Staff Software Engineer, CAPE

Crusoe

San Francisco, California, United States · Sunnyvale, California, United StatesFull-time$209,000–$253,000Posted Oct 29, 2026

About the role

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 Staff Software Engineer to architect, design, and develop Cloud Infrastructure management systems and platforms. You'll deliver end-to-end use cases and workflows for a vertically integrated AI-first Crusoe Cloud and play a crucial role in building systems that efficiently plan, monitor, deploy, and operate our infrastructure — directly contributing to key business revenue metrics.

You'll be hands-on implementing and building platforms, tools, and frameworks with a focus on reliability, scalability, operational efficiency, and ease of use. Your expertise will help streamline infrastructure planning and management processes as we scale Crusoe Cloud by 10X and beyond.

What You'll Be Working On

Collaborate extensively across teams to architect, design, and implement physical infrastructure management software systems, availability platforms, and frameworks that meet the end-to-end needs of customers hosted on our AI infrastructure.

Champion the reliability, scalability, and security of our systems and platforms.

Develop workflows that drive efficiency and meet key business objectives and metrics.

Design and implement high-performing, highly available cloud architectures optimized for both performance and cost-effectiveness.

Streamline cloud deployment, configuration management, and operations by developing and maintaining effective platforms, interfaces, and automation tooling.

Actively contribute to the evolution of our platform by collaborating closely with cross-functional development teams to ensure smooth integration and deployment.

Mentor fellow engineers and contribute to team growth in collaboration with engineering managers.

What You'll Bring to the Team

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering and 10+ years of relevant industry experience.

10+ years of experience building and operating distributed systems at scale.

Proven experience with building reliable, scalable, efficient, and secure cloud platforms and systems and effectively running them in production environments.

Fluency in one or more programming languages such as Go, Rust, Java, or C++.

A collaborative, platform-first mindset when working with development and operations teams to build, maintain, and drive adoption of a robust platform.

A solid understanding of cloud security best practices and the ability to implement secure configurations.

Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills to tackle complex infrastructure challenges.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

A commitment to Crusoe's company values.

Bonus Points

Hands-on experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters.

Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment.

A passion for building energy-efficient, scalable AI infrastructure.

Enthusiasm for sustainability and clean energy innovation.

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 $209,000 - $253,000. 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.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and develop cloud infrastructure management systems and platforms.
  • Build systems for planning, monitoring, deploying, and operating AI infrastructure.
  • Improve platform reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.
  • Design highly available cloud architectures optimized for performance and cost.
  • Develop cloud deployment, configuration management, operations, and automation tooling.
  • Collaborate across teams to integrate and deploy platform capabilities.
  • Mentor engineers and contribute to team growth.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
  • 10+ years of relevant industry experience building and operating distributed systems at scale.
  • Experience building and operating reliable, scalable, efficient, and secure cloud platforms in production.
  • Fluency in one or more of Go, Rust, Java, or C++.
  • Collaborative, platform-first approach to working with development and operations teams.
  • Understanding of cloud security best practices and secure configurations.
  • Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
  • Bonus: Experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters.

Benefits

  • Restricted stock units
  • Health, vision, and dental insurance
  • Employer HSA contributions
  • Paid parental leave
  • Company-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability
  • 401(k) with 100% match up to 4% of salary
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Cell phone reimbursement
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Calm app subscription
  • Company-paid commuter benefit of $300 per month

Skills mentioned

System DesignDistributed SystemsGoCloud ComputingKubernetesDevOpsCloud SecurityAutomationInfrastructure as CodeLinux

About Crusoe

As the AI factory company, Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. The company provides a reliable, scalable, cost-effective, and energy-first solution for AI infrastructure. By harnessing large-scale energy resources, building AI-optimized data centers, and delivering an AI cloud platform, Crusoe empowers its customers to build the future faster.

Technology1,001-5,000 employeesDenver, Colorado

H-1B sponsorship history

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