Senior Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure Services

CoreWeave; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance – 100% paid for

Company-paid Life Insurance

401(k) with a generous employer match

Flexible, full-service childcare support

Catered lunch each day

Job summary

CoreWeave is looking for a Senior Engineer specialized in database and stream processing to join their Data Platforms Team in Sunnyvale, California. The role includes designing and implementing data solutions, participating in operational scaling, and ensuring compliance with data protection regulations. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering and familiarity with distributed datastores such as CockroachDB or Kafka. CoreWeave offers a hybrid work environment and competitive salary between $165,000 and $242,000.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a software or infrastructure engineering industry.
• Experience operating services in production and at scale with reliability engineering concepts.
• Familiarity with distributed NewSQL datastores and stream processing tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement the data delivery platform through APIs.
• Develop stream processing architecture for scalability and reliability.
• Establish guidelines for data access and storage.

Skills

Database management

Stream processing

Reliability engineering

Kubernetes

Go/Python/Java

Tools

CockroachDB

Kafka

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.

About The Role

The Data Platforms Team serves as the experts on managing data infrastructures for CoreWeave. The data infra includes but is not limited to managed databases, data ingestion, data flow, and data lake and retrieval for CoreWeave and its customers. This team is responsible for the development of use cases, discovery of innovative solutions, automation and operations of our data platform infrastructure.

Who You Are

We are seeking a senior engineer with specialization in database and stream processing who can help us fulfill the goal of our global datastore strategy and establish communication models for our data flow. This individual will work with a team of mixed skill engineers and have the opportunity to work on the full gamut of rewarding challenges that come with the business of building a cloud in a communicative, supportive, and high‑performing environment. As a member of the Data Platforms Team you will have the opportunity to:

• Design and implement the platform to deliver data to teams with a focus on providing managed solutions through APIs
• Participate in operations and scaling of relational data platforms.
• 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?

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 5+ years of experience in a software or infrastructure engineering industry.
• You enjoy helping your colleagues achieve more with less effort.
• You have experience operating services in production and at scale and are versed in reliability engineering concepts such as the different types of testing, progressive deployments, error budgets, the role observability, and fault‑tolerant design.
• You understand CAP theorem and concurrency models, can clearly define data models and establish guidelines around data management.
• You’re excited about new research in data structures.
• You’re familiar with one of the 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 comfortable 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 a proficiency in Go/Python/Java and you’re interested in contributing to open source.
• You’re excited about being part of a team of diverse perspectives and backgrounds that believe in tackling challenges, growing hand in hand, and winning together.

Why CoreWeave?

About

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 $165,000 to $242,000. 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

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: [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, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. The following list provides additional categories:

• 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.