Software Engineer, Compute Infrastructure

Core Weave is The Essential Cloud for AI™. Built for pioneers by pioneers, Core Weave 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, Core Weave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017, Core Weave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025.

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As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll shape the backbone of our GPU‑driven data centers—powering some of the most advanced workloads in AI and large‑scale computing. This isn’t just about keeping the lights on; it’s about architecting the next generation of reliable, secure, and massively scalable infrastructure.

• Provide technical leadership in designing, architecting, and operating large‑scale infrastructure services for GPU servers, with a focus on security, reliability, and scalability.
• Build and enhance infrastructure services and automation, including inventory management systems and lifecycle management solutions using open source technologies.
• Drive strategic direction for infrastructure automation, lifecycle management, and service orchestration, making Metal Dev core services more scalable and resilient.
• Define best practices for API development (REST/gRPC), distributed databases, and Kubernetes orchestration—while mentoring engineers to follow your lead.
• Partner with hardware, software, and operations teams to align infrastructure with business impact.
• Contribute to open source communities (e.g., Go, Redfish) through collaboration and technical thought leadership.
• Lead and improve CI/CD pipelines for hardware compliance, firmware management, and data systems.
• Champion reliability and operational excellence by driving observability (Prometheus/Grafana), production incident response, and continuous service improvement.

• B.S., M.S., or PhD in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on infrastructure, cloud engineering, and distributed databases—particularly within large‑scale datacenter and cloud environments.
• Expertise in Go and proven experience building REST/gRPC APIs for mission‑critical platforms.
• Strong background in architecting and scaling cloud‑native Kubernetes infrastructure and distributed services.
• Proven success in mentoring engineers, leading technical projects, and influencing engineering strategy across teams.
• Experience contributing to and collaborating with open source communities.
• Skilled in applying a data‑driven approach to reliability, optimization, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent communicator able to work effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Hands‑on experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, PromQL), CI/CD pipelines, and operating large fleets of GPU servers.
• Track record of leading incident response, postmortems, and driving robust service reliability.

• Working knowledge of Kafka, Click House and CRDB.
• DMTF, Red Fish APIs, and GPU servers.

The base salary range for this role is $188,000 to $275,000. The starting salary will be determined based on job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package includes a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program (all based on eligibility).

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance – 100% paid for by Core Weave
• 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…