Own the file system data path: NFS hot-path reliability, IO resilience, and performance — including the small-file / IOPS-heavy workloads that AI pipelines depend on, and the throughput that keeps GPUs fed.
Build a native block storage service: durable, high-performance block volumes for customer workloads and internal stateful services — the third leg of the file/object/block triad, running on our own data path and shared storage hardware.
Deliver both file and block as first-class Kubernetes citizens: design and ship a backend-neutral CSI driver with dynamic provisioning, resize, snapshots, and RWO block volumes, backed by a public provisioning SLO — reusing shared control-plane and CSI patterns across file and block rather than rebuilding per service.
Build the control plane: multi-tenant isolation, quota, QoS, snapshots, key management (BYOK), audit, and lifecycle policy — the capabilities that unblock regulated and enterprise customers (e.g., encryption in transit, HIPAA controls).
Improve the reliability, durability, and observability of the storage stack; partner with operations to monitor, analyze, and optimize using telemetry, metrics, and dashboards to improve performance, latency, and resilience.
Work cross-functionally with platform, product, and infrastructure teams to deliver seamless storage across the stack, including tiering cold data to lower-cost object storage while preserving access.
Share your knowledge and mentor other engineers on best practices in building distributed, high-performance systems.
Who You Are
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
6–10 years building storage systems, distributed systems, or infrastructure services.
Strong hands-on experience with distributed or networked file systems and/or block storage in production — e.g., NFS/POSIX file semantics at scale, and/or block volume services (durability, snapshots, replication).
Depth in the storage data path: IO performance, caching, small-file and metadata-heavy workloads, crash consistency, and resilience under load.
Experience with multi-tenant services or storage control planes — provisioning, tenancy/quota, and data-protection features (snapshots, encryption, key management).
Proficiency in a systems/back-end language — Go strongly preferred (C or Rust a plus).
Experience building on Kubernetes — controllers/operators, CRDs, and CSI (dynamic provisioning, resize, snapshots, RWO volumes).
Familiarity with distributed databases (e.g., CockroachDB), workflow orchestration (e.g., Temporal), and gRPC/Protobuf service design.
Ideally, experience with distributed or parallel storage stacks such as Ceph/RBD, Lustre, GPFS/Spectrum Scale, BeeGFS, WEKA, VAST, or DAOS.
Familiarity with storage observability tools and telemetry pipelines (e.g., ClickHouse, Prometheus, Grafana).
Bonus: exposure to high-performance data-path technologies (RDMA, GPUDirect Storage, RoCE, InfiniBand, SPDK).
Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in distributed, high-performance environments.
Clear communicator, able to work collaboratively across teams and share technical insights effectively.
Wondering if you're 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 aren't a 100% skill or experience match.
Why CoreWeave?
At CoreWeave, we work hard, have fun, and move fast! We're in an exciting stage of hyper-growth that you will not want to miss out on. We're not afraid of a little chaos, and we're 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 $182,000 to $242,000. 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 compensation. In 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
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: careers@coreweave.com.
Export Control Compliance
This position requires access to technology and/or source code subject to U.S. export control laws. Any such access will be provided only in compliance with applicable U.S. export control requirements. As part of the recruitment process, CoreWeave may request limited information reasonably necessary to assess applicable export-control requirements.
