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Staff Software Engineer, File & Block Storage

CoreWeave· Technology
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Hybrid (Livingston, NJ; New York, NY; Sunnyvale, CA; Bellevue, WA)$207k - $303kfull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Design, build, and operate the file and block storage behind CoreWeave’s high-performance AI storage platform. Develop reliable, scalable, high-throughput systems to support exabyte-scale storage workloads, collaborating across infrastructure, compute, and platform teams.

Responsibilities

  • 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 knowledge and mentor other engineers on best practices in building distributed, high-performance systems.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience working in storage systems engineering or infrastructure.
  • Strong hands-on experience with object storage or distributed filesystems in production environments.
  • Experience with one or more storage protocols (e.g. S3, NFS) and file systems such as Ceph, DAOS, or similar.
  • Proficiency in a systems programming language such as Go, C++, or Rust.
  • Familiarity with storage observability tools and telemetry pipelines (e.g., ClickHouse, Prometheus, Grafana).
  • 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.

Skills

Required:Storage systems engineeringObject storage / distributed filesystemsStorage protocols (S3, NFS)Ceph/DAOSSystems programming (Go, C++, Rust)Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ClickHouse)

Benefits

  • 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
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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