CoreWeave Overview
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. Founded in 2017 and publicly traded (Nasdaq: CRWV) since March 2025, we are trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises.
We’re proud to be a Living Wage accredited Employer.
What You’ll Do
The Monolith AI Engineering Team at CoreWeave is responsible for building and scaling the core platform that powers the world’s most advanced engineering simulation and AI workflows. From evolving distributed architecture to enabling the next generation of agentic applications and physical AI, this team delivers the performant, reliable, and scalable foundation trusted by the world’s largest engineering companies.
About the role
We’re seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the architectural evolution of our platform as we scale to meet growing demand from the world’s largest engineering companies. This is a hands‑on technical leadership role where you’ll drive critical architectural initiatives while mentoring our engineering team. You’ll own— in conjunction with the VP of Engineering—the technical vision and execution of our platform’s evolution to a more distributed architecture, making it agentic ready for the next generation of AI applications.
In this role, you will
- Technical Leadership & Architecture
- Drive the ongoing transition from monolithic to distributed architecture.
- Design and implement architecture to be agentic ready, enabling rapid deployment of AI products and MCP server integrations.
- Own technical decisions balancing immediate business needs with long‑term architectural goals.
- Hands‑On Development
- Write production‑quality Python code for critical platform components.
- Build and optimize distributed compute services.
- Implement reliable workflow orchestration patterns.
- Team Mentorship & Collaboration
- Mentor mid‑level developers, elevating the technical capabilities of the entire team.
- Establish engineering best practices and architectural patterns.
- Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
- Guide technical decision‑making and prioritization across the engineering organization.
- Interview and onboard new engineers.
Who You Are
- 12+ years of software engineering experience with at least 2 years in principal/staff engineering roles.
- Expert‑level Python development skills with production experience at scale.
- Deep expertise in distributed systems architecture.
- Strong Kubernetes experience with production workloads.
- Hands‑on experience with workflow orchestration tools (Temporal, Airflow, Kubeflow, or similar).
- Cloud platform expertise (AWS required, Azure & GCP beneficial).
- Experience with data processing frameworks (Spark, Athena, Ray, or similar).
- Experience with systems having ML Engineering and MLOps aspects.
- Proven track record of leading architectural transformations in growing companies.
- Excellence in technical communication and stakeholder management.
Qualities we value
- Technical Excellence: You write clean, maintainable code and design systems that scale.
- Pragmatic Problem‑Solver: You balance perfectionism with shipping, making smart trade‑offs between short‑term delivery and long‑term goals.
- Strong Leadership: You proactively identify problems and drive solutions forward.
- Mentorship Mindset: You elevate others through knowledge sharing and patient guidance.
- Ownership Mentality: You take full responsibility for outcomes and drive initiatives to completion.
- Customer Obsession: You understand that our success is measured by our customers’ success.
What We Offer
- Family‑level Medical Insurance
- Family‑level Dental Insurance
- Generous Pension Contribution
- Life Assurance at 4x Salary
- Critical Illness Cover
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Tuition ReimbursementWork 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 first month. Teams also gather quarterly to support collaboration.
Export Control Compliance
This position requires access to export‑controlled information. Applicant must meet U.S. Government export regulation requirements as specified in the official policy.
Equal Opportunity Employer
CoreWeave is an equal‑opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. All qualified applicants and candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.
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