Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience (Delivery)
9 days ago
Livingston
Job Description CoreWeave is the AI Hyperscaler™, delivering a cloud platform of cutting edge services powering the next wave of AI. Our technology provides enterprises and leading AI labs with the most performant, efficient and resilient solutions for accelerated computing. Since 2017, CoreWeave has operated a growing footprint of data centers covering every region of the US and across Europe. CoreWeave was ranked as one of the TIME100 most influential companies of 2024. As the leader in the industry, we thrive in an environment where adaptability and resilience are key. Our culture offers career-defining opportunities for those who excel amid change and challenge. If you're someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, enjoys solving complex problems, and is eager to make a significant impact, CoreWeave is the place for you. Join us, and be part of a team solving some of the most exciting challenges in the industry. CoreWeave powers the creation and delivery of the intelligence that drives innovation. What You'll Do: The Developer Experience - Delivery Team ensures the reliability, scalability, and usability of the core application management platform within CoreWeave. This team is responsible for the services, processes and tooling that enable internal consumers to install, upgrade, and manage the complete lifecycle of applications within CoreWeave's Kubernetes-native infrastructure platform. Members of this team will be challenged to combine the tools and patterns of the modern Kubernetes ecosystem with learnings gained from experiences with CI/CD, distributed systems orchestration, traffic shaping, progressive rollouts, application packaging, channel management, and SRE fundamentals to develop CoreWeave's next-generation solution for internal service delivery. We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the Developer Experience - Delivery Team as a technical leader who will drive the maturation and scaling of our internal delivery platform. In this role, you will provide technical leadership to a team of 6 engineers, make critical architectural decisions in complex environments, and establish the technical direction that enables CoreWeave to deploy and manage services reliably at unprecedented scale. In this role, you will: • Lead the technical vision and architecture for CoreWeave's internal delivery platform, defining the roadmap that enables efficient orchestration of services across one of the most dynamic cloud environments today, • Drive technical decision-making across complex, multi-faceted problems involving CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes infrastructure, deployment strategies, and service delivery at scale, • Architect and implement scalable solutions for progressive rollouts, traffic shaping, application packaging, and channel management that power thousands of deployments, • Establish technical standards and best practices for service delivery, championing their adoption across all engineering teams through influence and collaboration, • Design and build custom Kubernetes operators, controllers, and orchestration systems that enable declarative, reliable delivery of applications at massive scale, • Mentor and guide engineers on the team, fostering technical growth and establishing a culture of engineering excellence, • Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between delivery platform capabilities and organizational needs, translating complex technical trade-offs into clear recommendations, • Own the reliability and performance of critical delivery infrastructure, applying SRE fundamentals to achieve ambitious availability and deployment velocity targets, • Evaluate and integrate innovative tools and practices from the Kubernetes and cloud-native ecosystems, balancing cutting-edge solutions with production stability, • Grow, change, invest in your teammates, be invested-in, share your ideas, listen to others, be curious, have fun, and, above all, be yourself. Who You Are: • 7+ years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering, • Deep experience operating services in production and at scale, with a track record of building and evolving platforms that support high-velocity engineering organizations, • Proven experience leading technical initiatives and driving consensus across teams in complex, ambiguous environments, • Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes, including deep understanding of its architecture, core components, and extension points (operators, CRDs, admission controllers), • Strong proficiency in Go as a primary programming language for building production systems, • Extensive hands-on experience with CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Flux) and gitops-based delivery patterns, • Deep understanding of progressive deployment strategies, traffic management, canary rollouts, and error budgets, • Strong experience with Linux systems, shell scripting, and networking/storage fundamentals, • Demonstrated ability to design systems that balance innovation with reliability, considering trade-offs around complexity, maintainability, and operational burden, • Experience building or contributing to platform engineering or developer productivity teams, • Track record of designing and implementing Kubernetes operators or custom controllers, • Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd) and advanced traffic management patterns, • Knowledge of container runtimes, image management, and software supply chain security, • Experience with observability platforms and establishing SLIs/SLOs for platform services, • Previous experience as a technical lead or staff-level engineer guiding team direction and mentoring engineers 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 The base salary range for this role is $188,000 to $275,000. 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, including: • 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 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 California Consumer Privacy Act - California applicants only 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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