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.
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About the Role
The API Platform team builds and maintains CoreWeave's central API platform, enabling teams across the organization to expose their services through a unified, secure gateway. They are responsible for the developer experience, security, and scalability of all public-facing APIs at CoreWeave. As a Senior Engineer on the team, you'll focus on creating robust, developer-friendly APIs and tools that make it easy for teams to onboard their services while ensuring performance and reliability. You'll work at the intersection of API design, developer experience, and platform architecture to help scale CoreWeave's growing API ecosystem.
- Design and develop CoreWeave's central API platform that enables teams to expose their services through a unified, secure, and monitored gateway
- Support infrastructure-as-code integrations to enable programmatic resource management, including contributions to our Terraform provider
- Drive architectural decisions around API authentication, rate limiting, caching strategies, and other platform-wide concerns
- Build observability solutions for the API platform, including detailed metrics, logging, and tracing capabilities to help teams monitor their API performance and usage
- Build and maintain comprehensive API governance tools and processes, including OpenAPI specification validation, versioning strategies, and backwards compatibility checks
- Work closely with our security engineering team to implement best practices for API security, performance, and reliability, ensuring our platform meets the highest industry standards.
- Create developer tooling and documentation that help other teams onboard their services to the API platform efficiently
- Mentor other engineers on API design best practices and help establish standards for APIs across the organization
Investing in our people is one of our top priorities, and we value candidates who can bring their diversified experiences to our teams. Here are some qualities we’ve found compatible with our team. We'd love to talk about whether this aligns with your experience and interests and what you’re excited to work on next.
Who You AreMinimum Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience building and maintaining production-grade APIs
- Strong experience with Go programming language and its ecosystem
- Strong understanding of API gateway patterns, microservices architecture, and distributed systems
- Experience implementing authentication, authorization, and security best practices for APIs
- Familiarity with observability practices including metrics, logging, and distributed tracing
- Experience with Kubernetes
- Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with cross-functional teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with the Kubernetes Operator pattern and building Kubernetes controllers
- Experience with gRPC and protocol buffer design
- Experience building and maintaining Terraform providers
- Experience with alternative IaC platforms like Pulumi or Crossplane
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, etc.)
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $185K-$200K. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
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
- 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
At CoreWeave, we are committed to operating as a hybrid workplace, offering employees flexibility in how they structure their time between in-office and remote work. We recognize the significance of fostering connections, collaboration, and creativity within our office culture and its positive impact on our business. Our philosophy operating as a hybrid workplace underscores our dedication to enabling employees to tailor work-life balance to their individual preferences.
For those who do not live within 30 miles of one of our offices, we are open to considering remote work for candidates whose skills and experience strongly align with the role. While we prioritize a hybrid work environment for most roles, we understand the importance of flexibility and are open to remote work for specific positions and specialized skill sets. Onboarding is essential to your success. New employees not based out of an office will be invited to attend onboarding training at one of our hubs within their first month of employment. We continue to foster a collaborative environment by bringing teams together quarterly.
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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].
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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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