Senior Software Engineer II, AI Workload Orchestration · CoreWeave

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:50:19 GMT
Engineering

CoreWeave · Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA · $165,000 to $242,000 · hybrid

As a Senior Software Engineer II on the AI Workload Orchestration team, you will help build and operate CoreWeave's Kubernetes-native platform for admitting, scheduling, and operating AI workloads at scale.

This platform integrates multiple orchestration and scheduling frameworks such as Kueue, Volcano, and Ray to support modern AI training and inference workflows. It complements SUNK (Slurm on Kubernetes) by providing a Kubernetes-first, cloud-native orchestration layer with deep platform integration.

You will own meaningful components of the platform, drive reliability and performance improvements, and help scale the system as customer demand and workload complexity continue to grow.

Responsibilities:

Design, build, and operate Kubernetes-native services for AI workload orchestration and scheduling

Own one or more platform components end-to-end, including design, implementation, testing, and on-call support

Improve scheduling latency, cluster utilization, and workload reliability through metrics-driven engineering

Contribute to architectural discussions across services and influence design decisions within the platform

Work closely with adjacent teams (CKS, infrastructure, managed inference) to ensure clean interfaces and integrations

Mentor junior engineers and raise the quality bar for code, design, and operations

About the role:

5–8 years of professional software engineering experience in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or platform engineering

Strong experience building production systems in Go (Python or C++ a plus)

Solid understanding of Kubernetes fundamentals, APIs, controllers, and operating services in production

Experience working with scheduling, resource management, or quota-based systems

Proven ability to improve system reliability and performance using data and operational metrics

Comfortable owning services in production and participating in on-call rotations

Preferred:

Experience with Kubernetes-native orchestration frameworks such as Kueue, Volcano, Ray, Kubeflow, or Argo Workflows

Familiarity with GPU-based workloads, ML training, or inference pipelines

Knowledge of scheduling concepts such as quota enforcement, pre-emption, and backfilling

Experience with reliability practices including SLOs, alerting, and incident response

Exposure to AI infrastructure, HPC, or large-scale distributed compute environments

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

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, 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