Staff Software Engineer, Storage

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI. We're looking for a Staff Storage Engineer to design, build, and operate the file and block storage behind our high-performance AI storage platform.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly scalable multi-tenant file and block storage, from the data path through the control plane.
• Build distributed file storage and durable block volumes, and integrate dedicated storage clusters into customer environments.
• Work with technologies such as RDMA, GPU Direct Storage, RoCE, InfiniBand, SPDK, and distributed filesystems to optimize performance.
• Improve reliability, durability, and observability across the storage stack using telemetry, metrics, and dashboards.
• Partner with platform, product, and infrastructure teams to deliver storage capabilities across the stack.
• Mentor other engineers on building distributed, high-performance systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in storage systems engineering or infrastructure.
• Hands-on production experience with distributed file systems or block storage.
• Storage protocols (e.g. NFS, S3) and file systems such as Ceph, Lustre, DAOS, or similar.
• Proficiency in a systems programming language such as Rust, C++, or Go.
• Cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes, and scalable system architecture.
• Storage observability and telemetry pipelines (e.g., ClickHouse, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Strong debugging in distributed, high-performance environments, and clear communication across teams.

What We Offer

• Base salary range: $207,000 to $303,000
• Discretionary bonus
• Equity awards
• Comprehensive benefits program, 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