Backend Software Engineer, Cloud Platform

Reposted 25 Days Ago
4 Locations
In-Office
92K-220K
Mid level
Cloud • Information Technology • Machine Learning
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The Role
Design, build, scale, and maintain backend systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, ensuring secure APIs, and managing cloud services.
Summary Generated by Built In

CoreWeave 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, CoreWeave has operated a growing footprint of data centers covering every region of the US and across Europe. CoreWeave was ranked as one of the TIME100 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, CoreWeave is the place for you. Join us, and be part of a team solving some of the most exciting challenges in the industry.  

CoreWeave powers the creation and delivery of the intelligence that drives innovation. 

What You’ll Do:

The Cloud Platform team is a high-visibility team responsible for the interfaces to our customer-facing products. We own our cloud developer experience, providing our customers observability into their cloud resources and enabling effective, cohesive interfaces to manage them via our Console UI, REST/gRPC API, Infrastructure-as-code, CLI and SDKs. We also own our billing platform and administrative tools for internal and external customers. We’re looking to grow our team across multiple experience levels to meet the growing demand for CoreWeave services.

As a Backend Software Engineer on the Cloud Platform team, you will play a key role in designing, building, scaling, and maintaining the backend systems described above. You’ll be working at the intersection of design, developer experience, and platform architecture to help scale CoreWeave’s Cloud Platform. Some of what you’ll work on: 

  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams across CoreWeave, including frontend engineers, product managers and designers to shape the team’s strategy and roadmap.
  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure and performant backend services, APIs, and databases for our next-generation systems.
  • Participate in design discussions and architectural decisions to drive technical solutions that align with our business goals.
  • Contribute to software development best-practices, including writing maintainable and testable code and participating in thorough code reviews.
  • Debug and resolve production issues in a timely manner, providing high-level support when necessary.
  • Work with a passionate team of engineers in an iterative, high-trust agile environment.

Who You Are

  • Professional experience building and maintaining production-grade backend services.
  • Strong proficiency in one or more of Go, Python, or TypeScript.
  • Experience with authentication, authorization and security best practices.
  • Familiarity with observability practices including metrics and logging.
  • Solid understanding of CI/CD and software testing best-practices.
  • Solid understanding of database design and experience with SQL
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical team members.
  • Demonstrated ownership of code quality, performance, and maintainability from development through production.
  • Applicants must have work authorization that does not require sponsorship from the company now or in the future.

Preferred

  • Experience with Kubernetes and a conceptual understanding of its major components.
  • Prior experience building reliable and scalable platform services that process large amounts of data.
  • Proven experience with Prometheus/PromQL, including optimizing time series queries, and/or integrating Prometheus with large-scale systems for monitoring and analytics.
  • Experience with managing cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, etc.)
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools and practices.

PLEASE NOTE: We are hiring across multiple levels for this team. We use our interview process to gather the signals we need to determine leveling (i.e. Engineer; Senior Engineer; Staff Engineer). 

The base salary range for this role is $92,000 to $220,000. 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).
 

What We Offer

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, including:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by CoreWeave
  • 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

Our Workplace

While we prioritize a hybrid work environment, remote work may be considered for candidates located more than 30 miles from an office, based on role requirements for specialized skill sets. New hires will be invited to attend onboarding at one of our hubs within their first month. Teams also gather quarterly to support collaboration

California Consumer Privacy Act - California applicants only

CoreWeave is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. All qualified applicants and candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.

As part of this commitment and consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), CoreWeave will ensure that qualified applicants and candidates with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact: [email protected].


Export Control Compliance

This position requires access to export controlled information.  To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency.  CoreWeave may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.

Top Skills

AWS
Ci/Cd
GCP
Go
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Python
SQL
Typescript

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The Company
HQ: Livingston, NJ
1,450 Employees
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

CoreWeave, the AI Hyperscaler™, delivers a cloud platform of cutting-edge software powering the next wave of AI. The company's technology provides enterprises and leading AI labs with cloud solutions for accelerated computing. Since 2017, CoreWeave has operated a growing footprint of data centers across the US and Europe. CoreWeave was ranked as one of the TIME100 most influential companies and featured on Forbes Cloud 100 ranking in 2024. Learn more at www.coreweave.com.

Why Work With Us

At CoreWeave we work hard, have fun and move fast! Today we are a small, growing team of intelligent, genuine people, that value different perspectives and approaches to solving complex problems. We foster an environment that champions collaboration and prioritizes innovative solutions. Here, you are surrounded by the best.

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