Senior Software Engineering Director, Developer Experience

Crusoe•San Francisco, CA

12h

About The Position

Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. As the Senior Director of Engineering for Developer Experience, you will own and drive the strategy, execution, and culture of the team responsible for how Crusoe's engineers and non-engineers build, ship, and operate software. Crusoe is looking for a visionary to develop and further build a talented team focused on making every developer at Crusoe faster, more effective, and more empowered through world-class internal tooling, platforms, and AI-powered automation. You'll partner closely with senior engineering and product leadership to define and deliver the foundation that accelerates everything we build.

Requirements

Proven Leadership: 10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 4+ years in senior engineering leadership roles.
Developer Experience Expertise: Deep, hands-on understanding of what it takes to build great developer experience, such as internal platforms, tooling, CI/CD systems, and developer productivity programs at scale.
AI Evangelist: You should be extremely fluent in agentic software development .
Technical Depth: Strong engineering fundamentals with the ability to lead engineers on architecture decisions, technology choices, and complex technical trade-offs across platform and infrastructure domains.
Strategic Vision with Execution Discipline: Demonstrated ability to define a roadmap for a platform or infrastructure organization and drive it to delivery through structured planning, prioritization, and cross-functional alignment.
Data-Driven Approach: Experience establishing and using developer productivity metrics (e.g., DORA metrics, deployment frequency, cycle time) to identify opportunities and demonstrate impact.
Communication & Influence: Exceptional communicator who can operate effectively at both the executive level and in the weeds with engineering teams — translating strategy into execution and results into business impact.

Responsibilities

Developer Platform & Internal Tooling: Define and execute the long-term vision for Crusoe's internal developer platform — including shared services, internal APIs, repositories, and self-service infrastructure — that enables engineering teams to move with speed and confidence.
AI Platform: Rapidly develop and productionize software for the entire company. You’ll create and evangelize the golden path to productionizing AI-developed tools, supporting every team at Crusoe. You’ll tip the scales on build-vs-buy for every proposed SaaS purchase.
CI/CD & DevOps Infrastructure: Oversee the design, reliability, and continuous improvement of Crusoe's CI/CD pipelines, build systems, and deployment infrastructure, ensuring engineering teams can ship safely and rapidly at scale.
Engineering Productivity & Process: Define and drive org-wide engineering productivity initiatives — establishing metrics, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing tooling and process improvements that measurably improve developer experience across the company.
People Leadership: Manage and grow a team of talented engineers and establish a high-performance culture rooted in accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.
Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with senior leaders across Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, and Product to align Developer Experience investments with company-wide engineering goals and priorities.

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/month