GPU Performance Engineer

CoreWeave
Livingston, NJ / New York, NY$109k – $160kPosted 24 February 2026

Job Description

<div class="content-intro"><div> <div> <div class="gmail_quote"> <div> <div><span id="m_1770241969069985273m_-2746164444908759431gmail-docs-internal-guid-131e4fb0-7fff-b4e9-ff50-e8cf32449b1b">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 <a href="http://www.coreweave.com/" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.coreweave.comsource=gmailust=1762613132717000usg=AOvVaw3D-UOhNaqEvF5BEWxjYyAU">www.coreweave.com</a>.</span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><p><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>About the role</strong></span></p> <p>A<strong> </strong>Software Engineer contributes to the design, implementation, and maintenance of the company's cloud infrastructure, platforms, and internal tools. This role focuses on improving the efficiency, reliability, and scalability of systems that power CoreWeave's infrastructure validation and performance testing. You’ll partner with fleet, product, and hardware teams to evolve our GPU performance testing platform to ensure we deliver a reliable and performant experience to our customers.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What you’ll do</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>Implement and maintain solutions to problems of scale for testing and validation of CoreWeave’s global infrastructure.</li> <li>Develop and improve performance tests and automation workflows to expand hardware validation across the CoreWeave fleet.</li> <li>Troubleshoot and maintain Kubernetes custom controllers and operators that automate infrastructure testing.</li> <li>Adapt and extend open source tooling to enhance visibility into system metrics, performance, and health.</li> <li>Participate in an on-call rotation.<br><br></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>What we’re looking for</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>IC2: ~2–5 years</li> <li>Competency in Go and/or Python software development.</li> <li>Hands-on experience with Kubernetes at production scale.<br><br></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Nice to have</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>Experience building backend services.</li> <li>Experience testing hardware at scale.</li> <li>HPC Experience.</li> <li>Experience with AI/ML infrastructure and training / inference.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><em data-stringify-type="italic">The base salary range for this role is $109,000 to $160,000. 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). </em></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>What We Offer</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits to support your needs, including:</p> <ul> <li>Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by CoreWeave</li> <li>Company-paid Life Insurance </li> <li>Voluntary supplemental life insurance </li> <li>Short and long-term disability insurance </li> <li>Flexible Spending Account</li> <li>Health Savings Acco ... (truncated, view full listing at source)