Principal Engineer, Storage · CoreWeave

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:51:53 GMT
Engineering

CoreWeave · Bellevue, WA · $206,000 to $303,000 · hybrid

We're looking for a Principal Engineer to play a key role in designing, building, and operating the data plane for our high-performance AI storage platform.

You'll develop CoreWeave's storage systems by building reliable, scalable, and high-throughput solutions that power some of the largest and most innovative AI workloads in the world.

This role involves close collaboration with teams across infrastructure, compute, and platform to ensure our storage services scale automatically and seamlessly while maximizing performance and reliability.

About the role:

Design and implement a highly scalable multi-tenant control plane that supports CoreWeave's growing AI storage and cloud infrastructure needs.

Contribute to the development of exabyte-scale, S3-compatible object storage, distributed file system and integrate dedicated storage clusters into diverse customer environments.

Work with technologies such as RDMA, GPU Direct Storage, RoCE, InfiniBand, SPDK, and distributed filesystems to optimize storage performance and efficiency.

Participate in efforts to improve the reliability, durability, and observability of our storage stack.

Collaborate with operations teams to monitor, analyze, and optimize storage systems using telemetry, metrics, and dashboards to improve performance, latency, and resilience.

Work cross-functionally with platform, product, and infrastructure teams to deliver seamless storage capabilities across the stack.

Share your knowledge and mentor other engineers on best practices in building distributed, high-performance systems, especially focusing on low level storage details that improve performance and durability.

Who You Are:

Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PHD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

8–10+ years of experience working in storage systems engineering.

Strong hands-on experience with object storage, block storage or distributed filesystems in production environments.

Proficiency in a systems programming language such as Go, C, or Rust.

Solid understanding of cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes, and scalable system architecture.

Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in distributed, high-performance environments.

Clear communicator, able to work collaboratively across teams and share technical insights effectively.

Familiarity with the trade offs between HDD and SSD based storage systems.

The base salary range for this role is $206,000 to $303,000.

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

A work culture focused on innovative disruption