Systems Engineer, Kernel (Performance)

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI. Built for pioneers by pioneers CoreWeave delivers a platform of technology tools and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. Trusted by leading AI labs startups and global enterprises CoreWeave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017 CoreWeave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025. Learn more at.

Senior Systems Engineer Kernel Performance & Observability

CoreWeave is seeking a Systems Kernel Engineer focused on Performance and Observability to join our HAVOCK this role you will build the next generation of automated introspection tools that detect issues before our customers do. You will leverage eBPF and programmable debuggers to create OOB (Out of Band) Kernel Introspection capabilities allowing us to analyze live systems and core dumps with unprecedented depth. You will turn manual debugging steps into automated software solutions.

Hardware - Acceleration - Virtualization - Operating Systems - Containerization - Kubelet

Our Teams Stack:

Observability: eBPF (BCC/libbpf) drgn bpftrace perf
Python Go C
Custom Linux Kernel Ubuntu
Prometheus Victoria Metrics Grafana
Docker kubernetes (k8s)

Focus Areas:

Advanced Observability Designing eBPF-based tracing tools to analyze latency resource contention and locking in real-time.
Introspection Tooling Advancing our usage of programmable debuggers (like drgn) to analyze live kernels and core dumps.
Automated Triage Building systems that automatically categorize kernel crashes (RIP registers stack traces) and reporting.
Out-of-Band (OOB) Debugging Implementing stealth forensics to debug hosts via DPUs without impacting the main CPU.
Performance Analytics Correlating kernel metrics with fleet-wide telemetry in Grafana.

Responsibilities:

Develop eBPF programs to trace complex performance regressions in production.
Build and maintain Debug images and associated tooling.
Automate the analysis of soft lockups and crash dumps (automating crash/drgn workflows).
Work on OOB Kernel Introspection enabling memory traces and debugging.
Collaborate with the fleet team to integrate kernel metrics into high-level dashboards.

Requirements:

5 years of experience in Systems Engineering or Kernel Development.
eBPF Mastery: Strong experience writing eBPF programs (using bcc bpftrace or libbpf) for production environments.
Scripting for Debugging: Proficiency in Python (specifically for drgn or GDB scripting) to automate analysis.
Deep Linux Internals: Understanding of how to trace the scheduler memory subsystem and block layer.
Experience connecting system metrics to visualization tools (Prometheus Grafana).

Nice-to-haves:

Experience with OOB (Out of Band) management
Experience with Fuzzing (Syzkaller) or Sanitizers (KASAN UBSAN)
Previous work on Self-Healing infrastructure or automated remediation
Experience upstreaming tooling to the open-source community

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $153000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $242000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience.

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.

Required Experience: