Sr Data Center Design Manager

The posting, as CoreWeave wrote it

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

The Data Center Design team is the technical engineering team responsible for the architectural and infrastructure design standards across CoreWeave's global portfolio, ensuring facilities are highly scalable, efficient, and optimized to support next-generation, high-density compute workloads. The team drives the entire design lifecycle from early-stage site feasibility through final technology fit-out, establishing the foundation for seamless construction and long-term operational success. Through continuous technical innovation and standardization, they enable CoreWeave to rapidly and reliably scale its physical footprint to meet global infrastructure demands.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Data Center Design Manager to lead and manage the design process on behalf of CoreWeave, overseeing the work of our selected data center providers and ensuring that designs meet and incorporate CoreWeave project requirements. This role will primarily focus on managing the execution of Architectural, MEP, and LV/IT infrastructure designs within our leased data center facilities. The Sr. Data Center Design Manager will ensure that all designs align with our project requirements and are executed to meet performance, efficiency, and scalability standards. The role will also provide ongoing support into the construction phase to ensure the design is implemented accurately. Acting as the primary point of contact for design-related matters, on a per-project basis, this individual will collaborate with internal teams and external consultants to ensure designs are executed consistently and to the highest quality standards.

25% travel required to various data center sites.

In this role, you will

• Project Leadership & Oversight: Manage the design and coordination of multiple data center projects concurrently, from concept through detailed design, including Greenfield construction projects, tenant fitouts, build-to-suit projects in existing facilities, renovation projects, equipment upgrades, and end-of-life replacements. Oversee the work of Professional Consultants (Architects, Engineers) and Equipment Suppliers during the design process.
• Single Point of Contact for Design on Assigned Projects: Act as the primary point of contact for all design-related items for assigned projects, coordinating closely with Data Center Providers and their Contractors, Architects/Engineers (A/E firms),

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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

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Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

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.