DPU Datapath Engineer Validation & Automation
- 7+ years of professional engineering experience in networking, systems, or cloud infrastructure, with a deep focus on dataplane technologies and production operations.
- Hands-on engineering experience with NVIDIA DPUs (e.g., BlueField platforms) in large-scale deployments, including firmware/software lifecycle and hardware offload pipelines.
- Strong, deep knowledge of Open vSwitch (OVS) configuration and pipelines, including bridges, flows, and hardware offloads.
- Solid technical background in cloud networking infrastructure, including VPCs, routing, security policies, and overlay/underlay networking topologies.
- Proven ability to build testing, simulation, and automation frameworks from scratch using Python, Golang, or similar systems languages.
- High proficiency in network observability, low-level benchmarking, and deep production troubleshooting using tools like tcpdump, iproute2, and perf.
- Excellent communication and technical leadership skills, with a track record of driving technical direction and mentoring engineers.
Preferred:
- Direct experience validating and operating NVIDIA DPU / DOCA / HBN stacks within a hyperscale or cloud provider environment.
- Prior technical work on system-level validation for network switches, smartNICs, or specialized DPUs.
- Experience with Kubernetes-based environments and integration of DPUs directly into bare-metal node lifecycles.
- Active open-source or production code contributions to projects such as P4, OVS, DPDK, or DOCA libraries.
About the role:
As a Senior Engineer on the DPU team, you will lead a local team driving the test strategy and automation execution for our OVS-based datapath and related control-plane components. You will partner closely with DPU, networking, and platform engineering groups to turn dataplane validation into a reliable, repeatable service that gates production releases. This role involves designing sophisticated automation to orchestrate DPU/host configurations and OVS pipelines, integrating these test beds into CI/CD pipelines, and validating regression, functionality, and scalability for NVIDIA software releases. You will influence the long-term architecture of DPU datapath and control-plane designs for maximum testability, participate in rotating on-call structures, and work directly with strategic vendors like NVIDIA on escalations and hardware feature validation.
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. Here are a few qualities we've found compatible with our team. If some of this describes you, we'd love to talk.
- You love to maintain the reliability and stability of high-scale cloud infrastructure.
- You're curious about automation and process improvements to enhance incident detection.
- You're an expert in cloud operations and incident management frameworks.
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 starting salary will be determined by job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and the 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).
To fulfill our obligation to protect client data, successful applicants offered employment with CoreWeave will be required to complete a basic criminal record check, conducted in compliance with GDPR. Employment offers are conditional upon receiving satisfactory check results.
What We Offer:
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits to support your needs, including:
- Family-level Medical Insurance
- Family-level Dental Insurance
- Generous Pension Contribution
- Life Assurance at 4x Salary
- Critical Illness Cover
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Work culture focused on innovative disruption
Benefits may vary by location.