CoreWeave · 2 weeks ago
Backend Software Engineer, Cloud Platform
CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™, providing a platform for innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. The Backend Software Engineer will design, build, scale, and maintain backend systems for the Cloud Platform, collaborating with cross-functional teams and contributing to software development best practices.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingCloud InfrastructureInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams across CoreWeave, including frontend engineers, product managers and designers to shape the team’s strategy and roadmap
Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure and performant backend services, APIs, and databases for our next-generation systems
Participate in design discussions and architectural decisions to drive technical solutions that align with our business goals
Contribute to software development best-practices, including writing maintainable and testable code and participating in thorough code reviews
Debug and resolve production issues in a timely manner, providing high-level support when necessary
Work with a passionate team of engineers in an iterative, high-trust agile environment
Qualification
Required
3+ years of Professional experience building and maintaining production-grade backend services
Strong proficiency in one or more of Go, Python, or TypeScript
Experience with authentication, authorization and security best practices
Familiarity with observability practices including metrics and logging
Solid understanding of CI/CD and software testing best-practices
Solid understanding of database design and experience with SQL
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical team members
Demonstrated ownership of code quality, performance, and maintainability from development through production
Bachelors Degree in computer science, mathematics, electrical engineering or similar fields
Preferred
Experience with Kubernetes and a conceptual understanding of its major components
Prior experience building reliable and scalable platform services that process large amounts of data
Proven experience with Prometheus/PromQL, including optimizing time series queries, and/or integrating Prometheus with large-scale systems for monitoring and analytics
Experience with managing cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, etc.)
Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools and practices
Benefits
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
Company
CoreWeave
CoreWeave is a cloud-based AI infrastructure company offering GPU cloud services to simplify AI and machine learning workloads.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$23.37BKey Investors
Jane Street CapitalStack CapitalCoatue
2025-12-08Post Ipo Debt· $2.54B
2025-11-12Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2025-08-20Post Ipo Secondary
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