Senior Engineer I
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 .
Job Title: Senior Engineer I
Employer: CoreWeave , Inc.
Location: 290 W Mt Pleasant Ave, Suite 4100, Livingston, NJ 07039.
Work Schedule: Full time; Mon – Fri (40 hours per week)
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Duties: Design, develop, and maintain large-scale data ingestion, storage, and querying systems
supporting AI/ML experiment tracking and analytics. Architect and optimize distributed systems
and backend services to improve performance, reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency across
petabyte-scale datasets. Implement and enhance customer-facing APIs using modern
programming languages (e.g., Go, Python, TypeScript) and storage technologies such as
MySQL, Bigtable, ClickHouse, Postgres, and Kafka/PubSub. Build, deploy, and operate services
on Kubernetes-based infrastructure, using tools such as Terraform and major cloud platforms
(GCP, AWS, or Azure). Diagnose and resolve complex production issues related to distributed
systems, data pipelines, and storage/query performance. Collaborate with cross-functional teams
(product, revenue, and engineering) to define technical requirements, design system
architectures, and deliver new platform capabilities. Lead long-term architectural initiatives to
evolve metrics and storage infrastructure, ensuring secure, reliable, and cost-optimized operation.
Mentor junior engineers by providing technical guidance, code reviews, design feedback, and best
practices for high-quality software development.
Telecommuting permitted 100% of the time from anywhere in the U.S.
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.
Job Requirements: Bachelor's / US or Foreign Equivalent in Computer Science, Computer
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related STEM fields and five (5)
years of experience in the job offered or related role. Must have five (5) years of experience with:
Maintaining and deploying Go and Python code in live software systems; Maintaining and
adapting systems that use MySQL and Postgres; Deploying and optimizing distributed systems on
cloud platforms, such as GCP, AWS, Azure; Building and maintaining using Kubernetes and
Docker; Building, deploying, and developing new features and API (Rest or gRPC); and
Maintaining and adapting systems that use Kafka or Pubsub.
Salary: $215,000-$254,000 / year
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
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