Firmware Engineering Manager

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. Learn more at www.coreweave.com. What You’ll Do CoreWeave is building a new Firmware Engineering team focused on developing and maintaining BMC and BIOS firmware for our server infrastructure. As a Firmware Engineering Manager, you will help establish and lead this team, supporting firmware engineers as they build reliable, scalable, and production-ready firmware for our data center platforms. Reporting to a senior engineering manager, you will combine people leadership with technical guidance, helping shape team processes, execution, and culture while partnering closely with hardware, platform, and operations teams. Lead & support the team – manage, mentor, and coach a small team of firmware engineers through regular 1-on-1s, goal-setting, and feedback, fostering a collaborative and psychologically safe environment. Execution & delivery – help plan and track firmware development work, ensuring timely delivery of features, bug fixes, and platform enablement across multiple hardware programs. Technical guidance – participate in design discussions and reviews, helping the team make sound technical decisions around embedded firmware, BMC architectures, and system integration. Cross-functional collaboration – work closely Hardware Engineering and Systems Engineering teams to ensure firmware aligns with hardware requirements and production needs. Quality & reliability – support best practices around testing, validation, debugging, and documentation to ensure firmware reliability in large-scale production environments. Process building – help establish lightweight development processes, documentation standards, and tooling appropriate for a growing firmware organization. Grow the team – partner with recruiting and senior leadership to interview and onboard new firmware engineers as the team scales. Communicate & align – provide clear status updates, surface risks early, and communicate trade-offs and progress to stakeholders and leadership. Who You Are You are an emerging engineering leader who enjoys supporting and growing engineers while staying close to the technical work. You’re comfortable operating in ambiguity, building new processes, and learning alongside your team in a fast-paced environment. Minimum Qualifications 2+ years of experience in an engineering leadership role (engineering manager, tech lead with people management responsibilities, or similar). Prior hands-on experience as a firmware or embedded systems engineer. Working knowledge of embedded firmware development using C/C++ in Linux-based environments. Familiarity with BMC firmware stacks such as OpenBMC and/or AMI MegaRAC/SPX. Understanding of hardware interfaces and system-level concepts (e.g., I2C, SPI, UART, board bring-up). Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across hardware and software teams. Passion for mentoring engineers and building inclusive, high-performing teams. Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting firmware development for data center or server-class hardware. Familiarity with Redfish, IPMI, or other data center management protocols. Exposure to firmware testing, validation, and production bring-up processes. Experience helping establish engineering processes in a new or growing team. Background in fast-growing or hardware-software integrated environments. Why CoreWeave? At CoreWeave, we work hard, have fun, and move fast. We’re in an exciting stage of hyper-growth, building the infrastructure that powers the world’s most advanced AI workloads. We value curiosity, ownership, collaboration, and delivering best-in-class experiences for our customers. Our core values guide how we work: Be Curious at Your Core Act Like an Owner Empower Employees Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences The base annual salary range for this role is $165,000 to $242,000. 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: 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 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. California Consumer Privacy Act - California applicants only 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. Export Control Compliance 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.