Staff Software Engineer, Network Development

CoreWeave

Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WATechnology

Posted 1 weeks ago · via Greenhouse

Job Description

<div class="content-intro"><div> <div> <div class="gmail_quote"> <div> <div><span id="m_1770241969069985273m_-2746164444908759431gmail-docs-internal-guid-131e4fb0-7fff-b4e9-ff50-e8cf32449b1b">CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™. Built for pioneers by pioneers, CoreWeave delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. Trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises, CoreWeave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017, CoreWeave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025. Learn more at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.coreweave.com/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.coreweave.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1762613132717000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3D-UOhNaqEvF5BEWxjYyAU">www.coreweave.com</a>.</span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><h3 class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="3:1-3:20;54-73"><strong>What You'll Do:</strong></h3> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="5:1-5:411;75-485">CoreWeave runs one of the largest GPU clouds in the world, and the network underneath it has to be fast, reliable, and almost entirely self-operating. Our Network Development team builds the software that makes that possible. We design, build, and run the platforms and services that provision, configure, automate, monitor, and heal the network, so that the people relying on it rarely have to think about it.</p> <h3 class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="7:1-7:20;487-506"><strong>About the role:</strong></h3> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="9:1-9:454;508-961">We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to take ownership of these systems. This is a software engineering role at its core. You will spend most of your time designing and writing production software, setting technical direction, and raising the quality bar for the team. A solid understanding of networking fundamentals is required, but deep network engineering expertise is not. This role is about building the software that operates the network.</p> <ul class="[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3" data-sourcepos="11:1-19:75;963-2269"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="11:1-11:231;963-1193">Own the design, development, and long-term health of the platforms and services that automate the network, including config generation, device provisioning, workflow automation, observability tooling, and internal CLIs and APIs.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="12:1-12:151;1194-1344">Plan and map out complex projects months in advance, sequencing the work, anticipating dependencies, and keeping several efforts moving in parallel.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="13:1-13:140;1345-1484">Lead technical direction through RFCs, design reviews, and architecture decisions, and break ambiguous problems down into shippable work.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="14:1-14:189;1485-1673">Write well-tested, well-documented software in Python and Go, and set the standard for quality across the team through strong test cases, clear error handling, and solid CI/CD practices.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="15:1-15:167;1674-1840">Improve the reliability and operability of what we run by defining service-level indicators and objectives and relentlessly reducing manual toil through automation.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="16:1-16:146;1841-1986">Partner closely with Network Engineering, Observability, Fleet Engineering, and HPC teams so our automation fits cleanly into the wider system.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="17:1-17:109;1987-2095">Join the on-call rotation once you are ramped, and help drive calm, blameless follow-up when things break.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="18:1-18:99;2096-2194">Mentor other engineers, review code and designs, and help grow the technical skills of the team.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="19:1-19:75;2195-2269">Contribute to a positive, collaborative team and organizational culture.</li> </ul> <h3 class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="21:1-21:17;2271-2287"><strong>Who You Are:</strong></h3> <ul class="[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3" data-sourcepos="23:1-32:166;2289-3739"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="23:1-23:164;2289-2452">8 or more years of professional software engineering experience, ideally building and operating production infrastructure, platform, or backend systems at scale.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="24:1-24:39;2453-2491">Strong proficiency in Python and Go.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="25:1-25:117;2492-2608">Solid understanding and experience in CI/CD (testing, code review, maintaining continuous builds and deployments).</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="26:1-26:104;2609-2712">Strong understanding of managing runtime health for services and applications at an enterprise level.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="27:1-27:208;2713-2920">A love of process automation and toil elimination, with hands-on experience building workflow automation or orchestration systems and automated device provisioning at scale such as Zero Touch Provisioning.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="28:1-28:174;2921-3094">Strong planning skills, including the ability to lay out and drive projects across a multi-month horizon while keeping several concurrent efforts moving as part of a team.