CoreWeave is the AI Hyperscaler™, delivering a cloud platform of cutting edge services powering the next wave of AI. Our technology provides enterprises and leading AI labs with the most performant, efficient and resilient solutions for accelerated computing. Since 2017, CoreWeave has operated a growing footprint of data centers covering every region of the US and across Europe. CoreWeave was ranked as one of the TIME100 most influential companies of 2024.
As the leader in the industry, we thrive in an environment where adaptability and resilience are key. Our culture offers career-defining opportunities for those who excel amid change and challenge. If you’re someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, enjoys solving complex problems, and is eager to make a significant impact, CoreWeave is the place for you. Join us, and be part of a team solving some of the most exciting challenges in the industry.
CoreWeave powers the creation and delivery of the intelligence that drives innovation.
At CoreWeave, we don’t box people into rigid job titles—we look for exceptional engineers and match them to the work that excites them most. Instead of measuring you against a narrow checklist of qualifications, we hire based on broad technical domains and use our interview process to determine where you’ll have the biggest impact.
Tell us what interests you most, and throughout the hiring process, we’ll get a sense of your strengths, expertise, and aspirations. If you join CoreWeave, you’ll land on the team where you can do your best work—driving innovation, solving complex problems, and shaping the future of cloud computing.
About this domain
At CoreWeave, infrastructure isn’t just a foundation, it’s a product. We build scalable, high-performance computing systems that power the largest AI workloads in the world. We’re looking for Engineers that thrive at the intersection of software and systems, deploying and managing large scale bare metal compute.
Within this domain, you’ll design and build software that manages complex infrastructure across globally distributed datacenters. Working in Go, deep in Linux environments, and leveraging technologies like gRPC and Kubernetes CRs/Controllers/Operators. Whether you’re automating bare metal, building fleet lifecycle management services, or solving multi-layer integration challenges, your work will be critical to the company's delivery of reliable and efficient infrastructure.
You’ll join a high-performing, communicative, and supportive team, solving complex problems at hyperscale, deploying purpose built AI across the world.
What You’ll Do
- Design and implement solutions to problems of scale for multi-site deployment and management of CoreWeave’s global hardware fleet.
- Build and maintain backend services and APIs (gRPC/REST) in Go to interact with Kubernetes and other infrastructure systems.
- Develop provisioning services, automation workflows, and fleet management tools that span from bare metal to container orchestration.
- Write and maintain Kubernetes custom controllers and operators to automate infrastructure behavior.
- Create test plans, deployment automation, dashboards, alerts, and insights into our fleet operations.
- Resolve integration challenges across the entire infrastructure stack, from data center hardware to orchestration platforms.
- Participate in an on-call rotation.
Investing in our people is one of our top priorities, and we value candidates who can bring their diversified experiences to our teams. Here are some qualities we’ve found compatible with our team. We'd love to talk about whether this aligns with your experience and interests and what you’re excited to work on next.
Who You Are
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering.
- Proficiency in Go
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Argo, Flux, and GitHub Actions.
- Strong understanding of Linux internals.
- Designing, implementing, and monitoring Kubernetes operators for custom resource definitions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Salt.
- Experience with cloud computing reliability engineering principles, including testing strategies, observability, error budgets, and fault-tolerant design.
- Ability to break down complex problems into achievable tasks and collaborate with teammates to execute them.
- Willingness and ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment
Examples of teams you might join at CoreWeave:
Fleet Provisioning Automation: Automation is key to delivering reliable GPU compute to clients. On this team you’ll write Go microservices and extend Kubernetes custom resources and operators to deliver and monitor cutting-edge computing platforms. Ensuring new compute hardware is ready to deploy, and monitor existing hardware across our growing datacenter footprint.
Fleet Management Tools: Regular testing is critical to keeping our fleet running at peak performance. On this team you will write and maintain the infrastructure for testing and maintaining CoreWeave’s fleet. We engineer solutions to problems at scale using a variety of technologies ranging from Ansible to custom Kubernetes controllers written in Go.
Fleet Monitoring & Analysis: Our customers's AI workloads push our physical infrastructure to the limit. This team is solving our fleet monitoring and visibility problems at scale. We engineer observability solutions, utilizing technologies like Go, Prometheus, Grafana, and Kubernetes.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $160,000/year to $225,000/year. Pay is based on a number of factors including location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
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
- 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
At CoreWeave, we are committed to operating as a hybrid workplace, offering employees flexibility in how they structure their time between in-office and remote work. We recognize the significance of fostering connections, collaboration, and creativity within our office culture and its positive impact on our business. Our philosophy operating as a hybrid workplace underscores our dedication to enabling employees to tailor work-life balance to their individual preferences.
For those who do not live within 30 miles of one of our offices, we are open to considering remote work for candidates whose skills and experience strongly align with the role. While we prioritize a hybrid work environment for most roles, we understand the importance of flexibility and are open to remote work for specific positions and specialized skill sets. Onboarding is essential to your success. New employees not based out of an office will be invited to attend onboarding training at one of our hubs within their first month of employment. We continue to foster a collaborative environment by bringing teams together quarterly.
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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.
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CoreWeave Sunnyvale, California, USA Office
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