Staff Data Engineer Data Engineering

What Youll Do:

The Data Engineering Team builds and operates the foundational data infrastructure powering analytics AI and operational decision-making across CoreWeave. We design resilient data pipelines scalable lakehouse systems and high-quality datasets that enable teams across Finance HR Operations and Engineering to move faster and make smarter decisions. Our mission is to make CoreWeaves data reliable accessible and actionable at scale.

About the role:

Were seeking a Staff Data Engineer to define and drive the architecture of CoreWeaves enterprise data ecosystem. You will establish the modeling semantic governance and platform standards that enable teams to build trusted and reusable data products at scale. Day-to-day youll lead cross-domain architecture solve the organizations most complex data design challenges and partner with senior engineers and stakeholders to translate business requirements into durable technical systems. This role combines deep hands-on engineering expertise with company-wide technical leadership across our modern lakehouse platform.

In this role you will:

• Define the company-wide strategy for data modeling semantic layers enterprise metrics and reusable data products.
• Set architectural standards for CoreWeaves lakehouse including data organization schemas metadata governance and serving patterns.
• Design scalable frameworks for data quality lineage observability access control and policy enforcement.
• Lead the architecture of complex cross-domain data systems spanning operational financial product people and infrastructure data.
• Establish durable data contracts system boundaries and reusable engineering patterns across teams.
• Identify and resolve systemic performance reliability and scalability constraints across the data ecosystem.
• Lead architecture reviews for high-impact initiatives and ensure alignment with the broader platform strategy.
• Evaluate and standardize core data technologies across processing orchestration cataloging modeling and metadata management.
• Mentor senior engineers and raise the quality of system design and technical decision-making across the organization.

Who You Are:

• 10 years of experience in data engineering software engineering distributed systems or data architecture roles.
• Demonstrated experience setting technical direction for data systems spanning multiple teams business domains or platforms.
• Deep expertise in enterprise analytical modeling including dimensional Data Vault semantic modeling and governed metrics.
• Experience designing and operating large-scale lakehouse or streamhouse architectures using technologies such as Apache Iceberg Delta Lake Apache Hudi Apache Paimon or Apache Fluss.
• Advanced knowledge of distributed OLAP query processing and ingestion systems such as StarRocks ClickHouse Trino Spark Flink or Kafka.
• Expert-level SQL and strong programming expertise in Python Scala Java or Rust with experience building production-grade data systems.
• Demonstrated experience implementing governance capabilities such as lineage profiling metadata management data quality controls access policies or auditability.
• Demonstrated ability to independently turn ambiguous problem statements into clear technical direction and execution plans.
• Track record of leading cross-cutting architecture and establishing standards adopted across multiple engineering teams.

Preferred:

• Experience designing data systems that support compliance programs such as SOX GDPR MNPI and PII controls.
• Experience operating event-driven architectures using Kafka AutoMQ Pulsar or similar streaming platforms.
• Experience running data-intensive workloads on Kubernetes.
• Experience in high-growth cloud infrastructure or distributed-systems organizations.

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. Here are a few qualities weve found compatible with our team. If some of this describes you wed love to talk.

• You love designing implementing and operating data platforms and distributed systems at extreme scale.
• Youre energized by solving ambiguous cross-domain technical problems and turning them into clear durable solutions.
• You enjoy raising the quality of engineering through thoughtful architecture standards and mentorship.

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 $207000 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. 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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