Software Engineer, Observability

Overview

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. Core Weave is the AI Hyperscaler, delivering a cloud platform of cutting edge services powering the next wave of AI. Since 2017, Core Weave has operated a growing footprint of data centers across the US and 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. 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.

• Design, build and maintain logging, tracing, and/or metrics platforms with moderate supervision.
• Develop and refine monitoring and alerting to enhance system reliability.
• Assist engineers across Core Weave in developing effective usage patterns for Observability systems.
• Manage production and pre-production clusters, building tools to enable development teams to follow best practices.

We are seeking Software Engineers to join 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.

• 2-5 years of experience in Software Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Dev Ops, or a related field.
• Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language (e.g., Python, Go).
• Experience working in Kubernetes, containerization, and microservices architectures.
• Experience being on call, triaging and escalating (when appropriate) production issues.
• History of consuming observability systems at scale.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

• Experience running a production observability database or tool (e.g. Click House, Elastic, Loki, Victoria Metrics, Prometheus, Thanos, Open Telemetry, and/or Grafana).
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.
• Exposure to modern testing frameworks and progressive deployment strategies.
• Hands-on experience using data-streaming systems for observability pipelines.

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.

The base salary range for this role is $109,000 to $145,000. 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).

What We Offer In addition to a competitive salary, we offer benefits including: medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, HSA, FSA, retirement plan with 401(k) match, paid time off, parental leave, flexible scheduling options, and more.

We prioritize a hybrid work environment, with remote work possible for candidates located more than 30 miles from an office, based on role requirements. New hires will attend onboarding at a hub within their first month. Teams meet quarterly to support collaboration.

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