Software Engineer, Developer ; Delivery

Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience (Delivery)

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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• Lead the technical vision and architecture for Core Weave's internal delivery platform, defining the roadmap that enables efficient orchestration of services across one of the most dynamic cloud environments today.
• Drive technical decision-making across complex, multi‑faceted problems involving CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes infrastructure, deployment strategies, and service delivery at scale.
• Architect and implement scalable solutions for progressive rollouts, traffic shaping, application packaging, and channel management that power thousands of deployments.
• Establish technical standards and best practices for service delivery, championing their adoption across all engineering teams through influence and collaboration.
• Design and build custom Kubernetes operators, controllers, and orchestration systems that enable declarative, reliable delivery of applications at massive scale.
• Mentor and guide engineers on the team, fostering technical growth and establishing a culture of engineering excellence.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to ensure alignment between delivery platform capabilities and organizational needs, translating complex technical trade‑offs into clear recommendations.
• Own the reliability and performance of critical delivery infrastructure, applying SRE fundamentals to achieve ambitious availability and deployment velocity targets.
• Evaluate and integrate innovative tools and practices from the Kubernetes and cloud‑native ecosystems, balancing cutting‑edge solutions with production stability.
• Grow, change, invest in your teammates, be invested‑in, share your ideas, listen to others, be curious, have fun, and be yourself.

• 7+ years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering.
• Deep experience operating services in production and at scale, with a track record of building and evolving platforms that support high‑velocity engineering organizations.
• Proven experience leading technical initiatives and driving consensus across teams in complex, ambiguous environments.
• Expert‑level knowledge of Kubernetes, including deep understanding of its architecture, core components, and extension points (operators, CRDs, admission controllers).
• Strong proficiency in Go as a primary programming language for building production systems.
• Extensive hands‑on experience with CI/CD systems (Git Hub Actions, ArgoCD, Flux) and gitops‑based delivery patterns.
• Deep understanding of progressive deployment strategies, traffic management, canary rollouts, and error budgets.
• Strong experience with Linux systems, shell scripting, and networking/storage fundamentals.
• Demonstrated ability to design systems that balance innovation with reliability, considering trade‑offs around complexity, maintainability, and operational burden.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical decisions and build alignment across engineering and leadership.

• Experience building or contributing to platform engineering or developer productivity teams.
• Track record of designing and implementing Kubernetes operators or custom controllers.
• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd) and advanced traffic management patterns.
• Knowledge of container runtimes, image management, and software supply chain security.
• Experience with observability platforms and establishing SLIs/SLOs for platform services.
• Previous experience as a technical lead or staff‑level engineer guiding team direction and mentoring engineers.

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