Staff Systems Engineer (Architect)
CoreWeave- Base salary
- $207k–$275k Published base salary range
- Location
- Hybrid - Livingston NJ, NYC, Sunnyvale CA, SF CA, Bellevue WA Remote eligibility
- Employment
- Full-time Staff / Principal
About the job
Company
CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™, a specialized cloud provider delivering massive-scale GPU compute for AI, VFX, and other compute-intensive workloads. Founded in 2017, CoreWeave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025.
Role
As a Staff Systems Engineer, Enterprise Architect, you will own and evolve CoreWeave’s internal IT and SaaS ecosystem. This staff-level engineering role focuses on building scalable, secure, and well-governed platforms that enable the business to operate efficiently. You will act as a broad technical owner across core IT systems, including Google Workspace, Slack, domain infrastructure, Cloudflare, and other enterprise SaaS platforms, driving standardization, automation, and self-service.
Responsibilities
- Own and operate CoreWeave’s core IT platform, including Google Workspace, Slack, Cloudflare, DNS/domain infrastructure, and other enterprise SaaS systems.
- Design and maintain secure, scalable configurations across collaboration, communication, and edge/network-adjacent platforms.
- Build internal self-service tools, automations, and workflows that reduce manual IT tasks.
- Develop production-grade automation using APIs, scripting, workflow platforms, infrastructure-as-code, and AI-enabled capabilities.
- Manage DNS, domain lifecycle, and email authentication (DKIM, SPF, DMARC).
- Drive tooling rationalization and establish standards for system ownership, supportability, and lifecycle management.
- Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code for IT systems using Terraform and internal frameworks.
- Enhance observability, reliability, and operational health of IT systems.
- Partner with Identity and Security teams to ensure proper access controls and policy enforcement.
- Lead onboarding of new tools with a focus on standardization and automation.
- Serve as a senior escalation point and participate in on-call as needed.
Qualifications
Required
- 7–10+ years of experience in IT systems engineering, enterprise IT, platform engineering, or similar.
- Proven experience as a broad IT generalist across SaaS platforms and core IT systems.
- Strong hands-on development or automation experience.
- Experience building self-service tools, portals, workflows, or internal applications.
- Deep hands-on experience with several of: Google Workspace, Slack, DNS/domain management, Cloudflare, email authentication (DKIM, SPF, DMARC), AWS/GCP/Azure.
- Full-stack automation mindset with Python, PowerShell, TypeScript, Go, or similar.
- Experience integrating systems using APIs, webhooks, event-driven workflows, and infrastructure-as-code.
- Experience with Terraform.
- Familiarity with AI-enabled productivity, automation, or workflow tools.
- Strong understanding of system design, scalability, reliability, and operational best practices.
- Excellent communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
Preferred
- Experience in high-growth or cloud-native environments.
- Experience with identity tools such as Okta, Entra ID.
- Experience with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, SOX, GDPR).
- Experience with workflow automation tools (Workato, Tines, Zapier, ServiceNow Flow Designer).
- Experience building AI-assisted workflows, chatbots, or intelligent automation.
- Experience managing SaaS sprawl and governance.
Compensation
The base salary range for this role is $207,000 to $275,000. Total rewards include a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (100% paid by CoreWeave)
- Company-paid life insurance
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Mental wellness benefits through Spring Health
- Family-forming support via Carrot
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible childcare support with Kinside
- 401(k) with generous employer match
- Flexible PTO
- Catered lunch in office and data center locations
Application
Apply via the CoreWeave careers page. For accommodation requests, contact careers@coreweave.com.
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