Senior Engineer, Compute Services (Kubernetes, Bare Metal)

CoreWeave


Job Location:

Sunnyvale, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 153000 - 204000
Posted on: 12 hours ago
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.
What Youll Do

As a Senior Engineer in Compute Services you will be responsible for building fault-tolerant and reliable infrastructure to support both our internal processes and our customer platform. If youre passionate about GitOps KubeOps DevOpsreally all the opsthis role could be a great fit for you!

Design develop and maintain automated tooling to provision Kubernetes control planes on bare-metal
Use Python Golang and Bash to create tooling and go operators
Perform day 2 lifecycle tasks and maintenance on running clusters
Identify gaps and implement fault-tolerant architectures
Optimize reliability using the Grafana ecosystem
Design automated testing to validate build quality and stability
Participate in an on-call rotation every two months serving as point of contact

Who You Are

Investing in our people is one of our top priorities and we value candidates who can bring their diversified experiences to our teams. Here are some qualities weve found compatible with our team. Wed love to talk about whether this aligns with your experience and interests and what youre excited to work on next.

Proven experience provisioning Kubernetes using tools such as kubeadm Cluster API Kubeception Kubespray or similar
Demonstrated ability debugging complex kubernetes cluster issues and carrying out upgrades
Proficiency in Golang Bash and Python
Advanced Linux OS troubleshooting skills
Extensive experience with Ansible
Advanced DevOps experience (e.g. GitLab CI GitHub Actions)
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively on shared codebases
Excellent documentation skills and high attention to detail
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
Experience participating in an on-call rotation to support production services

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bare-metal OS provisioning experience
  • Kubernetes operator coding experience
  • Advanced Linux networking expertise
  • AWX/Ansible tower knowledge

The base salary range for this role is $153000 to $204000. 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. The benefits below reflect our US-based offerings for full-time employees; for roles in other locations benefits vary and are shared during the hiring process. These include:

  • 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

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Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

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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