Senior Software Engineer, Compute Architecture

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer within our Compute Architecture organization, you will help build the software control plane for hardware lifecycle management across large-scale GPU data centers. The METALDEV team builds Go-based distributed services that bring infrastructure online, monitor production hardware health, automate safe operational workflows, and give operators the observability and control needed to manage GPU servers and rack-scale systems with reliability and confidence.

This is a software-first role at the intersection of distributed systems, production reliability, and hardware-aware automation, ideal for engineers who want their code to operate real-world infrastructure at massive scale.

• Design, build, and operate Go-based services that manage the lifecycle of large-scale GPU data center infrastructure.
• Build automation for data center bring-up, hardware discovery, health monitoring, remediation, and production operations.
• Develop reliable APIs, services, and workflows for managing BMCs, firmware state, server health, and rack-level infrastructure.
• Improve observability, alerting, and operational tooling so production issues can be detected, understood, and resolved quickly.
• Translate incidents and hardware failure modes into software improvements that make the platform more resilient.
• Partner with hardware-adjacent, infrastructure, operations, and software teams to design systems that work safely at fleet scale.

• 5+ years of experience building and operating infrastructure or backend systems.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong proficiency in Go for building production services and tools.
• Experience designing and building gRPC and REST APIs.
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerized workloads in production environments.
• Familiarity with observability tooling such as Prometheus and Grafana.

• Experience working with GPU-based systems.
• Experience with low-level hardware management such as BMCs or Redfish.
• Experience operating large-scale distributed systems or high-throughput infrastructure.
• Experience collaborating with or contributing to open-source projects (for example, Go, Redfish).

We believe in investing in our people, and value candidates who can bring their own diversified experiences to our teams – even if you aren't a 100% skill or experience match. Here are a few qualities we’ve found compatible with our team. If some of this describes you, we’d love to talk.

• You enjoy working close to the hardware and are curious about how GPUs, servers, and data centers fit together.
• You thrive in infrastructure environments where reliability, performance, and automation matter as much as features.
• You like collaborating across hardware, platform, and product teams to solve complex, ambiguous problems.

The base salary range for this role is $153,000 to $242,000. 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).

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits to support your needs. The benefits below reflect our US-based offerings; for roles in other locations, benefits vary and are shared during the hiring process. These include:

• 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…