Sr. Software Engineer - Perf and Benchmarking

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  www.coreweave.com . About this role  We’re looking for a Senior Engineer for CoreWeave’s Benchmarking & Performance team. You will have an integral part in our planet-scale performance data warehouse: Ingesting, storing, transforming and analyzing performance events in all the data centers across our global infrastructure. You will also aid us in achieving industry-leading end-to-end performance benchmarking publications such as MLPerf. You will be an owner who leads designs, raises engineering standards, and delivers measurable improvements to latency, throughput, and reliability across multiple services. You’ll partner with product, orchestration, and hardware teams to evolve our Kubernetes-native platform and meet strict P99 SLAs at scale. What you’ll do Build and improve Kubernetes-native benchmarking services that measure latency, throughput, jitter, and cost-per-request across CoreWeave’s compute stack. Implement and maintain benchmarking workflows for end-to-end MLPerf Training and Inference runs, including workload setup, cluster configuration, runbooks, and result validation. Lead design reviews and drive architecture within the team; decompose multi-service work into clear milestones. Mentor junior engineers; review cross-team designs and elevate coding/testing standards. Help ensure reproducible, well-documented benchmarking processes. Who you are 5+ years of experience building distributed systems, high-performance computing, or cloud services. Strong coding in Python or Go (C++ a plus) and deep familiarity with networked systems and performance. Hands-on experience with Kubernetes at production scale, CI/CD, and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry). Experience with performance-critical GPU systems (CUDA, NCCL, RDMA, NVLink/PCIe, memory bandwidth) and model-serving stacks (llm-d, vLLM, TensorRT-LLM, Megatron-LM). Strong communicator comfortable collaborating with cross-functional teams and external partners. Nice to have Experience with time-series databases, LSM-based storage engines, or custom data pipelines. Experience running MLPerf submissions or similar large-scale audited benchmarks. Contributions to OSS projects such as llm-d, vLLM or PyTorch. Exposure to benchmarking large GPU fleets or multi-region clusters. Experience with CUDA kernels, NCCL/SHARP, RDMA/NUMA, or GPU interconnect topologies. Why CoreWeave Help shape an industry-defining inference platform that enables teams to deploy generative AI and real-time applications at scale. If optimizing tail latency and delivering reliable model serving excites you, this is the place to build.   The base salary range for this role is $139,000 to $204,000. 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, including: 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 Our Workplace While we prioritize a hybrid work environment, remote work may be considered for candidates located more than 30 miles from an office, based on role requirements for specialized skill sets. New hires will be invited to attend onboarding at one of our hubs w