Senior Backend Engineer, CoreWeave
Cloud Platform
$165-200k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
The essential cloud for AI
Job no longer available
The essential cloud for AI
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$165-200k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To manage the complexities of AI growth to make supercomputing accessible and push the limits of what's possible.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires strong problem-solving skills, the ability to write clean, maintainable code, and a deep understanding of backend technologies and architectures
- You have five or more years of experience in a senior or tech leadership software engineering role
- Prior experience building reliable and scalable platform services that process large amounts of data
- Proficiency in any Go or Python
- You have some experience using Kubernetes with a conceptual understanding of its major components
- Passion for problem solving in a fast-paced environment
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern development practices (e.g., Agile, TDD)
- Solid understanding of database design and experience with both SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Redis) databases
- Ability to work in a remote, collaborative environment and mentor others
What the job involves
- As a Senior Backend Engineer at CoreWeave, you will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining the backend systems that power our core cloud applications.
- You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including front-end developers, product managers, SREs, and other CoreWeave Engineering stakeholders to deliver scalable and efficient solutions
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services, APIs, and databases
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement new features and services
- Optimize existing systems for scalability, performance, and reliability
- Participate in architectural discussions and drive technical decisions to align with business goals
- Write and review high-quality, maintainable, and testable code following best practices
- Ensure the security, integrity, and efficiency of backend systems and data handling
- Debug and resolve production issues in a timely manner, providing high-level support when necessary
Our take
As AI continues to dominate the tech landscape, the demand for faster, more efficient cloud infrastructure is only intensifying. Traditional cloud providers often struggle with the sheer speed and scale required to power advanced AI models, leaving a gap for more specialized players. And that's where CoreWeave comes in, a company purpose-built to handle the heavy computational lift that the AI era demands.
CoreWeave's story is an interesting one too. What began in 2017 as a small crypto mining venture has evolved into one of the leading AI-focused cloud providers in the world. Its data centers are packed with high-end GPUs optimized for machine learning and generative AI, serving major clients like Microsoft and OpenAI. By designing its infrastructure around the needs of modern AI workloads rather than retrofitting older systems, CoreWeave has carved out a distinct and highly valuable niche in the market.
That focus in paying off in a big way too. Analyst project CoreWeave's revenue to soar from $5.3B in 2025 to the mid-$20Bs by 2028, up from just $16M in 2022. While there is competition from tech giants like Amazon and Google, CoreWeave's speed, specialization, and bold investment strategy put in in avery powerful position to keep riding (and helping shape) the AI boom.
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Insights
194% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
May 2024
$1.1bn
SERIES C
May 2023
$200m
SERIES B
Total funding: $1.7bn
Company 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
Company HQ
Civic Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Michael Intrator
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously, Michael was a Principal Portfolio Manager at Natsource Asset Management for over 15 years. He also served as the CEO of Hudson Ridge Asset Management before co-founding CoreWeave in 2018.
Brian Venturo
(Co-Founder & CSO)Brian spent nearly 6 years at Natsource Asset Management as a Portfolio Manager before becoming a Partner at Hudson Ridge Asset Management. After co-founding CoreWeave he served as the CTO until 2024 when he moved into his current role of Chief Strategy Officer.
Brannin McBee
(Co-Founder & CDO)Brannin has a history in Proprietary Trading, having previously worked at Windy Bay Power and Active Power Investments. He also served as a VP at Fourth Floor Coastal and as an Associate at Elustria Capital PArtners.
Peter Salanki
(Co-Founder & CTO)Peter Previously served as a Director of Americas at Sandvine. Prior to that, he spent 11 years at Procera Networks as a Solutions Architect, Lead Architect, and Principal Solutions Architect.
Nitin Agrawal
(CFO)Nitin joined CoreWeave in 2024 as CFO. Prior to this, he was the VP of Finance at Google Cloud and CFO at Mapbox. He also spent nearly 5 years at AWS as CFO of Compute Services and 7 years at Microsoft as Group Manager of Finance.
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