Senior Software Engineer I, Inference
CoreWeaveSunnyvale, California, United States • Bellevue, Washington, United States
Posted January 23, 2026
139000 - 204000 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI and Machine Learning. It delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence.
Job Description
CoreWeave is looking for a Senior Software Engineer I, Inference to lead designs, raise engineering standards, and deliver measurable improvements to latency, throughput, and reliability across multiple services. The role requires strong coding skills in Python or Go, deep familiarity with networked systems and performance, and experience with Kubernetes at production scale. The company offers a competitive salary, benefits, and a work culture focused on innovative disruption.
Requirements
- Lead design reviews and drive architecture within the team
- Decompose multi-service work into clear milestones
- Define and own SLIs/SLOs
- Implement advanced optimizations
- Mentor IC1/IC2 engineers
- Review cross-team designs and elevate coding/testing standards
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 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