Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience (Delivery)

What Youll Do:

The Developer Experience - Delivery Team ensures the reliability scalability and usability of the core application management platform within CoreWeave. This team is responsible for the services processes and tooling that enable internal consumers to install upgrade and manage the complete lifecycle of applications within CoreWeaves Kubernetes-native infrastructure platform. Members of this team will be challenged to combine the tools and patterns of the modern Kubernetes ecosystem with learnings gained from experiences with CI/CD distributed systems orchestration traffic shaping progressive rollouts application packaging channel management and SRE fundamentals to develop CoreWeaves next-generation solution for internal service delivery.

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Developer Experience - Delivery Team as a technical leader who will drive the maturation and scaling of our internal delivery this role you will provide technical leadership to a team of 6 engineers make critical architectural decisions in complex environments and establish the technical direction that enables CoreWeave to deploy and manage services reliably at unprecedented scale.

In this role you will:

• Lead the technical vision and architecture for CoreWeaves internal delivery platform defining the roadmap that enables efficient orchestration of services across one of the most dynamic cloud environments today
• Drive technical decision-making across complex multi-faceted problems involving CI/CD pipelines Kubernetes infrastructure deployment strategies and service delivery at scale
• Architect and implement scalable solutions for progressive rollouts traffic shaping application packaging and channel management that power thousands of deployments
• Establish technical standards and best practices for service delivery championing their adoption across all engineering teams through influence and collaboration
• Design and build custom Kubernetes operators controllers and orchestration systems that enable declarative reliable delivery of applications at massive scale
• Mentor and guide engineers on the team fostering technical growth and establishing a culture of engineering excellence
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between delivery platform capabilities and organizational needs translating complex technical trade-offs into clear recommendations
• Own the reliability and performance of critical delivery infrastructure applying SRE fundamentals to achieve ambitious availability and deployment velocity targets
• Evaluate and integrate innovative tools and practices from the Kubernetes and cloud-native ecosystems balancing cutting-edge solutions with production stability
• Grow change invest in your teammates be invested-in share your ideas listen to others be curious have fun and above all be yourself.

Who You Are:

• 7 years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering
• Deep experience operating services in production and at scale with a track record of building and evolving platforms that support high-velocity engineering organizations
• Proven experience leading technical initiatives and driving consensus across teams in complex ambiguous environments
• Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes including deep understanding of its architecture core components and extension points (operators CRDs admission controllers)
• Strong proficiency in Go as a primary programming language for building production systems
• Extensive hands-on experience with CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions ArgoCD Flux) and gitops-based delivery patterns
• Deep understanding of progressive deployment strategies traffic management canary rollouts and error budgets
• Strong experience with Linux systems shell scripting and networking/storage fundamentals
• Demonstrated ability to design systems that balance innovation with reliability considering trade-offs around complexity maintainability and operational burden
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical decisions and build alignment across engineering and leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building or contributing to platform engineering or developer productivity teams
• Track record of designing and implementing Kubernetes operators or custom controllers
• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio Linkerd) and advanced traffic management patterns
• Knowledge of container runtimes image management and software supply chain security
• Experience with observability platforms and establishing SLIs/SLOs for platform services
• Previous experience as a technical lead or staff-level engineer guiding team direction and mentoring engineers

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).