CoreWeave is seeking a Senior AI Innovation Engineer to join our Catalyst team. In this role, you will report directly to the VP of People and act as the founding engineer responsible for designing, prototyping, and building agentic AI systems that power experiments across HR and talent acquisition. This position is ideal for a senior engineer who excels in hypergrowth environments and applies a product mindset to shape the future of AI for people teams.
What You'll Do
- Partner closely with the People AI product lead to define use cases and run structured experimentation cycles.
- Translate product insights into technical approaches that balance speed, quality, and safety.
- Architect and build agentic AI systems and multistep workflows supporting HR and talent acquisition.
- Design and develop prototypes, experiments, and tools that demonstrate practical AI applications.
- Integrate agents with internal data sources, knowledge stores, tools, and APIs.
- Establish standards for agent evaluation, safety, guardrails, and monitoring.
- Evaluate and refine agent behavior through structured observation, testing, and iterative improvement.
- Partner with HR and TA teams to translate operational problems into clear technical solutions.
- Build lightweight infrastructure for experimentation, including simple services and orchestration logic.
- Stay current on emerging AI capabilities and recommend practical applications.
- Create documentation and technical guidance to enable pilots to transition into scaled solutions.
- Operate with high autonomy, create clarity in ambiguous environments, and drive initiatives from start to finish.
What We're Looking For
- 7+ years of engineering experience in software, machine learning, applied AI, or related fields.
- Direct experience designing and implementing agentic systems and multistep AI workflows.
- Strong proficiency in Python and modern AI frameworks, including tools for retrieval, embeddings, and vector storage.
- Experience working with agent frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI agents, or custom orchestrators.
- Skilled at working in a paired model with a product manager on shared discovery and rapid iteration.
- Ability to integrate agents with internal systems such as ATS, HRIS, databases, and third-party APIs.
- Experience creating guardrails, monitoring patterns, and safety evaluations for agent behavior.
- Proven ability to build end-to-end prototypes that move from concept to working pilot.
- Ability to work with incomplete or ambiguous workflows and shape them into structured, scalable systems.
- Strong product thinking with a focus on simplicity, clarity, and usability.
- Ability to work independently in high-growth environments with limited structure.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for nontechnical stakeholders.
Nice to Have
- Experience designing AI copilots or internal automation tools for workforce productivity or knowledge management.
- Familiarity with workflow mapping, user research techniques, or product discovery in applied AI contexts.
- Experience in standing up lightweight infrastructure for prototyping, including APIs, dashboards, or orchestration layers.
- Experience in instrumenting agents with logging, metrics, and evaluation signals.
- Knowledge of data privacy, governance, and responsible AI practices in enterprise environments.
- Experience in high-growth technology or infrastructure companies where speed and iteration matter.
Technical Stack
- Python
- Modern AI frameworks
- Tools for retrieval, embeddings, and vector storage
- Agent frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI agents, or custom orchestrators)
Team & Environment
This role sits on the Catalyst team and reports directly to the VP of People.
Benefits & Compensation
- 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
- 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
- Compensation: $143,000 to $210,000 + equity awards (based on eligibility)
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role working from our office and data center locations.
CoreWeave is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. All qualified applicants 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.
