Staff Software Engineer
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Job Location:
Manhattan, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 188000 - 275000
Posted on:
27-09-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
What Youll Do:
As a Staff Software Engineer youll shape the backbone of our GPU-driven data centerspowering some of the most advanced workloads in AI and large-scale computing. This isnt just about keeping the lights on; its about architecting the next generation of reliable secure and massively scalable infrastructure.
The METALDEV team builds and operates a suite of Go-based services that power large-scale datacenter deployments. These platforms automate complex workflows while providing deep observability and monitoring for tens of thousands of GPU servers and diverse infrastructure componentsincluding CDUs PDUs and NVLink switches. Our tooling is designed for next-generation rack systems like NVIDIA GB200 and GB300 as well as a broad range of GPU server platforms.
- Provide technical leadership in designing architecting and operating large-scale infrastructure services for GPU servers with a focus on security reliability and scalability.
- Build and enhance infrastructure services and automation including inventory management systems and lifecycle management solutions using open source technologies.
- Drive strategic direction for infrastructure automation lifecycle management and service orchestration making MetalDev core services more scalable and resilient.
- Define best practices for API development (REST/gRPC) distributed databases and Kubernetes orchestrationwhile mentoring engineers to follow your lead.
- Partner with hardware software and operations teams to align infrastructure with business impact.
- Contribute to open source communities (e.g. Go Redfish) through collaboration and technical thought leadership.
- Lead and improve CI/CD pipelines for hardware compliance firmware management and data systems.
- Champion reliability and operational excellence by driving observability (Prometheus/Grafana) production incident response and continuous service improvement.
Who You Are:
- B.S. M.S. or PhD in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
- 8 years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on infrastructure cloud engineering and distributed databasesparticularly within large-scale datacenter and cloud environments.
- Expertise in Go and proven experience building REST/gRPC APIs for mission-critical platforms.
- Strong background in architecting and scaling cloud-native Kubernetes infrastructure and distributed services.
- Proven success in mentoring engineers leading technical projects and influencing engineering strategy across teams.
- Experience contributing to and collaborating with open source communities.
- Skilled in applying a data-driven approach to reliability optimization and continuous improvement.
- Excellent communicator able to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Hands-on experience with observability stacks (Prometheus Grafana PromQL) CI/CD pipelines and operating large fleets of GPU servers.
- Track record of leading incident response postmortems and driving robust service reliability.
Preferred:
- Working knowledge of Kafka ClickHouse and CRDB.
- DMTF RedFish APIs and GPU servers.
Wondering if youre a good fit We believe in investing in our people and value candidates who can bring their own diversified experiences to our teams even if you arent a 100% skill or experience match.
Why CoreWeave
At CoreWeave we work hard have fun and move fast! Were in an exciting stage of hyper-growth that you will not want to miss out on. Were not afraid of a little chaos and were constantly learning. Our team cares deeply about how we build our product and how we work together which is represented through our core values:
- Be Curious at Your Core
- Act Like an Owner
- Empower Employees
- Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences
- Achieve More Together
We support and encourage an entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. We foster an environment that encourages collaboration and provides the opportunity to develop innovative solutions to complex problems. As we get set for take off the growth opportunities within the organization are constantly expanding. You will be surrounded by some of the best talent in the industry who will want to learn from you too. Come join us!
The base salary range for this role is $188000 to $275000. 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 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 weve 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 including:
- 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
Our Workplace
While we prioritize a hybrid work environment remote work may be considered for candidates located more than 30 miles from an office based on role requirements for specialized skill sets. New hires will be invited to attend onboarding at one of our hubs within their first month. Teams also gather quarterly to support collaboration
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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: .
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.
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