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CoreWeave · 2 weeks ago

Staff Software Engineer, Cluster Orchestration

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$185K/yr - $275K/yr

8+ years exp

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™, delivering a platform that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. The Staff Software Engineer will play a key role in advancing the orchestration platform, ensuring workloads run seamlessly across massive GPU clusters and empowering customers to innovate faster.

AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingCloud InfrastructureInformation TechnologyMachine Learning

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Define architectural direction for CoreWeave’s orchestration platform

Own critical parts of the orchestration platform and other managed services

Drive cross-org initiatives in scheduling, quota enforcement, and scaling at hyperscale

Mentor senior engineers and establish org-wide best practices in reliability and observability

Ensure CoreWeave’s orchestration layer evolves to meet the demands of next-generation AI workloads

Qualification

Slurm/Kubernetes expertiseDistributed systems designGo programmingTechnical direction settingCloud-native developmentOrchestration technologiesDistributed workloads experienceReliability practices knowledgeMentorshipProblem-solving

Required

8+ years of software engineering experience

Proven track record designing and operating large-scale distributed systems in production

Deep expertise in Slurm/Kubernetes internals and cloud-native development

Advanced proficiency in Go and distributed systems design and cloud-native development

Experience setting technical direction and influencing cross-team architecture

Preferred

Familiarity with orchestration and workflow technologies such as Ray, Kubeflow, Kueue, Istio, Knative, or Argo Workflows

Deep expertise in Slurm/Kubernetes internals

Experience with distributed workloads, GPU-based applications, or ML pipelines

Knowledge of scheduling concepts like quota enforcement, pre-emption, and scaling strategies

Exposure to reliability practices including SLOs, alarms, and post-incident reviews

Experience with AI infrastructure and workloads (ML training, inference, or HPC)

Ability to mentor senior engineers and elevate organizational standards

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.

Founded in 2017

Livingston, New Jersey, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.coreweave.com

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

$23.37B

Key Investors

Jane Street CapitalStack CapitalCoatue

2025-12-08Post Ipo Debt· $2.54B

2025-11-12Post Ipo Debt· $1B

2025-08-20Post Ipo Secondary

Leadership Team

Michael Intrator

Chief Executive Officer

Nitin Agrawal

Chief Financial Officer

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