Staff Software Engineer, Compute Infrastructure

As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll shape the backbone of our GPU-driven data centers—powering some of the most advanced workloads in AI and large-scale computing. This isn’t just about keeping the lights on; it’s about architecting the next generation of reliable, secure, and massively scalable infrastructure. 

The METALDEV team builds and operates a suite of Go-based services that power large-scale datacenter deployments. These platforms automate complex workflows while providing deep observability and monitoring for tens of thousands of GPU servers and diverse infrastructure components—including CDUs, PDUs, and NVLink switches. Our tooling is designed for next-generation rack systems like NVIDIA GB200 and GB300, as well as a broad range of GPU server platforms.

• →Provide technical leadership in designing, architecting, and operating large-scale infrastructure services for GPU servers, with a focus on security, reliability, and scalability.
• →Build and enhance infrastructure services and automation, including inventory management systems and lifecycle management solutions using open source technologies.
• →Drive strategic direction for infrastructure automation, lifecycle management, and service orchestration, making MetalDev core services more scalable and resilient.
• →Define best practices for API development (REST/gRPC), distributed databases, and Kubernetes orchestration—while mentoring engineers to follow your lead.
• →Partner with hardware, software, and operations teams to align infrastructure with business impact.
• →Contribute to open source communities (e.g., Go, Redfish) through collaboration and technical thought leadership.
• →Lead and improve CI/CD pipelines for hardware compliance, firmware management, and data systems.
• →Champion reliability and operational excellence by driving observability (Prometheus/Grafana), production incident response, and continuous service improvement.

• B.S., M.S., or PhD in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on infrastructure, cloud engineering, and distributed databases—particularly within large-scale datacenter and cloud environments.
• Expertise in Go and proven experience building REST/gRPC APIs for mission-critical platforms.
• Strong background in architecting and scaling cloud-native Kubernetes infrastructure and distributed services.
• Proven success in mentoring engineers, leading technical projects, and influencing engineering strategy across teams.
• Experience contributing to and collaborating with open source communities.
• Skilled in applying a data-driven approach to reliability, optimization, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent communicator able to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, PromQL), CI/CD pipelines, and operating large fleets of GPU servers.
• Track record of leading incident response, postmortems, and driving robust service reliability.

• Working knowledge of Kafka, ClickHouse and CRDB.
• DMTF, RedFish APIs, and GPU servers. 

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! 

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: careers@coreweave.com.

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.