What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Backend Engineer, Cloud Platform position at CoreWeave?
About the Role:
As a Senior Backend Engineer at CoreWeave, you will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining the backend systems that power our core cloud applications. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including front-end developers, product managers, SREs, and other CoreWeave Engineering stakeholders to deliver scalable and efficient solutions.
This role requires strong problem-solving skills, the ability to write clean, maintainable code, and a deep understanding of backend technologies and architectures. As a member of the Cloud Platform team, you will have the opportunity to:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services, APIs, and databases.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement new features and services.
- Optimize existing systems for scalability, performance, and reliability.
- Participate in architectural discussions and drive technical decisions to align with business goals.
- Write and review high-quality, maintainable, and testable code following best practices.
- Ensure the security, integrity, and efficiency of backend systems and data handling.
- Debug and resolve production issues in a timely manner, providing high-level support when necessary.
Minimum Qualifications
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 some qualities we’ve found compatible with our team. If a portion of this resonates with you, we’d love to talk.
- You have five or more years of experience in a senior or tech leadership software engineering role.
- Prior experience building reliable and scalable platform services that process large amounts of data.
- Proficiency in any Go or Python
- You have some experience using Kubernetes with a conceptual understanding of its major components.
- Passion for problem solving in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern development practices (e.g., Agile, TDD).
- Solid understanding of database design and experience with both SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Redis) databases.
- Ability to work in a remote, collaborative environment and mentor others.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $165,000-$200,000. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Salary : $165,000 - $200,000
