
Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Data Infrastructure
CoreWeave · Bellevue, WA
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- $203,500 / year
- Bellevue, WA
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Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Data Infrastructure
CoreWeave · Bellevue, WA
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Job highlights
- Own Kubernetes data platform reliability and performance.
- Design and operate highly available multi-region systems.
- Scale infrastructure and improve deployment pipelines.
- Enhance DevSecOps practices and partner with engineering.
- Ensure services meet strict uptime and latency targets.
About the role
About CoreWeave
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.What You’ll Do
The Platform & Infrastructure Engineering team in the Data Infrastructure organization is responsible for the reliability, scalability, and security of the company’s data platform. The team builds and operates the foundational systems that power data ingestion, transformation, analytics, and internal AI workloads at scale. We operate with production-grade discipline, supporting mission-critical services with stringent uptime requirements and a focus on automation, observability, and resilience.About The Role
As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will own the reliability and performance of our Kubernetes-based data platform. You will design and operate highly available, multi-region systems, ensuring our services meet strict uptime and latency targets. Day-to-day, you’ll work on scaling infrastructure, improving deployment pipelines, and hardening our security posture. You’ll play a key role in evolving our DevSecOps practices while partnering closely with engineering teams to ensure services are built for reliability from day one.Who You Are
- 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering roles
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes and containerized software services, including cluster design, operations, and troubleshooting in production environments
- Strong experience building and operating CI/CD systems, including tools such as Argo CD and GitHub Actions
- Proven experience owning production systems with high availability requirements (≥99.99% uptime), including incident response, SLI/SLO/SLA definition, error budgets, and postmortems
- Hands-on experience designing and operating geo-replicated, multi-region, active-active systems, including traffic routing, failover strategies, and data consistency tradeoffs
- Strong experience building and owning observability components, including metrics, logging, and tracing (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
- Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Helm, Terraform, Pulumi) and automated environment provisioning
- Strong understanding of system performance tuning, capacity planning, and resource optimization in distributed systems
- Experience implementing and operating security best practices in cloud-native environments (e.g., secrets management, network policies, vulnerability scanning)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience operating data platforms or data-intensive workloads (e.g., Spark, Airflow, Kafka, Flink)
- Familiarity with service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, Linkerd)
- Experience working in regulated environments with compliance frameworks such as GDPR, SOC 2, HIPAA, or SOX
- Background in building internal developer platforms or self-service infrastructure
- You love building highly reliable systems that operate at scale
- You’re curious about how to continuously improve system resilience, security, and operations
- You’re an expert in diagnosing and solving complex distributed systems problems
Why CoreWeave?
About
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
Compensation & Benefits
The base salary range for this role is $165,000 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. The benefits below reflect our US-based offerings; for roles in other locations, benefits vary and are shared during the hiring process. These include:
- 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
California Applicants
California Consumer Privacy ActEqual Opportunity & Accommodations
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.As part of this commitment and consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), CoreWeave will ensure that qualified applicants and candidates with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact: careers@coreweave.com.
Export Control Compliance
This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. CoreWeave may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.Key skills/competency
Senior Site Reliability Engineer Data Infrastructure
- Site Reliability Engineering
- Kubernetes
- CI/CD
- High Availability Systems
- Incident Response
- Observability
- Infrastructure as Code
- Performance Tuning
- Capacity Planning
- Cloud-Native Security
Skills & topics
- Site Reliability Engineering
- Data Infrastructure
- Kubernetes
- Cloud Computing
- DevOps
- Scalability
- High Availability
- CI/CD
- Observability
- Infrastructure as Code
- Senior Engineer
- AI Cloud
- Platform Engineering
How to get hired
- Research CoreWeave's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD, and high-availability systems, using keywords from the job description.
- Craft a compelling cover letter: Express your passion for reliability and experience in operating complex systems.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Be ready to discuss your experience with incident response, SLIs/SLOs, and infrastructure as code.
- Showcase your problem-solving skills: Emphasize your ability to diagnose and solve complex distributed systems issues.
Technical preparation
Master Kubernetes cluster design and operations.,Practice CI/CD with Argo CD and GitHub Actions.,Implement infrastructure as code with Terraform.,Build observability with Prometheus and Grafana.
Behavioral questions
Describe a complex distributed system problem.,How do you ensure 99.99% uptime?,How do you foster collaboration with engineering teams?,How do you continuously improve system resilience?
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the key responsibilities for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at CoreWeave?
- As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at CoreWeave, you will be responsible for the reliability and performance of the Kubernetes-based data platform. This includes designing and operating highly available, multi-region systems, scaling infrastructure, improving deployment pipelines, and enhancing security posture. You will also play a key role in evolving DevSecOps practices and ensuring services are built for reliability.
- What technical skills are most important for this Senior Site Reliability Engineer role at CoreWeave?
- Core expertise in Kubernetes and containerized software services is crucial. Strong experience with CI/CD systems (like Argo CD, GitHub Actions), infrastructure as code (Helm, Terraform, Pulumi), and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry) are highly valued. You should also have proven experience with production systems, incident response, and defining SLIs/SLOs.
- Does CoreWeave offer remote work for Senior Site Reliability Engineers?
- The job description does not explicitly state whether this role is remote, hybrid, or on-site. However, it mentions catered lunch in office and data center locations, suggesting a strong on-site presence is expected. For definitive information on work arrangements, it is best to inquire directly with the hiring team.
- What is the expected uptime for systems managed by the Data Infrastructure team at CoreWeave?
- The Data Infrastructure team at CoreWeave supports mission-critical services with stringent uptime requirements. The role specifically calls for proven experience owning production systems with high availability requirements of at least 99.99% uptime, including incident response and error budget management.
- What is the salary range for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at CoreWeave?
- The base salary range for this Senior Site Reliability Engineer position at CoreWeave is $165,000 to $242,000 annually. The final salary will be determined based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location.
- What are CoreWeave's core values that are relevant to this Senior Site Reliability Engineer role?
- CoreWeave's core values include 'Be Curious at Your Core,' 'Act Like an Owner,' 'Empower Employees,' 'Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences,' and 'Achieve More Together.' These values suggest a culture that encourages proactivity, ownership, collaboration, and a drive for excellence, all of which are beneficial for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer.
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