Senior Specialist Field Engineer - Kubernetes

Coreweave; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 182,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Equity awards

ESPP

Flexible PTO

Catered lunch

Job summary

CoreWeave is seeking a Senior Specialist Field Engineer for Kubernetes to design and optimize architectures for demanding AI workloads. You will troubleshoot across the API server, etcd, scheduler, kubelet, and storage on clusters with thousands of GPU nodes, and lead customer workshops and POCs.

This role combines deep technical work with customer-facing leadership and occasional travel, reporting to the Kubernetes platform team at CoreWeave.

Qualifications

• 7+ years building or operating large-scale distributed systems, with Kubernetes focus.
• Experience writing Kubernetes operators or controllers in Go or Rust.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes internals and RBAC/webhooks.

Responsibilities

• Design Kubernetes architectures for complex customers.
• Troubleshoot problems spanning API server, etcd, scheduler, kubelet, container runtime, CNI, network, and storage across GPU clusters.
• Find product gaps and help engineering teams address them.
• Lead customer overviews, proofs of concept, and workshops, with travel.

Skills

Kubernetes

Go

Rust

Distributed systems

RBAC & webhooks

Helm / GitOps

Observability

Customer communication

Education

B.S. in CS

Tools

Argo CD

Flux

Prometheus

OpenTelemetry

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 atwww.coreweave.com.

About the role:

CoreWeave runs some of the largest GPU‑based Kubernetes clusters, for the most sophisticated users, in the world. As a Senior Specialist Field Engineer for Kubernetes, you'll help customers run training and inference on those clusters, and get the most out of the control plane, the scheduler, and the operators that run them. You'll work closely with the product and engineering teams, and what you learn in the field will help shape what they build.

In this role, you will:

• Design Kubernetes architectures for complex customers.
• Troubleshoot problems that span the API server, etcd, the scheduler, the kubelet, the container runtime, the CNI, the network, and storage, across clusters with thousands of GPU nodes.
• Find where the product falls short for real workloads and help the engineering teams fill those gaps.
• Lead customer technical overviews, proofs of concept, and customer workshops, with occasional travel.

Who You Are:

• B.S. in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years building or operating large-scale distributed systems, as a platform, systems, or software engineer, or in a deeply technical Kubernetes-focused field role.
• Have written and run Kubernetes operators or controllers in production, in Go or Rust, using CRDs to extend the API.
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals: the API server, etcd, the scheduler, and the various controllers, and how they work together.
• Solid working knowledge of admission control and policy (validating and mutating webhooks, Kyverno or similar), RBAC, and ServiceAccounts.
• Hands-on experience with Helm, GitOps delivery (Argo CD or Flux), and observability with Prometheus and OpenTelemetry.
• Able to explain technical problems clearly to engineers and executives, building trust with customers.

Preferred:

• GPU scheduling and resource management: device plugins, topology-aware scheduling, MIG and MPS, and InfiniBand/RDMA device configuration.
• Scaling the control plane: API server request lifecycle, etcd membership, upgrades, and backups, at thousands of nodes.
• Experience with Slurm or other batch schedulers for AI training.
• Image and artifact supply chain security: signing, provenance, and container runtime least privilege.
• Contributions to Kubernetes or CNCF projects, or published work on Kubernetes internals or operator design.

You'll fit here if...

• You'd rather read the controller source than guess why it reconciled.
• You're comfortable saying "I don't know yet," and then you go find out.
• You like working on a hard problem alongside the customer and the engineering team, and you share the credit.

Wondering if you're a good fit?

We believe in investing in our people, and value candidates who bring their own experiences to our teams - even if you aren't a 100% skill or experience match. If some of this describes you, we'd love to talk.

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 $182,000 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. The benefits below reflect our US-based offerings for full‑time employees; 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: [e-mail].

Export Control Compliance

This position requires access to technology and/or source code subject to U.S. export control laws. Any such access will be provided only in compliance with applicable U.S. export control requirements. As part of the recruitment process, CoreWeave may request limited information reasonably necessary to assess applicable export‑control requirements.