As a Senior Software Engineer II (IC4) on the AI Workload Orchestration Platform team, you will help build and operate CoreWeave’s Kubernetes-native platform for admitting, scheduling, and operating AI workloads at scale.
This platform integrates multiple orchestration and scheduling frameworks such as Kueue, Volcano, and Ray to support modern AI training and inference workflows. It complements SUNK (Slurm on Kubernetes) by providing a Kubernetes-first, cloud-native orchestration layer with deep platform integration.
You will own meaningful components of the platform, drive reliability and performance improvements, and help scale the system as customer demand and workload complexity continue to grow.
What You’ll Do- Design, build, and operate Kubernetes-native services for AI workload orchestration and scheduling
- Own one or more platform components end-to-end, including design, implementation, testing, and on-call support
- Improve scheduling latency, cluster utilization, and workload reliability through metrics-driven engineering
- Contribute to architectural discussions across services and influence design decisions within the platform
- Work closely with adjacent teams (CKS, infrastructure, managed inference) to ensure clean interfaces and integrations
- Mentor junior engineers and raise the quality bar for code, design, and operations
- 5–8 years of professional software engineering experience in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or platform engineering
- Strong experience building production systems in Go (Python or C++ a plus)
- Solid understanding of Kubernetes fundamentals, APIs, controllers, and operating services in production
- Experience working with scheduling, resource management, or quota-based systems
- Proven ability to improve system reliability and performance using data and operational metrics
- Comfortable owning services in production and participating in on-call rotations
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field.
- Experience with Kubernetes-native orchestration frameworks such as Kueue, Volcano, Ray, Kubeflow, or Argo Workflows
- Familiarity with GPU-based workloads, ML training, or inference pipelines
- Knowledge of scheduling concepts such as quota enforcement, pre-emption, and backfilling
- Experience with reliability practices including SLOs, alerting, and incident response
- Exposure to AI infrastructure, HPC, or large-scale distributed compute environments
The base salary range for this role is $182,000.00 - $242,000.00. 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. The benefits below reflect our US-based offerings for full-time employees; 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 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
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Equal Opportunity & Accommodations
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.
Skills Required
- 8-12 years of professional software engineering experience
- Proven track record designing and operating large-scale distributed systems in production
- Deep expertise in Slurm and Kubernetes internals and cloud-native development
- Advanced proficiency in Go and distributed systems design
- Experience setting technical direction and influencing cross-team architecture
- Ability to mentor senior engineers and elevate organizational standards
- Must be a U.S. person or eligible to access export controlled information (per export control compliance)
- Familiarity with orchestration/workflow technologies such as Ray, Kubeflow, Kueue, Istio, Knative, or Argo Workflows
- Experience with distributed GPU workloads, ML pipelines, or AI infrastructure (training/inference/HPC)
- Knowledge of scheduling concepts like quota enforcement, pre-emption, and scaling strategies
- Exposure to reliability practices including SLOs, alarms, and post-incident reviews
CoreWeave Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision plans are paired with mental-health support through Spring Health and access to Calm, signaling robust coverage. Company-provided life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance further strengthens the core medical and protection stack.
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Parental & Family Support — Fertility and family-forming support via Carrot and a childcare concierge through Kinside, alongside paid parental/family leave, provide meaningful backing for caregivers. These programs complement flexible PTO and everyday supports to help navigate different life stages.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan offers a 15% discount with a look-back to the lower price over a six-month period, making ownership more accessible. Equity awards are also noted as part of total rewards for some roles.
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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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