Technical Lead / Principal Engineer, CoreWeave
$185-200k
Specialized cloud provider
Open for applications
Specialized cloud provider
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$185-200k
201-500 employees
Company mission
CoreWeave's mission is to deliver a massive scale of GPU compute resources on top of the industry’s fastest and most flexible infrastructure.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate has a strong background in building cloud infrastructure, a deep understanding of Kubernetes and upstream services, and experience building infrastructure services using Golang and Python
- They should also be knowledgeable about hardware provisioning and cloud operations
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Master’s or PhD is a plus), or equivalent industry experience
- Proven Experience: 10+ years in software engineering, with 4+ years in a technical lead or senior role, designing and building cloud infrastructure solutions
- Technical Expertise:
- Hardware & Cloud Operations Knowledge: Strong understanding of hardware provisioning, cloud operations, and the unique demands of managing infrastructure at scale
- Distributed Databases: Experience with distributed database principles and data schemas at large production scale
- API Development: Proficient in building and scaling gRPC and RESTful APIs, with a track record of implementing high-performing and resilient services
- Leadership & Communication: Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams, delivering technical direction while ensuring clear and effective communication
- Problem-Solving: A natural problem-solver who thrives on tackling complex, large-scale engineering challenges with creativity, persistence, and precision
- Growth Mindset: Passionate about learning, experimenting with new technologies, and sharing knowledge with colleagues to elevate the entire engineering team
What the job involves
- CoreWeave is seeking an experienced and visionary Principal Engineer to lead our Hardware Engineering Dev team to build the next generation of scalable infrastructure services
- Reporting to the Engineering Manager for Hardware Engineering Dev, you will take a leadership role in developing highly performant, reliable systems that drive CoreWeave's hardware inventory and automation capabilities
- You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, architecture, and operations, to ensure our GPU offerings meet the needs of our clients
- Your expertise will guide the technical direction of our products and services, which will drive advancements in GPU computing
- In this role, you will play a crucial part in designing, architecting, and developing the services that automate and test CoreWeave’s server infrastructure
- You will provide technical mentorship while making sound technical decisions
- You will build innovative solutions to improve and automate current processes for greater efficiency
- Lead Architecture & Development: Architect, Design, and develop robust services primarily in Golang, focusing on gRPC and RESTful APIs to support CoreWeave’s hardware inventory and management systems
- Technical Leadership: Provide strategic technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to a high-performing engineering team. Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence that inspires your peers and drives company-wide technical achievements
- Innovate and Automate: Create new tools and solutions that automate hardware provisioning, testing, and cloud operations processes, driving efficiency and reducing manual overhead
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including our Fleet Reliability Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Kubernetes engineering, and Data Platform Engineering along with external vendors and upstream open source communities to ensure cohesive and reliable integration across services
- Decision-Making and Guidance: Lead decision-making on key technical approaches, considering both current needs and long-term strategic growth for our infrastructure services
- Research & Development: Stay on the cutting edge of GPU and cloud technologies. Proactively integrate emerging advancements to ensure our products maintain a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving market
Our take
Many cloud service providers can suffer from slow prediction speeds when they are used for data modeling. CoreWeave solves this problem with its specialized cloud service provider.
CoreWeave reduces prediction times and makes service requests faster and more efficient. This, in turn, cuts cloud costs considerably. This has proven to be a strong draw for many companies, with CoreWeave signing a lucrative partnership with GPU heavyweight NVIDIA as well as partnering with BitOoda, which has allowed it to expand its operations to the financial market.
However, in 2023 it closed three very significant rounds of funding (Series B and debt and secondary extensions), which is being invested into expanding its US-based data centers, opening two new ones in the coming year. The question remains whether, despite 2023's big investments in the sector, CoreWeave can maintain this momentum and whether generative AI's stock will continue to rise.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
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 coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- 401k with employer match
- Flexible PTO
- Catered lunch
- Kinside Childcare Concierge Service
- Gym reimbursement
Company values
- Be Curious at Your Core
- Empower Employees
- Act Like An Owner
- Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences
- Achieve More Together
Company HQ
Civic Center, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Michael Intrator
(CEO, not founder)Was Principal Portfolio Manager at Natsource Asset Managment for over 15 years. Served as CEO of The Atlantic Crypto Corporation and Hudson Ridge Asset Management.
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