Senior Engineer, Compute Services (Kubernetes, Bare Metal)
CoreWeaveAbout the role
What You’ll Do
As a Senior Engineer in Compute Services, you will be responsible for building fault-tolerant and reliable infrastructure to support both our internal processes and our customer platform. If you’re passionate about GitOps, KubeOps, DevOps—really, all the ops—this role could be a great fit for you!
- Design, develop, and maintain automated tooling to provision Kubernetes control planes on bare-metal
- Use Python, Golang, and Bash to create tooling and go operators
- Perform day 2 lifecycle tasks and maintenance on running clusters
- Identify gaps and implement fault-tolerant architectures
- Optimize reliability using the Grafana ecosystem
- Design automated testing to validate build quality and stability
- Participate in an on-call rotation every two months serving as point of contact
Who You Are
Investing in our people is one of our top priorities, and we value candidates who can bring their diversified experiences to our teams. Here are some qualities we’ve found compatible with our team. We'd love to talk about whether this aligns with your experience and interests and what you’re excited to work on next.
- Proven experience provisioning Kubernetes using tools such as kubeadm, Cluster API, Kubeception, Kubespray, or similar
- Demonstrated ability debugging complex kubernetes cluster issues and carrying out upgrades
- Proficiency in Golang, Bash, and Python
- Advanced Linux OS troubleshooting skills
- Extensive experience with Ansible
- Advanced DevOps experience (e.g., GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively on shared codebases
- Excellent documentation skills and high attention to detail
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Experience participating in an on-call rotation to support production services
Preferred Qualifications
- Bare-metal OS provisioning experience
- Kubernetes operator coding experience
- Advanced Linux networking expertise
- AWX/Ansible tower knowledge
The base salary range for this role is $182,000 to $242,000. 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).
What We Offer
The range we’ve posted represents the typical compensation range for this role. To determine actual compensation, we review the market rate for each candidate which can include a variety of factors. These include qualifications, experience, interview performance, and location.
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits to support your needs, including:
- 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
Our Workplace
While we prioritize a hybrid work environment, remote work may be considered for candidates located more than 30 miles from an office, based on role requirements for specialized skill sets. New hires will be invited to attend onboarding at one of our hubs within their
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