Staff Software Engineer, Cluster Orch (SUNK)

Role description

Role Overview

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.

What You Will Do

You will be responsible for defining architectural direction, owning critical parts of the orchestration platform, and driving cross-org initiatives in scheduling, quota enforcement, and scaling at hyperscale.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You love defining long-term architecture for systems at global scale, are curious about orchestration beyond SUNK, and thrive on solving problems that balance cost, performance, and reliability in high-demand environments.

Requirements

• 8–12 years of professional 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
• Experience setting technical direction and influencing cross-team architecture
• Ability to mentor senior engineers and elevate organizational standards

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