CoreWeave · 3 days ago
Systems Engineer, Kernel
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$165K/yr - $242K/yr
5+ years expCoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™, providing a platform for innovators to build and scale AI. The Systems Kernel Engineer will be responsible for the stability, performance, and evolution of CoreWeave’s Linux-based infrastructure, focusing on debugging kernel-level issues and improving performance and reliability.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingCloud InfrastructureInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Triage and fix kernel crashes and performance regressions
Develop, test, and upstream kernel patches relevant to CoreWeave’s hardware/software environment
Collaborate with hardware vendors and the Linux community on feature enablement
Implement diagnostics and tooling for kernel-level observability
Work closely with HPC and Fleet teams to ensure kernel readiness for production workloads
Provide kernel-level expertise during incident response and root-cause investigations
Qualification
Required
5+ years of professional experience in Linux kernel engineering or systems-level development
Deep understanding of kernel internals (memory management, scheduling, networking, storage, drivers)
Experience debugging kernel crashes, dumps, and panics using tools like crash, gdb, kdump
Strong C programming skills with the ability to write maintainable and upstream-quality code
Experience working with kernel modules, drivers, and subsystems
Strong problem-solving abilities with a 'full-stack' systems perspective
Preferred
Contributions to the Linux kernel or related open-source projects
Familiarity with virtualization (KVM, QEMU, VFIO) and container runtimes
Networking stack expertise (InfiniBand, RoCE, TCP/IP performance tuning)
GPU/DPU bring-up and driver experience
Experience in HPC or large-scale distributed systems
Familiarity with QA/QE best practices
Experience working in Cloud environments
Experience as a software engineer writing large-scale applications
Experience with machine learning is a huge bonus
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.
1001-5000 employees
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
Leadership Team
Michael Intrator
Chief Executive Officer
Nitin Agrawal
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2026-01-07
2026-01-06
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