Senior Software Engineer II
CoreWeave · Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA
Posted 19 days ago · $182,000 to $242,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 days CoreWeave's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 94% of CoreWeave's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at CoreWeave
- low 0 stale, 8 reposted of 293 open
- Hiring momentum
- 403 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from CoreWeave's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for CoreWeave.
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer II at CoreWeave, you will focus on designing and building secure, high-performance runtime environments for Kubernetes workloads, particularly for GPU-accelerated applications. Your daily tasks will involve optimizing container and VM performance, developing scheduling strategies, and collaborating with various teams to ensure robust execution environments. You will also contribute to architectural decisions and engage in performance tuning and benchmarking activities.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of CoreWeave as an employer.
What you need
- 3+ years of experience in systems, platform, infrastructure, or production engineering at scale
- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, container orchestration, and cloud-native architectures
- Experience designing, implementing, or operating secure execution environments
- Practical experience with lightweight virtualization and sandboxing technologies
- Experience supporting GPU-accelerated workloads in multi-tenant environments
- Proficient in systems-oriented programming (Go, C/C++, Rust, Bash)
Nice to have
- Experience building systems for safely executing untrusted or sensitive workloads in shared environments
- Familiarity with GPU drivers and low-level virtualization or I/O optimization techniques
- Experience defining threat models and implementing runtime security policies in multi-tenant systems
What you get
- 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
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work options
- The role involves complex performance tuning, which may require a steep learning curve for some candidates
- The position requires access to export controlled information, which may limit eligibility for some applicants
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Listed by CoreWeave on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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