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Staff Engineer, Data Infrastructure Services

Join CoreWeave as a Staff Engineer to drive data platform innovations in a high-performing team.

Location
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Compensation
$207k–$275k/yr
Level
staff
Type
full time

Posted by employer 3 days ago

First seen on Joblaze 5 hours ago

Last verified on the company career page 5 hours ago

What you'll build

  • Drive technical decision-making
  • Champion event-driven architecture adoption
  • Design and implement data delivery platform
  • Develop stream processing architecture
  • Establish guidelines for data access

Must have

  • 15+ years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering
  • Familiar with distributed NewSQL datastores
  • Experience with designing and operating systems at scale
  • Proficiency in Go or Python

Nice to have

  • Experience with Kubernetes for event-driven orchestration
  • Interest in contributing to open source

Role intensity

40% coding

Requirements

Experience
15+ years

Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.

Benefits

401k Match Education Budget Flexible PTO Equity/Stock Options Health Insurance Parental Leave

Joblaze summary

In this role, the Staff Engineer for Data Infrastructure Services at CoreWeave focuses on developing and optimizing data platforms, ensuring efficient data flow and retrieval. Key skills include expertise in distributed NewSQL datastores, stream processing tools, and proficiency in Go or Python, alongside a solid understanding of Kubernetes. This position is ideal for seasoned engineers with over 15 years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering, particularly those who thrive in collaborative and fast-paced environments. CoreWeave's emphasis on innovation and team growth further enhances the appeal of this role.

Joblaze insights

  • Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 9, 2026. Last confirmed on Coreweave's careers page October 9, 2026.
  • Salary band is above the typical range for Data Engineering roles (median ~$180,656).
  • Starts above 38% of 21 comparable staff data engineering roles in United States that list Python we track (median $220,000 across 12 companies). See Python salary trends
  • Python appears in 46.3% of 54 comparable staff data engineering roles in United States; CockroachDB appears in 1.9% of 54 comparable staff data engineering roles in United States.

Quick facts

What's the salary range?
Coreweave lists $207,000–$275,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?
At least 15 years of relevant experience for this Staff Engineer, Data Infrastructure Services role.
What's the tech stack?
Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: CockroachDB, Go, Kafka, Kubernetes, NATS, Python.
What seniority level is this role?
Coreweave targets staff-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Staff Engineer, Data Infrastructure Services role at Coreweave.

From the original posting

CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™. Built for pioneers by pioneers, CoreWeave delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. Trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises, CoreWeave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017, CoreWeave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025. Learn more at www.coreweave.com.

About the role:

The Data Platforms Team serves as the experts on data ingestion, data flow and retrieval for CoreWeave. This team is responsible for the development of use cases, discovery of innovative solutions, automation and operations of our data platform infrastructure.

We are seeking a Staff engineer with specialization in data platforms and stream processing who can help us fulfill the goal of our multi-regional datastore strategy and establish communication models for our data flow. This individual will work with a team of 6-8 mixed skill engineers and have the opportunity to work on a full range of rewarding challenges that come with building in a communicative, supportive, and high-performing environment. As a member of the Data Platforms Team you will have the opportunity to:

  • Drive technical decision-making to accelerate delivery, mentor engineers, and grow team capability.
  • Champion event-driven architecture adoption and build consensus across the organization.
  • Identify and develop applications for the organization's data. This involves understanding business needs and creating solutions that leverage data effectively.
  • Design and implement the platform to deliver data to teams with a focus on providing managed solutions.
  • Develop a stream processing architecture and solve for scalability and reliability.
  • Improve the performance, security, reliability, and scalability of our data platforms, and related services and participate in the teams on-call rotation.
  • Establish guidelines, guard rails for data access and storage for stakeholder teams.
  • Ensure compliance with standards for data protection regulation.
  • Grow, change, invest in your teammates, be invested-in, share your ideas, listen to others, be curious, have fun, and, above all, be yourself.

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 some qualities we’ve found compatible with our team. If a portion of this resonates with you, we’d love to talk.

  • You have 15+ years of experience in a software or infrastructure engineering industry.
  • You understand data consistency and concurrency models, can clearly define data models and establish guidelines around data management.
  • You’re familiar with distributed NewSQL datastores such as CockroachDB, TiDB, YDB, Yugabyte and/or stream processing tools such as NATS or Kafka.
  • You have experience with designing and operating these systems at scale.
  • You’re familiar with Kubernetes and have interest or experience with using it for event-driven and/or stateful orchestration.
  • You’re excited to have the opportunity to contribute to a Kubernetes operator in order to manage data systems.
  • You know your way around a Linux distro, shell scripting, and the Linux storage and networking stacks.
  • You can transform problems in elastic solutions, decompose them into achievable tasks, and socialize both to your teammates.
  • You have production level proficiency in Go or Python and you’re interested in contributing to open source.

Why CoreWeave?

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:

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 $207,000 to $275,000. 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).

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