Kubernetes Core Interfaces Engineer, CoreWeave
$109-160k
+ Discretionary bonus & Equity awards (all based on eligibility) & Ability to Participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program
More information about location
3+ days a week in office
The essential cloud for AI
Open for applications
The essential cloud for AI
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$109-160k
+ Discretionary bonus & Equity awards (all based on eligibility) & Ability to Participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program
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
- 3+ years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering
- Experienced in developing fault-tolerant, testable software services, primarily using Go
- Familiar with Kubernetes concepts and/or experienced administrating Kubernetes clusters
- Comfortable working with Linux systems, shell scripting, and Linux storage/networking stacks
- Collaborative, curious, and excited to contribute to a diverse, high-performance team
- Wondering if you’re a good fit? We believe in investing in our people, and value candidates who can bring their own diversified experiences to our teams – even if you aren't a 100% skill or experience match. Here are a few qualities we’ve found compatible with our team. If some of this describes you, we’d love to talk
- You enjoy solving complex challenges at scale and improving operational workflows
- You’re curious about cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and high-performance systems
- You thrive in a collaborative environment, sharing knowledge, and learning from teammates
What the job involves
- The Kubernetes Core Interfaces Team at CoreWeave builds the control plane that powers our cloud infrastructure at scale. Our team ensures that the Kubernetes platforms running CoreWeave’s GPU workloads are reliable, fault-tolerant, and easy to operate, providing deep insights and smooth experiences for users and internal teams alike
- As an Engineer on the Kubernetes Core Interfaces Team, you’ll design and implement scalable solutions that simplify administration and enhance the user experience of CoreWeave’s Kubernetes platforms. You will develop Helm charts, custom controllers, API endpoints, and other control plane components, while building automation, dashboards, alerts, and testing frameworks
- You’ll participate in the on-call rotation and collaborate closely with your teammates in a supportive, high-performance environment that encourages curiosity, ownership, and personal growth
- Design and implement solutions for scale, fault tolerance, and operational simplicity in CoreWeave’s Kubernetes platforms
- Develop Helm charts, custom controllers, CRDs, gateways, API endpoints, and other Kubernetes control plane components
- Build deployment automation, monitoring dashboards, and operational insights for Kubernetes services
- Participate in the team’s on-call rotation, contributing to incident response and operational excellence
- Collaborate with teammates to share ideas, provide feedback, and grow together in a high-trust environment
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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