What You’ll Do:
Inference Platform Team
The Inference team builds and operates CoreWeave’s Kubernetes-native inference platform, powering low-latency, high-throughput AI workloads at massive scale. The team is responsible for request routing, scheduling, GPU resource management, and system-wide optimizations that drive performance, efficiency, and reliability across real-time inference systems.
About the role:
As a Staff Software Engineer (IC5) on the Inference team, you will act as a technical leader driving architecture, performance, and reliability across multiple services and teams. Your day-to-day will involve leading cross-team design initiatives, optimizing inference performance (latency, throughput, and GPU utilization), and improving system reliability at scale. You will work deeply in distributed systems and Kubernetes-based infrastructure, focusing on areas like scheduling, batching, and memory optimization. This role requires hands-on technical leadership and the ability to influence engineering direction across the organization.
Who You Are:
- 8–12+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems or cloud platforms
- Proven experience leading cross-team technical initiatives impacting multiple services or organizations
- Strong programming skills in Go, Python, or C++
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes at production scale, including orchestration, scheduling, and service design
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, networking, and performance optimization
- Experience designing and operating low-latency, high-throughput systems with strict P95/P99 latency requirements
- Hands-on experience with inference systems, including batching or micro-batching strategies, caching, and memory optimization
- Experience improving system performance using metrics-driven approaches (e.g., latency, throughput, utilization)
- Familiarity with mixed precision (BF16, FP8) and streaming inference workloads
Preferred:
- Experience with inference frameworks such as vLLM, Triton, TensorRT-LLM, Ray Serve, or TorchServe
- Experience with GPU systems and performance optimization (CUDA, NCCL, RDMA, NUMA, GPU interconnects)
- Experience leading multi-team or org-level technical initiatives
- Exposure to large-scale AI/ML infrastructure or hyperscale cloud environments
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 a few qualities we’ve found compatible with our team. If some of this describes you, we’d love to talk.
- You love to design and optimize high-performance distributed systems at scale
- You’re curious about AI inference, GPU systems, and emerging performance techniques
- You’re an expert in building reliable, low-latency infrastructure and driving system-wide improvements
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
We support and encourage an entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. We foster an environment that encourages collaboration and enables the development of innovative solutions to complex problems. As we get set for takeoff, the organization's growth opportunities are constantly expanding. You will be surrounded by some of the best talent in the industry, who will want to learn from you, too. Come join us!
The base salary range for this role is $188,000 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, 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.
Skills Required
- 8-12+ years of experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems or cloud platforms
- Proven experience leading cross-team technical initiatives impacting multiple services or organizations
- Strong programming skills in Go, Python, or C++
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes at production scale
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, networking, and performance optimization
- Experience designing and operating low-latency, high-throughput systems
- Hands-on experience with inference systems, including batching or micro-batching
- Experience improving system performance using metrics-driven approaches
- Familiarity with mixed precision (BF16, FP8) and streaming inference workloads
What the Team is Saying
CoreWeave Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive with fully covered employee premiums for medical, dental, and vision, plus mental‑health support via Spring Health and access to Calm. Additional protections include FSAs, life insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, and coverage that includes gender‑affirming care.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan offers a discounted share purchase with a look‑back feature to enhance ownership potential. This program adds meaningful long‑term value alongside base pay and bonuses.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan provides a company match to support retirement savings. This complements equity programs and other financial benefits to strengthen long‑term security.
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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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