CoreWeave · 1 week ago
Principal Engineer, Storage
Bellevue, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$206K/yr - $303K/yr
8+ years expCoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™, delivering a platform that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. The Principal Engineer will design, build, and operate the data plane for the high-performance AI storage platform, focusing on developing scalable and reliable storage systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingCloud InfrastructureInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design and implement a highly scalable multi-tenant control plane that supports CoreWeave’s growing AI storage and cloud infrastructure needs
Contribute to the development of exabyte-scale, S3-compatible object storage, distributed file system and integrate dedicated storage clusters into diverse customer environments
Work with technologies such as RDMA, GPU Direct Storage, RoCE, InfiniBand, SPDK, and distributed filesystems to optimize storage performance and efficiency
Participate in efforts to improve the reliability, durability, and observability of our storage stack
Collaborate with operations teams to monitor, analyze, and optimize storage systems using telemetry, metrics, and dashboards to improve performance, latency, and resilience
Work cross-functionally with platform, product, and infrastructure teams to deliver seamless storage capabilities across the stack
Share your knowledge and mentor other engineers on best practices in building distributed, high-performance systems, especially focusing on low level storage details that improve performance and durability
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's, Master's, or PHD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
8–10+ years of experience working in storage systems engineering
Strong hands-on experience with object storage, block storage or distributed filesystems in production environments
Proficiency in a systems programming language such as Go, C, or Rust
Solid understanding of cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes, and scalable system architecture
Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in distributed, high-performance environments
Clear communicator, able to work collaboratively across teams and share technical insights effectively
Familiarity with the trade offs between HDD and SSD based storage systems
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
$24.87BKey Investors
Jane Street CapitalStack CapitalCoatue
2025-12-08Post Ipo Debt· $2.54B
2025-11-12Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2025-08-20Post Ipo Secondary
Leadership Team
Michael Intrator
Chief Executive Officer
Brannin McBee
Founder & CDO
Recent News
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