Lead Kubernetes Field Engineer, AI GPU Clusters

Coreweave; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Equity awards

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

CoreWeave runs some of the largest GPU-based Kubernetes clusters for sophisticated users worldwide. As a Senior Specialist Field Engineer for Kubernetes, you will design architectures, troubleshoot across the stack, and help customers maximize performance on our control plane and operators.

You will collaborate with product and engineering teams, shape field-driven improvements, and occasionally travel to client sites. A background in distributed systems and Kubernetes is essential for success.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years building or operating large-scale distributed systems, as a platform, systems, or software engineer, or in a deeply technical Kubernetes-focused field role.
• Have written and run Kubernetes operators or controllers in production, in Go or Rust, using CRDs to extend the API.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals: the API server, etcd, the scheduler, and the various controllers, and how they work together.
• Solid working knowledge of admission control and policy (validating and mutating webhooks, Kyverno or similar), RBAC, and ServiceAccounts.
• Hands-on experience with Helm, GitOps delivery (Argo CD or Flux), and observability with Prometheus and OpenTelemetry.
• Able to explain technical problems clearly to engineers and executives, building trust with customers.

Responsibilities

• Design Kubernetes architectures for complex customers.
• Troubleshoot problems spanning API server, etcd, scheduler, kubelet, container runtime, CNI, network and storage across large GPU clusters.
• Identify product gaps and collaborate with engineering to address real workloads.
• Lead customer technical overviews, proofs of concept, and workshops, with occasional travel.

Skills

Kubernetes

Go/Rust

CRDs

Kubernetes internals

RBAC

Helm

Argo CD/Flux

Prometheus/OpenTelemetry

Communication

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Helm

Argo CD

Flux

Prometheus

OpenTelemetry

Job description

CoreWeave runs some of the largest GPU-based Kubernetes clusters for sophisticated users worldwide. As a Senior Specialist Field Engineer for Kubernetes, you will design architectures, troubleshoot across the stack, and help customers maximize performance on our control plane and operators.

You will collaborate with product and engineering teams, shape field-driven improvements, and occasionally travel to client sites. A background in distributed systems and Kubernetes is essential for success.