Senior Staff Software Engineer (Managed Orchestration)

• We are actively seeking an exceptional Senior Staff Software Engineer for our cloud software team who will serve as a technical leader and strategic force behind the operations of our cutting-edge infrastructure
• Your expertise will be instrumental in defining, designing, and scaling our carbon-reducing operating model, as well as driving the long-term vision and reliability of critical hardware, software, and network components
• In this role, you will lead complex architectural initiatives, set technical direction across teams, and establish best practices in code quality, system design, and operational excellence
• You will author and review high-impact proposals and architecture documents, guiding decisions that shape the organization’s technical landscape
• You will evaluate tools and frameworks with a long-term, system-wide perspective, carefully considering their impact on reliability, scalability, operational costs, and organizational adoption
• Your deep expertise in orchestration and optimization will be instrumental in advancing our managed Kubernetes and AI training clusters, ensuring they set the industry standard for reliability, performance, and efficiency
• Drive the development of scalable, resilient, and high-performance software solutions, ensuring alignment with and influence over the strategic objectives outlined in the Crusoe Cloud roadmap
• Provide technical leadership across multiple teams, fostering a culture of innovation, engineering excellence, and accountability while enabling teams to deliver cutting-edge cloud solutions
• Define and evolve architectural standards and best practices, ensuring consistency, scalability, and long-term maintainability across systems
• Continuously stay ahead of emerging trends and technologies in cloud software, proactively shaping Crusoe’s technical direction and incorporating innovations that maintain competitive advantage
• Act as a mentor and multiplier for engineering talent, elevating team capabilities through coaching, design reviews, and thought leadership in technical discussions
• Lead cross-functional initiatives and drive alignment between engineering, product, and infrastructure teams to deliver cohesive and impactful solutions

Benefits

• Health & wellbeing: Comprehensive health benefits designed to support your overall wellness
• Time away: Paid time off for vacations, family bonding, and unexpected needs
• 401(k) match: Build your financial future with our 401(k) matching program
• Mental wellness: Resources and support for your emotional wellbeing and navigating life’s challenges- You can architect, build, and evolve Kubernetes operators and controllers, owning critical components that ensure the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of the Kubernetes environment
• You can lead and deliver critical, high-impact projects, driving initiatives across networking, quality control, automation, and system reliability at an organizational level
• You have exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders and drive alignment across the organization
• You can define and own system architecture end-to-end, including CI/CD pipelines, ensuring scalability, security, and long-term sustainability
• You are highly skilled in infrastructure as code and have a strong understanding of complex systems-level challenges at scale
• You have extensive experience with Kubernetes and Linux Engineering, including advanced debugging and performance optimization
• You have experience designing and operating large-scale systems comparable to leading services like Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
• You possess 3+ years of programming experience in GoLang, with a track record of delivering production-grade systems
• You have a strong understanding of Argo, CI/CD, and Automated Testing pipelines, including designing and scaling them for large organizations
• You have 10+ years of experience working in software engineering, with deep expertise in Systems Engineering and large-scale distributed systems
• You have experience with Terraform and GCP (preferred), with the ability to influence platform-level decisions