Staff Storage Engineer, File & Block

CoreWeave
New York, NY
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for mid-level engineers with deep storage systems expertise who can design and optimize high-throughput infrastructure for AI workloads.

Best fit for

  • Candidates who have built and operated exabyte-scale storage solutions in production environments
    — “Contribute to the development of exabyte-scale, S3-compatible object storage, distributed file system and integrate dedicated storage clusters into diverse customer environments
  • Individuals with hands-on knowledge of RDMA, GPU Direct Storage, and high-performance networking protocols
    — “Work with technologies such as RDMA, GPU Direct Storage, RoCE, InfiniBand, SPDK, and distributed filesystems

Things to consider

  • The role requires a strong commitment to in-office presence, given the daily catered lunches in office and data center locations
    — “Catered lunch each day in our office and data center locations
  • This is a destination role for those with 10+ years of experience, as the seniority is explicitly mid-level but with a staff title
    — “10+ years of experience working in storage systems engineering or infrastructure

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with multi-tenant control plane design and S3-compatible storage in your resume and interviews
    — “Design and implement a highly scalable multi-tenant control plane that supports CoreWeave’s growing AI storage and cloud infrastructure needs
  • Emphasize your ability to mentor others and share best practices in distributed system design
    — “Share your knowledge and mentor other engineers on best practices in building distributed, high-performance systems
  • Demonstrate your proficiency in systems programming languages like Go, C++, or Rust with concrete project examples
    — “Proficiency in a systems programming language such as Go, C++ or Rust
  • Showcase your ability to improve storage reliability, durability, and observability with measurable outcomes
    — “Participate in efforts to improve the reliability, durability, and observability of our storage stack
  • Demonstrate experience with storage observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana in your technical background
    — “Familiarity with storage observability tools and telemetry pipelines (e.g., ClickHouse, Prometheus, Grafana)
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

  • successful deployment of high-performance AI storage platform
  • improved storage stack reliability
Typical background
storage systems engineeringinfrastructure

Skills & requirements

Required

Storage Systems EngineeringDistributed FilesystemsObject Storage

Preferred

Cloud-native InfrastructureKubernetes

Stack & domain

GoC++RustS3NFSCephDAOSRDMAGPU Direct StorageRoceInfinibandSPDKDistributed FilesystemsClickhousePrometheusGrafanaKubernetesCloud-nativeAIStorage

About the role

Original posting from 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:

We're looking for a Staff Storage Engineer to design, build, and operate the file and block storage behind our high-performance AI storage platform. You'll build reliable, scalable, high-throughput systems that power some of the largest and most innovative AI workloads in the world, working closely with infrastructure, compute, and platform teams.

About the role: 

Design and implement a highly scalable multi-tenant control plane that supports CoreWeave’s growing AI storage and cloud infrastructure needs.

Contribute to the development of exabyte-scale, S3-compatible object storage, distributed file system and integrate dedicated storage clusters into diverse customer environments.

Work with technologies such as RDMA, GPU Direct Storage, RoCE, InfiniBand, SPDK, and distributed filesystems to optimize storage performance and efficiency.

Participate in efforts to improve the reliability, durability, and observability of our storage stack.

Collaborate with operations teams to monitor, analyze, and optimize storage systems using telemetry, metrics, and dashboards to improve performance, latency, and resilience.

Work cross-functionally with platform, product, and infrastructure teams to deliver seamless storage capabilities across the stack.

Share your knowledge and mentor other engineers on best practices in building distributed, high-performance systems.

Who You Are:  

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

10+ years of experience working in storage systems engineering or infrastructure.

Strong hands-on experience with object storage or distributed filesystems in production environments.

Experience with one or more storage protocols (e.g. S3, NFS) and file systems such as Ceph, DAOS, or similar.

Proficiency in a systems programming language such as Go, C++, or Rust.

Familiarity with storage observability tools and telemetry pipelines (e.g., ClickHouse, Prometheus, Grafana).

Solid understanding of cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes, and scalable system architecture.

Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in distributed, high-performance environments.

Clear communicator, able to work collaboratively across teams and share technical insights effectively.

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

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: 

Be Curious at Your Core

Act Like an Owner

Empower Employees

Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences

Achieve More Together

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 $303,000. 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 full-time employees; 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

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Equal 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.

Source: CoreWeave careers

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