Software Engineer, Inference

CoreWeave; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with generous match

Flexible PTO and remote-friendly

Equity awards

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

CoreWeave is seeking a Junior Software Engineer on the Inference team to own a production model-serving service end-to-end, including design, testing, deployment, and operations. You will enhance observability, tune latency and throughput, and participate in on-call duties with peers across runtime, scheduling, and networking.

Ideal candidates have 0–3 years in cloud/distributed services, know Python or Go, and understand Kubernetes and CI/CD.

Qualifications

• 0–3 years software engineering experience building cloud/distributed services in production.
• Proficiency in Python or Go; familiarity with gRPC/HTTP APIs and containerized deployments.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes (or Slurm/Ray) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with metrics/alerting (Prometheus/Grafana/OpenTelemetry) and structured logging.
• Basic understanding of GPU inference concepts (KV caching, mixed precision, streaming tokens).

Responsibilities

• Own one model-serving service end-to-end: design, implementation, tests, deployment, and ops.
• Add and tune observability (dashboards, alerts, traces); automate runbook steps to reduce toil.
• Improve latency/throughput via micro-batching, concurrency tuning, and caching.
• Participate in on-call; lead post-incident action items for your service.
• Review peers’ PRs and contribute design feedback in team reviews.

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 CoreWeave

CoreWeave is an AI cloud built for high-performance GPU workloads across AI/ML, VFX, rendering, and real-time inference. Our stack is engineered for speed, scale, and cost efficiency—providing a powerful alternative to traditional hyperscalers. Infrastructure is our product, and we operate it at a massive scale to power the most demanding workloads.

About the role

As a Junior Software Engineer (IC1/IC2) on the Inference team, you’ll own a single production service end-to-end shipping features, maintaining dashboards/alarms, and improving operational excellence. You’ll collaborate with peers across runtime, scheduling, and networking to move key SLIs.

What you’ll do

• Own one model-serving service end-to-end: design, implementation, tests, deployment, and ops.
• Add and tune observability (dashboards, alerts, traces); automate runbook steps to reduce toil.
• Improve latency/throughput via micro-batching, concurrency tuning, and caching.
• Participate in on-call; lead post-incident action items for your service.
• Review peers’ PRs and contribute design feedback in team reviews.

What we’re looking for

• 0–3 years of software engineering experience (or equivalent) building cloud/distributed services in production.
• Proficiency in Python or Go; familiarity with gRPC/HTTP APIs and containerized deployments.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes (or Slurm/Ray) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with metrics/alerting (Prometheus/Grafana/OpenTelemetry) and structured logging.
• Basic understanding of GPU inference concepts (KV caching, mixed precision, streaming tokens).

Nice to have

• Experience with inference frameworks (Triton, vLLM, TensorRT-LLM, Ray Serve, TorchServe).
• Hands-on performance profiling/benchmarking (e.g., wrk, vegeta, perf, Nsight).
• Contributions to reliability practices: SLI/SLOs or postmortem improvements.

Why CoreWeave

Help shape an industry-defining inference platform that enables teams to deploy generative AI and real-time applications at scale. If optimizing tail latency and delivering reliable model serving excites you, this is the place to build.

Benefits (highlights)

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k) with a generous match
• Flexible PTO and a remote-friendly culture
• Work with top talent in a culture of curiosity, ownership, and innovation

The base salary range for this role is $120,000.00 - $160,000.00. 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. 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 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.