About the role:
The Data Platforms Team serves as the experts on data ingestion, data flow and retrieval for CoreWeave. This team is responsible for the development of use cases, discovery of innovative solutions, automation and operations of our data platform infrastructure.
We are seeking a Staff engineer with specialization in data platforms and stream processing who can help us fulfill the goal of our multi-regional datastore strategy and establish communication models for our data flow. This individual will work with a team of 6-8 mixed skill engineers and have the opportunity to work on a full range of rewarding challenges that come with building in a communicative, supportive, and high-performing environment. As a member of the Data Platforms Team you will have the opportunity to:
- Drive technical decision-making to accelerate delivery, mentor engineers, and grow team capability.
- Champion event-driven architecture adoption and build consensus across the organization.
- Identify and develop applications for the organization's data. This involves understanding business needs and creating solutions that leverage data effectively.
- Design and implement the platform to deliver data to teams with a focus on providing managed solutions.
- Develop a stream processing architecture and solve for scalability and reliability.
- Improve the performance, security, reliability, and scalability of our data platforms, and related services and participate in the teams on-call rotation.
- Establish guidelines, guard rails for data access and storage for stakeholder teams.
- Ensure compliance with standards for data protection regulation.
- Grow, change, invest in your teammates, be invested-in, share your ideas, listen to others, be curious, have fun, and, above all, be yourself.
Wondering if you’re a good fit? 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. Here are some qualities we’ve found compatible with our team. If a portion of this resonates with you, we’d love to talk.
- You have 15+ years of experience in a software or infrastructure engineering industry.
- You understand data consistency and concurrency models, can clearly define data models and establish guidelines around data management.
- You’re familiar with distributed NewSQL datastores such as CockroachDB, TiDB, YDB, Yugabyte and/or stream processing tools such as NATS or Kafka.
- You have experience with designing and operating these systems at scale.
- You’re familiar with Kubernetes and have interest or experience with using it for event-driven and/or stateful orchestration.
- You’re excited to have the opportunity to contribute to a Kubernetes operator in order to manage data systems.
- You know your way around a Linux distro, shell scripting, and the Linux storage and networking stacks.
- You can transform problems in elastic solutions, decompose them into achievable tasks, and socialize both to your teammates.
- You have production level proficiency in Go or Python and you’re interested in contributing to open source.
Why CoreWeave?
At CoreWeave, we work hard, have fun, and move fast! We’re in an exciting stage of hyper-growth that you will not want to miss out on. We’re not afraid of a little chaos, and we’re constantly learning. Our team cares deeply about how we build our product and how we work together, which is represented through our core values:
- Be Curious at Your Core
- Act Like an Owner
- Empower Employees
- Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences
- Achieve More Together
The base salary range for this role is $207,000 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).
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 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
- 15+ years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering
- Understanding of data consistency and concurrency models and data management guidelines
- Familiarity with distributed NewSQL datastores (CockroachDB, TiDB, YDB, Yugabyte) and/or stream processing tools (NATS, Kafka)
- Experience designing and operating distributed datastores and stream processing systems at scale
- Familiarity with Kubernetes and experience or interest using it for event-driven and/or stateful orchestration
- Experience with Linux distributions, shell scripting, and Linux storage and networking stacks
- Production-level proficiency in Go or Python
- Ability to participate in on-call rotation and improve platform performance, reliability, and security
- Knowledge of data protection regulation compliance and ability to establish data access/storage guardrails
- Experience contributing to or interest in contributing to a Kubernetes operator to manage data systems
- Interest or experience contributing to open source
What the Team is Saying
CoreWeave Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Employee medical, dental, and vision premiums are fully covered for employees with substantial support for dependents, alongside life and disability coverage. Mental-health resources and wellbeing tools are included through counseling services and mindfulness apps.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan with a discount and look‑back, plus company equity, provides accessible ownership opportunities. This adds long‑term value in addition to cash compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible or unlimited PTO and hybrid/remote options are emphasized, offering latitude in managing time away and work location.
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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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