Senior Software Engineer, Cluster Orchestration

CoreWeave

Sunnyvale (CA)

Hybrid

USD 139,000 - 204,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Company-paid life insurance

Short and long-term disability insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) with employer match

Mental wellness benefits

Flexible PTO

Catered lunch

Job summary

CoreWeave in Sunnyvale, CA is hiring a Senior Software Engineer I to enhance their orchestration platform for AI workloads. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years of experience in building distributed systems, with strong coding skills in Go, and hands-on Kubernetes experience. The role features a salary range of $139,000 to $204,000, along with a comprehensive benefits package including medical insurance, flexible PTO, and a 401(k) plan. Join a team dedicated to innovative disruption and impactful solutions.

Qualifications

3-5 years of experience in software engineering, particularly in distributed systems or cloud services.
Strong coding skills in Go, with knowledge of Python or C++ being a plus.
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments.

Responsibilities

Own multiple services within the orchestration platform.
Lead design and code reviews, decompose projects into milestones.
Define SLIs/SLOs for services and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Coding in Go

Running Kubernetes at production scale

Familiarity with observability stacks

Improving service reliability

Job description

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™. Built for pioneers by pioneers, CoreWeave delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. Trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises, CoreWeave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017, CoreWeave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025. Learn more at www.coreweave.com.

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.

CoreWeave powers the creation and delivery of the intelligence that drives innovation.

About The Role

As part of the Cluster Orchestration team, you will play a key role in advancing CoreWeave’s orchestration platform including SUNK (Slurm on Kubernetes) and beyond our Kubernetes-native foundation that powers AI training and inference at scale. This is an opportunity to help shape one of the most critical layers of the AI cloud: ensuring workloads run seamlessly, reliably, and efficiently across massive GPU clusters. By building the systems that eliminate infrastructure bottlenecks and create new orchestration capabilities, you will directly empower customers to innovate faster and push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI.

What You’ll Do

As a Senior Software Engineer I (IC3), you will own multiple services within the orchestration platform. You’ll lead design/code reviews, decompose projects into milestones, and drive measurable improvements in reliability and performance. You’ll define SLIs/SLOs for your services, strengthen operational practices, and mentor IC1/IC2 engineers. Your work will ensure customers see consistent improvements in throughput, latency, and system resilience.

Who You Are

~3–5 years of professional software engineering experience building distributed systems or cloud services.
Strong coding in Go (Python or C++ a plus) with solid CS fundamentals.
Hands-on experience running Kubernetes at production scale.
Familiarity with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
Proven ability to improve service reliability and performance using metrics (P95/P99 latency, throughput, error budgets).

Preferred

Familiarity with orchestration and workflow technologies such as Ray, Kubeflow, Kueue, Istio, Knative, or Argo Workflows
Experience with distributed workloads, GPU-based applications, or ML pipelines.
Knowledge of scheduling concepts like quota enforcement, pre-emption, and scaling strategies.
Exposure to reliability practices including SLOs, alarms, and post-incident reviews.

The base salary range for this role is $139,000 to $204,000. 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: careers@coreweave.com.

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.