Senior Systems Engineer, OS Automation

CoreWeave; Bellevue (WA); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible PTO

Job summary

A leading AI cloud platform company based in Bellevue is seeking a Senior Linux OS Automation Engineer. This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining automated tooling for building and optimizing bare-metal systems. Candidates should have 6+ years of Linux experience, proficiency with Golang, Bash, and Python, and knowledge of Kubernetes. The position offers a base salary between $153,000 and $242,000, alongside a comprehensive benefits package including medical insurance, paid parental leave, and flexible childcare support.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of maintaining large fleets of physical Linux systems.
• Experience developing custom modules for cloud-init.
• Experience deploying containerized software using Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated tooling to build, test, and release artifacts.
• Define the artifact release-cycle roadmaps.
• Automate testing of OS images and configurations.

Skills

Proficiency with Golang

Proficiency with Bash

Proficiency with Python

Collaboration on shared codebases

Excellent documentation skills

Problem-solving abilities

Tools

Github Actions

Gitlab Actions

Docker

Debian package management

Kubernetes

Job description

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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

CoreWeave is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Linux OS Automation Engineer to join our SysEng HAVOCK team. Reporting to the Engineering Manager for Systems Engineering, you will play a crucial part in the design, development, and optimization of our bare‑metal systems from POST through joining a Kubernetes cluster. The team’s primary responsibilities include maintaining custom Linux kernels, various OS images, the virtualization stack, and the container/pod runtime stack. You will collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams, up‑stack engineering teams, and stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of highly performant and reliable software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated tooling to reproducibly build, test, and release artifacts that support a variety of hardware platforms in complex environments
  • Custom Linux kernels
  • OS images
  • cloud‑init modules
• Define the artifact release‑cycle roadmaps in coordination with the rest of the organization’s business needs
• Leverage Kubernetes to automate the testing of OS images and cloud‑init configurations
• Document the tested and supported OS images and cloud‑init configurations
• Effectively communicate artifact releases to the rest of the organization
• Automate packaging of critical components (drivers, microcode, components with out‑of‑tree patches, etc)
• Serve as a primary point‑of‑contact for boot‑time issue escalation and troubleshooting
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to define Linux and OS requirements, specifications, and system architecture
• Contribute improvements to code quality

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience maintaining large fleets of physical Linux systems
• Proficiency with Golang, Bash, and Python
• Experience with the following:
  • Developing custom modules for cloud‑init
  • Github Actions or Gitlab Actions for CI/CD
  • Building the Linux kernel/complex C compilation toolchains
  • Packaging software into docker containers
  • Experience with Debian package management
  • Deploying containerized software using Kubernetes
  • Software lifecycle management using semantic versioning
  • Developing frameworks for complex software tests
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively on shared codebases
• Excellent documentation skills and attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
• Served in an on‑call rotation supporting production services

Nice‑to‑haves

• Experience with the following:
  • Supporting both amd64 and arm64 architectures
  • Private Key Infrastructure
  • Different boot formats/mechanisms/tools (UEFI, ipxe, iso, grub, uboot, etc)
  • Ansible/AWX
  • Aptly
  • Packer
• Packaging software into Debian packages (.deb)

Compensation and Benefits

The base salary range for this role is $153,000 to $242,000. The starting salary will be determined based on job‑related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package includes a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program (all based on eligibility).

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits to support your needs, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance – 100% paid by CoreWeave
• Company‑paid Life Insurance
• Voluntary supplemental life insurance
• Short and long‑term disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Participation 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

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.

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Equal Opportunity

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 U.S. person (U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee)
• Eligible to access the export‑controlled information without a required export authorization, or
• Eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency.