Staff Software Engineer, Cluster Orchestration · CoreWeave

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:53:28 GMT
Engineering

CoreWeave · Bellevue, WA / Sunnyvale, CA · $185,000 to $275,000 · hybrid

Job Description

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.

About the Role

As part of the Cluster Orchestration team, you will play a key role in advancing CoreWeave's orchestration platform including SUNK (Slurm on Kubernetes) and beyond, our Kubernetes-native foundation that powers AI training and inference at scale.

This is an opportunity to help shape one of the most critical layers of the AI cloud: ensuring workloads run seamlessly, reliably, and efficiently across massive GPU clusters.

By building the systems that eliminate infrastructure bottlenecks and create new orchestration capabilities, you will directly empower customers to innovate faster and push the boundaries of what's possible with AI.

What You'll Do

As a Staff Engineer, you will be a technical leader shaping the long-term strategy for CoreWeave's orchestration platform.

You'll define architectural direction, own critical parts of the orchestration platform and other managed services, and drive cross-org initiatives in scheduling, quota enforcement, and scaling at hyperscale.

You'll mentor senior engineers, establish org-wide best practices in reliability and observability, and ensure CoreWeave's orchestration layer evolves to meet the demands of next-generation AI workloads.

Who You Are

8+ years of software engineering experience.

Proven track record designing and operating large-scale distributed systems in production.

Deep expertise in Slurm/Kubernetes internals and cloud-native development.

Advanced proficiency in Go and distributed systems design and cloud-native development.

Experience setting technical direction and influencing cross-team architecture.

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS, EE, or related field.

Preferred

Familiarity with orchestration and workflow technologies such as Ray, Kubeflow, Kueue, Istio, Knative, or Argo Workflows

Deep expertise in Slurm/Kubernetes internals.

Experience with distributed workloads, GPU-based applications, or ML pipelines.

Knowledge of scheduling concepts like quota enforcement, pre-emption, and scaling strategies.

Exposure to reliability practices including SLOs, alarms, and post-incident reviews.

Experience with AI infrastructure and workloads (ML training, inference, or HPC).

Ability to mentor senior engineers and elevate organizational standards.

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!

Salary and Benefits

The base salary range for this role is $185,000 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

A work culture focused on innovative disruption