Software Engineer, Observability

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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Core Weave 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, Core Weave has operated a growing footprint of data centers covering every region of the US and across Europe. Core Weave was ranked as one of the TIME
100 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, Core Weave is the place for you. Join us, and be part of a team solving some of the most exciting challenges in the industry.

Core Weave powers the creation and delivery of the intelligence that drives innovation.

We are seeking a highly experienced Staff Software Engineer to lead our efforts in building, maintaining, and optimizing highly scalable, reliable, and secure systems.

The Observability team is responsible for deploying and maintaining critical infrastructure at Core Weave including our logging, tracing, and metrics platforms as well as the pipelines that feed them.

• Lead and mentor engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Scale logging, tracing, and metrics platforms to support a global datacenter footprint.
• Develop and refine monitoring and alerting to enhance system reliability.
• Advise engineers across Core Weave on optimal usage of Observability systems.
• Automate interactions with Core Weave’s Compute Infrastructure layer.
• Manage production clusters and ensure development teams follow best practices for deployments.

• 7+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Dev Ops, or a related field.
• Deep expertise across all observability pillars using tools like Click House, Elastic, Loki, Victoria Metrics, Prometheus, Thanos and/or Grafana.
• Expertise in Kubernetes, containerization, and microservices architectures.
• Proven track record of leading incident management and post-mortem analysis.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

• Experience running and scaling observability tools as a cloud provider.
• Experience administering large-scale kubernetes clusters.
• Deep understanding of data-streaming systems.

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. 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…