Senior Staff Software Engineer, Managed Orchestration

Crusoe•San Francisco, CA

3d•$237,600 - $288,000

About The Position

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.

Requirements

You have 10+ years of experience working in software engineering, with deep expertise in Systems Engineering and large-scale distributed systems
You possess 3+ years of programming experience in GoLang, with a track record of delivering production-grade systems
You have extensive experience with Kubernetes and Linux Engineering, including advanced debugging and performance optimization
You are highly skilled in infrastructure as code and have a strong understanding of complex systems-level challenges at scale
You have experience with Terraform and GCP (preferred), with the ability to influence platform-level decisions
You have a strong understanding of Argo, CI/CD, and Automated Testing pipelines, including designing and scaling them for large organizations
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 have experience designing and operating large-scale systems comparable to leading services like Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
You can lead and deliver critical, high-impact projects, driving initiatives across networking, quality control, automation, and system reliability at an organizational level
You can define and own system architecture end-to-end, including CI/CD pipelines, ensuring scalability, security, and long-term sustainability
You have exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders and drive alignment across the organization

Responsibilities

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