Data Engineer II

Job Description

Job Description

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.

What You'll Do :

The Data Engineering team builds foundational datasets and analytics services that enable BI and data science across CoreWeave. We aim to democratize insights and foster a culture where data-driven decision-making thrives at every level of the organization.

About the Role :

We're seeking a skilled Data Engineer to develop foundational data models that empower our Business Intelligence engineers, analysts, and data scientists to efficiently work with and gain insights from our data. You'll create and maintain star and snowflake schemas within our lakehouse environment, generate key datasets and metrics essential to tracking business health, and optimize the flow and storage of data to support analytical workloads across the organization.

Who You Are :

Hands-on experience applying Kimball modeling principles to large datasets

Expertise with analytical table / file formats such as Iceberg, Hudi, Parquet, Avro, and ORC

Proven experience optimizing MPP databases (StarRocks, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift)

3–5+ years of programming experience in Python, Java, or Scala in a professional setting

Advanced SQL skills, with the ability to write, optimize, and debug complex queries

Hands-on experience with Airflow for batch orchestration and distributed computing frameworks like Spark or Flink

Experience managing systems deployed on Kubernetes is highly desirable, but not required

Preferred :

Experience designing and optimizing large-scale data pipelines

Strong understanding of data lakehouse architectures and analytics workflows

Wondering if you're a good fit?

We believe in investing in our people and value candidates who bring their own diverse experiences to our teams – even if you aren't a 100% skill or experience match. Here are a few qualities we've found compatible with our team :

You love designing and optimizing data models for analytics

You're curious about building efficient, scalable data pipelines

You're an expert in turning complex data into actionable business insights

Why CoreWeave?

At CoreWeave, we work hard, have fun, and move fast! We're in an exciting stage of hyper-growth that you won't want to miss. 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 provides the opportunity to develop innovative solutions to complex problems. As we get set for takeoff, growth opportunities within the organization 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 $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).

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 within their first month. Teams also gather quarterly to support collaboration

California Consumer Privacy Act - California applicants only

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 : careers@coreweave.com.

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.