Senior Engineer I
CoreWeave is hiring a Senior Engineer I for a remote role open to applicants in United States. It pays $215k-$254k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on CoreWeave.
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- Level rates this role Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
- This is listed as a remote role.
- The posting mentions Go, Python and TypeScript among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a senior role.
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Design and maintain large-scale data ingestion and storage systems supporting AI/ML experiment tracking and analytics.
Job Title: Senior Engineer I
Employer: CoreWeave, Inc.
Location: 290 W Mt Pleasant Ave, Suite 4100, Livingston, NJ 07039.
Work Schedule: Full time; Mon – Fri (40 hours per week)
Ref # SKNJ.
Duties: Design, develop, and maintain large-scale data ingestion, storage, and querying systems
supporting AI/ML experiment tracking and analytics. Architect and optimize distributed systems
and backend services to improve performance, reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency across
petabyte-scale datasets. Implement and enhance customer-facing APIs using modern
programming languages (e.g., Go, Python, TypeScript) and storage technologies such as
MySQL, Bigtable, ClickHouse, Postgres, and Kafka/PubSub. Build, deploy, and operate services
on Kubernetes-based infrastructure, using tools such as Terraform and major cloud platforms
(GCP, AWS, or Azure). Diagnose and resolve complex production issues related to distributed
systems, data pipelines, and storage/query performance. Collaborate with cross-functional teams
(product, revenue, and engineering) to define technical requirements, design system
architectures, and deliver new platform capabilities. Lead long-term architectural initiatives to
evolve metrics and storage infrastructure, ensuring secure, reliable, and cost-optimized operation.
Mentor junior engineers by providing technical guidance, code reviews, design feedback, and best
practices for high-quality software development.
Telecommuting permitted 100% of the time from anywhere in the U.S.
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.
Job Requirements: Bachelor's / US or Foreign Equivalent in Computer Science, Computer
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related STEM fields and five (5)
years of experience in the job offered or related role. Must have five (5) years of experience with:
Maintaining and deploying Go and Python code in live software systems; Maintaining and
adapting systems that use MySQL and Postgres; Deploying and optimizing distributed systems on
cloud platforms, such as GCP, AWS, Azure; Building and maintaining using Kubernetes and
Docker; Building, deploying, and developing new features and API (Rest or gRPC); and
Maintaining and adapting systems that use Kafka or Pubsub.
Salary: $215,000-$254,000 / year
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
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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. 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:
- 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
California Applicants
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Equal Opportunity & Accommodations
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: careers@coreweave.com.
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.
How we rate this
Senior Engineer I at CoreWeave rates 35 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Little AI. AI is not part of the work.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.
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- Tell me about a project where distributed systems was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where backend was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where data pipelines was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where scalability was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used Go in your day-to-day work.
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