the CoreWeave API. We design and operate the authentication, authorization, account-management, and access-control services that every CoreWeave product relies on. We own the interfaces that give customers programmatic control over their cloud resources, including REST / gRPC endpoints, Infrastructure-as-code, and more.

As the Engineering Manager for API / IAM , you will lead, mentor, and scale a distributed team of backend engineers working at the intersection of security, platform architecture, and developer experience. Some of what you'll work on :

• Lead & grow the team coach 6-10 backend engineers, set clear goals, run regular 1-on-1s, and foster an inclusive, high-performance culture.
• Own the API / IAM roadmap partner with product, security, and engineering teams to define and sequence work on authentication, authorization, identity primitives, service tokens, and first-class developer APIs.
• Guide technical direction facilitate design reviews, unblock complex architecture decisions, and ensure that our identity and edge services are scalable, secure, observable, and efficient.
• Raise the engineering bar drive test strategy, CI / CD hygiene, on-call quality, and post-incident learning so production health stays "five nines" strong.
• Hire for hyper-growth partner with recruiting, and lead interviews to expand the team's capacity and skill diversity.
• Deliver business outcomes define and track OKRs, balance tech-debt vs. features, and communicate progress to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Who You Are

We're looking for a thoughtful leader who blends technical depth with strategic vision, and thrives in fast-moving, high-growth environments. If you value clarity over complexity, mentorship over management, and resilience over rigidity, you'll fit right in.

Preferred

The base salary range for this role is $165,000 to $220,000. 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 :

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.

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.

This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. CoreWeave may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.