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="29:1-29:115;3095-3209">Strong, well-reasoned technical opinions, paired with genuine openness to better ideas and other people's input.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="30:1-30:130;3210-3339">A solid understanding of core networking fundamentals, including IP addressing and subnetting, routing/switching, NTP, and DNS.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="31:1-31:234;3340-3573">Comfort with Linux and Kubernetes, and experience with infrastructure automation tooling such as Ansible and Jinja, a source-of-truth or IPAM and DCIM system such as NetBox, and observability tooling such as Prometheus and Grafana.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="32:1-32:166;3574-3739">Excellent written communication, a habit of writing documentation other people can actually use, and experience mentoring engineers and collaborating across teams.</li> </ul> <h3 class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="34:1-34:15;3741-3755"><strong>Preferred:</strong></h3> <ul class="[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3" data-sourcepos="36:1-36:61;3757-3817"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="36:1-36:61;3757-3817">A degree in Computer Science or a related field is a plus.</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="38:1-38:36;3819-3854"><strong>Wondering if you're a good fit?</strong></p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="40:1-40:289;3856-4144">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.</p> <ul class="[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3" data-sourcepos="42:1-44:102;4146-4555"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="42:1-42:169;4146-4314">You explain the reasoning behind your technical choices, stay open to being convinced otherwise, and pick the right tool for the job rather than defending a favorite.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="43:1-43:139;4315-4453">You see a problem and solve it without waiting to be asked, and you always look for ways to make things easier, faster, and more secure.</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="44:1-44:102;4454-4555">You treat problems as shared problems, keep incident culture blameless, and give credit generously.</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="46:1-46:19;4557-4575"><strong>Why CoreWeave?</strong></p> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="48:1-48:327;4577-4903">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:</p> <ul class="[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3" data-sourcepos="50:1-54:24;4905-5037"> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="50:1-50:26;4905-4930">Be Curious at Your Core</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="51:1-51:20;4931-4950">Act Like an Owner</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="52:1-52:20;4951-4970">Empower Employees</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="53:1-53:43;4971-5013">Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences</li> <li class="font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2" data-sourcepos="54:1-54:24;5014-5037">Achieve More Together</li> </ul> <p class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal" data-sourcepos="56:1-56:418;5039-5456">We support and encourage an entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. We foster an environment that encourages collaboration and enables the development of innovative solutions to complex problems. As we get set for takeoff, the organization's growth opportunities 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!</p> <p><em data-stringify-type="italic">The base salary range for this role is $207,000 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).&nbsp;</em></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>What We Offer</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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:</p> <ul> <li>Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by CoreWeave</li> <li>Company-paid Life Insurance&nbsp;</li> <li>Voluntary supplemental life insurance&nbsp;</li> <li>Short and long-term disability insurance&nbsp;</li> <li>Flexible Spending Account</li> <li>Health Savings Account</li> <li>Tuition Reimbursement&nbsp;</li> <li>Ability to Participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)</li> <li>Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health&nbsp;</li> <li>Family-Forming support provided by Carrot</li> <li>Paid Parental Leave&nbsp;</li> <li>Flexible, full-service childcare support with Kinside</li> <li>401(k) with a generous employer match</li> <li>Flexible PTO</li> <li>Catered lunch each day in our office and data center locations</li> <li>A casual work environment</li> <li>A work culture focused on innovative disruption</li> </ul> <p><strong>California Applicants</strong></p> <p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gPBRBhUNAMBmj7Yn4_M-hCugm7ZJD4hr/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">California Consumer Privacy Act&nbsp;</a></p> <p><strong>Equal Opportunity &amp; Accommodations</strong></p> <p><em>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.</em></p> <p><em>As part of this commitment and consistent with the </em><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/fact-sheet-disability-discrimination" target="_blank"><em>Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)</em></a><em>, 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: <a href="mailto:careers@coreweave.com">careers@coreweave.com</a>.</em></p> <p><strong>Export Control Compliance</strong></p> <p>This position requires access to export controlled information. &nbsp;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. &nbsp;CoreWeave may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.</p></div>
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