CoreWeave's Storage team builds the file and block storage that the world's largest AI training and inference workloads run on. As a Senior Software Engineer II you will build and operate high-performance, multi-tenant distributed storage: the NFS file data path, durable block volumes and the control plane that governs them, written in Go and Rust and delivered through Kubernetes. Storage at CoreWeave sits next to the GPUs, and your work turns it from a follower of GPU growth into a multiplier of it.
About the role:You will independently deliver well-scoped components across the file and block stack, working alongside senior and staff engineers who own the architecture.
- Build and improve control plane services in Go: provisioning, tenancy, quota, snapshots and lifecycle policy for file and block storage.
- Contribute to the file system data path: NFS reliability, IO performance and the small-file workloads AI pipelines depend on.
- Help deliver file and block as first-class Kubernetes citizens: CSI driver features such as dynamic provisioning, resize and snapshots.
- Improve reliability, durability and observability of the storage stack with telemetry, metrics and dashboards.
- Debug production issues in distributed, high-performance systems and turn what you find into lasting fixes.
- Work cross-functionally with compute, platform and infrastructure teams.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
- 6+ years building storage systems, distributed systems or infrastructure services.
- Strong hands-on production experience with distributed or networked file systems and/or block storage: NFS/POSIX semantics at scale, or block volume services with durability, snapshots and 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.
- Proficiency in a systems language: Go strongly preferred, Rust or C++ a plus.
- Experience building on Kubernetes: controllers, operators, CRDs and CSI.
Preferred:
- Distributed or parallel storage stacks such as Ceph/RBD, Lustre, GPFS, BeeGFS, WEKA or DAOS.
- Distributed databases (e.g. CockroachDB), workflow orchestration (e.g. Temporal) and gRPC/Protobuf service design.
- High-performance data path exposure: RDMA, GPUDirect Storage, RoCE, InfiniBand, SPDK.
- Storage observability and telemetry pipelines: ClickHouse, Prometheus, Grafana.
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. Here are a few qualities we’ve found compatible with our team. If some of this describes you, we’d love to talk.
- You love building the storage layer, not just running on top of it
- You're curious about what file and block look like when built for AI scale
- You're an expert in making the IO path fast and the failure modes boring
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 $165,000 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
The range we’ve 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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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: [email protected].
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.
