Principal Engineer, Storage

CoreWeave is the AI Hyperscaler™, delivering a cloud platform of cutting edge services powering the next wave of AI. Our technology provides enterprises and leading AI labs with the most performant, efficient and resilient solutions for accelerated computing. Since 2017, CoreWeave has operated a growing footprint of data centers covering every region of the US and across Europe. CoreWeave was ranked as one of the TIME100 most influential companies of 2024.

As the leader in the industry, we thrive in an environment where adaptability and resilience are key. Our culture offers career-defining opportunities for those who excel amid change and challenge. If you’re someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, enjoys solving complex problems, and is eager to make a significant impact, CoreWeave is the place for you. Join us, and be part of a team solving some of the most exciting challenges in the industry.  

CoreWeave powers the creation and delivery of the intelligence that drives innovation. 

About this Role:

We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Principal Storage Engineer to lead the architecture, development, and operations of our storage products. In this role, you will help shape the vision and direction for our storage solutions, ensuring they are performant, reliable, and scalable. You will have direct access to customers and work closely with engineering stakeholders across multiple teams to advance the development of our segment-leading storage offerings.

What You'll Do:

• Lead the strategy and implementation for storage engineering, ensuring alignment with business goals and performance objectives.
• Design and implement advanced storage solutions, including high performance, exabyte-scale S3-compatible object storage and integration of dedicated storage clusters into customer environments.
• Architect and lead the integration/implementation of technologies such as RDMA, Infiniband, GPU Direct Storage, and SPDK.
• Champion initiatives to improve the reliability, durability, and self-healing capabilities of storage products, and assume operational responsibilities.
• Help shape customer experience by promoting unparalleled visibility into our systems’ performance and reliability with customer facing metrics and dashboards.
• Analyze telemetry for production systems to identify opportunities for improvement in performance and reliability.
• Develop operational review practices for storage engineering to assess performance against targets and iterating on those targets.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing insights on storage industry trends and advocating for investments in storage technologies.
• Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, and product teams to ensure storage solutions align with evolving project requirements and technical architecture.
• Mentor and guide engineering teams on best practices in product engineering, fostering a customer-focused approach to systems design and technical excellence.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in storage engineering, with a focus on performance, distributed systems, scalability, and reliability.
• Proven experience leading storage product engineering projects and building products to address customer needs.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g. Go, C, Rust).
• Deep experience of one or more storage protocols (e.g. nfs, s3).
• Deep experience with object storage or distributed filesystems in production environments.
• Good understanding of distributed observability systems such as ClickHouse for telemetry at scale.
• In-depth development experience with open or closed source storage systems (e.g. Ceph, DAOS).
• Strong understanding of cloud computing infrastructure using Kubernetes, scalable architectures, and automation.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize problem statements from interactions with customers and design solutions given ambiguous requirements.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to convey storage engineering strategies and practices to technical and non-technical audiences.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $275,000-$330,000. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

What We Offer

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