Sr. Engineer, Storage

We are looking for a Senior Storage Engineer to play a key role in designing, building, and operating our high-performance storage systems. You will contribute to the evolution of CoreWeave's storage platform by building reliable, scalable, and high-throughput solutions. This role involves close collaboration with engineering teams across infrastructure, compute, and platform to ensure our storage services meet the needs of demanding AI workloads.

• Design and implement storage solutions to support CoreWeave's growing AI and cloud infrastructure needs.
• Contribute to the development of exabyte-scale, S3-compatible object storage and integrate dedicated storage clusters into diverse customer environments.
• Work with technologies such as RDMA, GPU Direct Storage, 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, troubleshoot, and improve storage systems in production environments.
• Help develop metrics and dashboards to provide visibility into storage performance and health.
• Analyze telemetry and system data to drive improvements in throughput, latency, and resilience.
• Work cross-functionally with platform, product, and infrastructure teams to deliver seamless storage capabilities across the stack.
• Share your knowledge and mentor other engineers on best practices in building distributed, high-performance systems.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 6–10 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.

At CoreWeave, we work hard, have fun, and move fast! We're in an exciting stage of hyper-growth that you will not want to miss out on. We're not afraid of a little chaos, and we're constantly learning. Our team cares deeply about how we build our product and how we work together, which is represented through our core values:

• Be Curious at Your Core
• Act Like an Owner
• Empower Employees
• Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences
• Achieve More Together

We support and encourage an entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. We foster an environment that encourages collaboration and provides the opportunity to develop innovative solutions to complex problems. As we get set for take off, the growth opportunities within the organization are constantly expanding. You will be surrounded by some of the best talent in the industry, who will want to learn from you, too. Come join us!

The base salary range for this role is $165,000 to $220,000. The starting salary will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. We strive for both market alignment and internal equity when determining compensation. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package includes a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program (all based on eligibility).