Staff Engineer, Storage Engine

What You’ll Do

The Storage Engine Team at Core Weave is responsible for the product capabilities and data plane function of Core Weave’s managed storage products. We build reliable, scalable storage solutions with segment leading performance. Storage engine works with engineering teams across infrastructure, compute, and platform to ensure our storage services meet the needs of the world’s most demanding AI workloads.

• Design and Implement distributed storage solutions to support scaling data intensive AI workloads.
• Contribute to the development of exabyte-scale, S3-compatible object storage and integrate dedicated storage clusters into diverse customer environments.
• Work with technologies such as RDMA, GPU Direct Storage, and distributed file systems protocols such as NFS or FUSE to optimize storage performance and efficiency.
• Lead efforts to improve the reliability, durability, security, and observability of our storage stack.
• Collaborate with operations teams to monitor, troubleshoot, and improve storage systems in production environments.
• Set the bar for developing metrics and dashboards to provide visibility into storage performance and health.
• Analyze telemetry and system data to drive improvements in throughput, latency, and resilience.
• Work cross-functionally with platform, product, and infrastructure teams to deliver seamless storage capabilities across the stack.
• Share your knowledge and mentor other engineers on best practices in building distributed, high-performance systems.

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8–10+ years of experience working in storage systems engineering or infrastructure.
• Strong hands‑on experience with object storage or distributed file systems in production environments.
• Experience with one or more storage protocols (e.g. S3, NFS) and file systems such as Ceph, DAOS, or similar.
• Proficiency in a systems programming language such as Go, C, or Rust.
• Proficiency leveraging AI tools to augment software development.
• Familiarity with storage observability tools and telemetry pipelines (e.g., Click House, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Experience working with cloud‑native infrastructure, Kubernetes, and scalable system architectures.

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. 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 work environment
• A work culture focused on innovative disruption

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