Senior Staff Software Engineer (CAPE Pipeline)
Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads. When you join Crusoe, you join a team that is building the future, faster.
We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power is a bottleneck. We're solving that — with an energy-first approach that makes AI infrastructure better for the world and faster for the people innovating with AI.
We're looking for problem-solving, opportunity-finding teammates with a sense of urgency, who believe in the scale of our ambition and thrive on a path not fully paved — people who want to grow their careers alongside a team of experts across energy, manufacturing, data center construction, and cloud services.
If you want to do the most meaningful work of your career, help our customers and partners advance their AI strategies, and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other, come build with us at Crusoe.
About the Role:
We are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the architecture, design, and development of Cloud Infrastructure management systems and platforms at Crusoe. In this role, you will own the technical vision for end-to-end use cases and workflows across a vertically integrated AI-first Crusoe Cloud, setting engineering direction and ensuring our infrastructure management systems scale to meet the demands of a rapidly growing business.
This is a high-impact, high-visibility role. You will influence how Crusoe builds and operates cloud infrastructure at scale, partner with engineering leadership to define technical strategy, and serve as a force multiplier for the engineers around you. As we scale Crusoe Cloud by 10X and beyond, your architectural decisions and technical leadership will be foundational to that growth.
What You'll Be Working On
Lead the architecture and design of physical infrastructure management software systems, availability platforms, and frameworks that support end-to-end customer use cases across our AI infrastructure.
Define and uphold engineering standards for reliability, scalability, and security across platforms and systems.
Drive the development of workflows that meet critical business objectives and key revenue metrics.
Own the design of high-performing, highly available cloud architectures that balance performance, resilience, and cost-effectiveness.
Lead the development and maintenance of cloud deployment platforms, configuration management systems, and automation tooling that streamline operations across the organization.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and engineering managers to shape roadmaps, influence technical direction, and ensure smooth integration and delivery.
Serve as a senior technical mentor across the engineering organization, elevating the capabilities of staff and senior engineers and contributing meaningfully to team growth and culture.
What You'll Bring to the Team
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering and 10+ years of relevant industry experience, with a track record of leading architecture and delivery of large-scale, complex infrastructure systems.
10+ years of experience building and operating distributed systems at scale, including demonstrated ownership of production cloud platforms.
Deep expertise in designing and delivering reliable, scalable, efficient, and secure cloud systems, with a strong understanding of what it takes to run them effectively in production.
Fluency in one or more programming languages such as Go, Rust, Java, or C++.
Exceptional ability to work across teams with a platform mindset — building systems that others can rely on and driving broad adoption across engineering and operations.
Deep understanding of cloud security best practices and a proven ability to embed security into architecture and design decisions.
Outstanding troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and resolve complex infrastructure challenges.
Strong leadership and communication skills, including the ability to align stakeholders, influence without authority, and clearly articulate technical vision and tradeoffs.
A commitment to Crusoe's company values.
Bonus Points
Hands-on experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters at scale.
Significant experience in fast-moving, high-growth startup environments.
A passion for building energy-efficient, scalable AI infrastructure that pushes the boundaries of what cloud platforms can do.
Enthusiasm for sustainability, clean energy, and Crusoe's mission to revolutionize how AI computing is powered.
Benefits
Industry competitive pay
Restricted Stock Units in a fast growing, well-funded technology company
Health insurance package options that include HDHP and PPO, vision, and dental for you and your dependents
Employer contributions to HSA accounts
Paid Parental Leave
Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
Teladoc
401(k) with a 100% match up to 4% of salary
Generous paid time off and holiday schedule
Cell phone reimbursement
Tuition reimbursement
Subscription to the Calm app
MetLife Legal
Company paid commuter benefit; $300 per month
Compensation
Compensation will be paid in the range of $253,000 - $288,000. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.
