Principal Engineer - Managed Databases

Coreweave; Livingston (NJ); On-site; USD 227,000 - 303,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance – 100% paid

Company-paid Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

401(k) with a generous employer match

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Coreweave is seeking a Principal Engineer in Livingston, New Jersey to lead the architecture and development of Managed databases for AI workloads. You will drive the technical roadmap, implement advanced solutions, and mentor engineering teams on product engineering best practices.

This role requires extensive experience in distributed systems and offers a salary range of $227,000 to $303,000, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in distributed systems, with a focus on reliability and scale.
• Hands-on technical leader with prior experience in managed databases as a SaaS offering.
• Proven experience building AI features in production is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive CoreWeave’s Managed databases technical roadmap and strategy.
• Design and implement advanced database solutions for AI workloads.
• Mentor engineering teams on best practices in product engineering.

Skills

Distributed systems experience

Reliability and scale

Golang or Python proficiency

Cloud computing infrastructure

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

About this Role:

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Principal Engineer to lead the architecture, development, and operations of Managed databases for AI-workloads. In this role, you will help shape the vision and direction on how customers and internal stakeholders store and access operational data for AI/ML workloads. Further, the role will define the strategy and lead vertical stack integration of data needs for AI inferencing and Agentic flows. You will have direct access to customers and work closely with engineering stakeholders across CoreWeave products.

What You’ll Do:

• Define and drive CoreWeave’s Managed databases technical roadmap and strategy.
• Design and implement advanced database solutions applicable to AI workloads, while ensuring fault tolerance, high-scale and low-latency.
• Build solutions that offer programmatic access to creating, scaling, and modifying databases.
• Champion initiatives to improve reliability, durability, and self-healing capabilities of systems, and assume operational responsibilities.
• Develop operational review practices to assess performance against targets and iterating on those targets.
• Mentor and guide engineering teams on best practices in product engineering, fostering a customer-focused approach to systems design and technical excellence.
• Mentor and guide engineering teams on best practices in product engineering, fostering a customer-focused approach to systems design and technical excellence.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in distributed systems, with a focus on reliability and scale. Hands-on technical leader.
• Prior experience with managed databases as a SaaS offering.
• Proven experience building products to address customer needs.
• Prior experience of building AI features in production is a plus.
• Proficiency in Golang or Python.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing infrastructure using Kubernetes, scalable architectures, and automation.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize problem statements from interactions with customers and design solutions given ambiguous requirements.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to convey storage engineering strategies and practices to technical and non-technical audiences.

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.

What We Offer

The base salary range for this role is $227,000 to $303,000. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package includes a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program.

• 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: [e-mail].

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.