Staff Engineer, Network Observability

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 What You'll Do: The Network Observability team is responsible for how CoreWeave observes, understands, and operates its network at scale. As a Staff Engineer for Network Observability, you will define and evolve the technical direction for network observability, partnering across Network Engineering, SRE, Platform, and adjacent infrastructure teams to build resilient telemetry systems, raise engineering standards, and turn observability into a strategic advantage for the business. Your mission: build and scale a network observability platform that provides CoreWeave fast, trustworthy insight into network behavior, enables proactive risk detection, improves how engineering teams make decisions during both normal operations and incidents, and enables closed-loop automation workflows. In this role, you will: Set technical direction for network observability across multiple teams, ensuring the platform, data models, and telemetry strategy align with long-term engineering and business goals Lead the design and evolution of scalable observability solutions using diverse collector technologies (e.g., gNMI, SNMP, Prometheus scraping, OTEL, logs, flows, etc.), persistence databases (e.g., Prometheus-like, Loki, Clickhouse), and visualization and alerting ones (e.g., Grafana, Alertmanager), with a strong focus on reliability, usability, and future scale Drive cross-team initiatives to standardize observability patterns, improve signal quality, and create a consistent approach to logs, metrics, events, flows, and related diagnostics across the network stack Partner closely with engineering leadership and technical stakeholders to prioritize investments, navigate ambiguity, and make high-leverage technical tradeoffs that improve resilience, scalability, and operator efficiency Act as a go-to technical expert for critical observability challenges, especially when incidents, architectural complexity, or unclear ownership require strong judgment and coordination Mentor junior and senior engineers through technical reviews, design guidance, and hands-on problem solving, raising the bar for engineering quality and multiplying the impact of the broader team Participate in design discussions, RFCs, and architectural decisions across the broader infrastructure organization, helping teams converge on scalable, maintainable solutions Join a rotating on-call schedule as a senior escalation point for observability-related issues, helping teams quickly isolate failures, improve incident response, and drive durable follow-through after outages Who You Are: Deep expertise in building flexible network observability solutions, with diverse implementation options for collectors, distribution, processing, persistence, alerting, analytics, and visualization Experience as a Network Engineer, SRE, Software Engineer, or Systems Engineer in large-scale environments, with a strong track record of building and operating observability or infrastructure platforms that support multiple teams Demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity, shape technical direction, and make sound architectural and operational tradeoffs that balance immediate needs with long-term maintainability Strong systems thinking and practical experience designing resilient, scalable solutions that improve visibility, incident response, and engineering efficiency Proven ability to work across teams and functions, influence without formal authority, and build trust with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Proficient with Python, Go, and Bash, plus familiarity with configuration management and templating tools such as Ansible and Jinja2 Comfortable containerizing and operating solutions in Kubernetes, including designing, building, and deploying container-based workloads efficiently Strong knowledge of Linux systems and IP networking concepts, with hands-on experience in routing, switching, and network troubleshooting Practical experience with networking platforms such as SONiC, HPE Junos, NVIDIA Cumulus Linux, Nokia SR OS, and SR Linux A strong mentorship mindset and a history of helping other engineers grow through coaching, design feedback, documentation, and technical leadership Preferred: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field Hands-on experience applying machine learning techniques or tools to proactively detect performance or security anomalies in network traffic Experience with OpenTelemetry, Jaeger, Zipkin, or similar tooling for end-to-end tracing across distributed systems and infrastructure components Experience shaping technical roadmaps, setting standards, or leading platform investments that materially improved reliability or scalability across multiple teams Network certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, or similar 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. 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 enables the development of innovative solutions to complex problems. As we get set for takeoff, the organization's growth opportunities 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 $275,000. 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 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 California Consumer Privacy Act 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: View email address on click.appcast.io. 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.