Staff Software Engineer, IAM

About the role

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Identity & Access Management (IAM) team, you will be a primary architect of CoreWeave’s IAM strategy as we rapidly expand the platform. You will leverage your deep expertise in identity systems to design, extend, and harden a platform that secures our high-performance cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product and Engineering Leadership to translate complex requirements into a multi-year technical roadmap that balances immediate business needs with long-term architectural integrity
• Lead the design and implementation of high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems for authentication and authorization across all CoreWeave services
• Architect customer-facing experiences for identity lifecycle management, IdP integration (SAML/OIDC), and granular permissioning models
• Champion a security-first mindset across the organization, establishing rigorous standards for code quality, design reviews, and threat modeling
• Elevate the team’s operational maturity by defining Service Level Objectives (SLOs), enhancing deep-stack observability, and driving automation to eliminate systemic toil
• Act as a force multiplier by mentoring Senior engineers and fostering a culture of continuous learning and high-performance engineering
• Drive alignment on critical security initiatives across the broader engineering organization, articulating complex technical trade-offs to stakeholders

Requirements

8+ Years of Experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems in a production environment using one or more of Go, TypeScript, or React

5+ Years of IAM Domain Expertise: Proven track record of developing identity products and a deep mastery of standards including OIDC, OAuth2.0, SAML, and JWT

Technical Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading large, cross-functional projects from inception to planet-scale deployment with measurable business impact

Cloud-Native Mastery: Deep understanding of Kubernetes, microservices architecture at scale, and advanced CI/CD patterns

Enterprise Security Acumen: Solid knowledge of the security, compliance (SOC2, HIPAA, etc.), and governance needs of sophisticated enterprise customers

Strategic Communication: Superb ability to synthesize ambiguous requirements into clear technical designs and communicate trade-offs to both executive and technical audiences

Analytical Problem Solving: Expert-level ability to debug complex, intermittent issues within distributed environments

Preferred Architectural Transformation: Experience leading the decomposition of monolithic architectures into high-performance microservices

AI-Augmented Development: Familiarity with leveraging AI agents (e.g., Claude, Cursor) to accelerate the software development lifecycle

Emerging Tech Knowledge: Familiarity with AI/ML workloads, GPU-based infrastructure, and the unique security challenges of MLOps at scale

Policy-as-Code: Experience with modern authorization frameworks such as Open Policy Agent (OPA) or Cedar

Qualifications

You love to solve complex problems and build high-scale, low-latency distributed systems

You’re curious about how to evolve cloud platforms and scale infrastructure globally for the next generation of AI workloads

You’re an expert in one or more preferred programming languages (Go, TypeScript, Python), and have deep technical knowledge of distributed systems

Skills

Experience with one or more of Go, TypeScript, or React

Deep understanding of distributed systems

Benefits

The base salary range for this role is $188,000 to $275,000. The starting salary will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location.

In addition to base salary, our total rewards package includes a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program (all based on eligibility).

• 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

What We Offer

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