Staff Software Engineer, Network Automation

Crusoe's mission is to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. We’re crafting the engine that powers a world where people can create ambitiously with AI — without sacrificing scale, speed, or sustainability.

Be part of the AI revolution with sustainable technology at Crusoe. Here, you'll drive meaningful innovation, make a tangible impact, and join a team that’s setting the pace for responsible, transformative cloud infrastructure.

About This Role:

Crusoe Cloud Network Engineering team is looking for an ambitious, experienced team player to join our Network Engineering team. Crusoe Cloud Network Engineering Team is responsible for designing, building, and operating the global edge, backbone, and data center network for High Performace Compute (HPC) Clusters with GPUs. The ideal individual will be highly motivated, self-directed, and desire to work on cutting-edge technologies related to the environment. You must possess excellent analytical and communication skills and be a great team player.

As a Software Engineer, you will focus on developing tools and automation solutions to support the scalability and reliability of Crusoe Cloud’s network infrastructure. You will work closely with other engineers and key stakeholders to gather requirements, provide technical input, and translate business needs into effective network tooling. By joining this team, you will gain marketable network engineering experiences in edge, backbone, and HPC-based data center networking on a massive scale.

This is an on-site role based in San Francisco, CA, or Sunnyvale, CA, requiring in-office presence

A Day in the Life:

• Conceptualize, build, and maintain automation and tools to support New Product Introductions, network deployment, release engineering, and operations

• Develop and implement operational process improvements in scalable, automated workflows to enhance operational efficiency

• Lead enhancements of automation for continuous integration, validations, testing infrastructure, release, and configuration management across our global backbone, data center, and edge networks

• Perform deep dives on complex technical issues across networks, ranging from automated tooling to hardware and network failures

• Help increase operational efficiency between peers and cross-functional teams by identifying roadblocks, designing and delivering automation solutions, and driving change

• Proactively improve our network infrastructure by designing, developing, and implementing automation solutions/tools

• Manage current tooling for network provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting

• Improve access to network telemetry data across the Crusoe Datacenters, Backbone, and Edge Networks

• Collaborate with various Network Engineering teams to ensure implementation consistency across the entire network

• Maintain comprehensive documentation for automation processes, tools, and procedures

• Provide mentorship and training to team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement

You Will Thrive In This Role If:

• 10+ years of network automation experience within a large-scale environment, building tools and software for production Networks

• Solid experience in developing and understanding network device configurations for at least one network vendor (e.g. Arista, Juniper, Cisco, Brocade, Ciena, Infinera, Nokia, etc.)

• Experience in at least one programming language (e.g. Python, Go, C++, or Java), and rapidly learning new development languages

• Demonstrated knowledge of TCP, IPv4/6, Routing Protocols (one or more of BGP, MPLS, ISIS, or similar), and related network services (e.g. DHCP and DNS)

• Experience with software and network debugging, profiling, and instrumentation techniques

• Additional experience in developing automation tools for network operations such as provisioning (e.g. ZTP), deployments, monitoring, remediation, and software push systems in a DevOps environment

• Experience with developing distributed systems and operating them at scale

• Experience designing and maintaining automated testing infrastructure

• In-depth knowledge of network protocols including TCP/IP, QoS, BGP, OSPF/IS-IS, EVPN, VXLAN, QoSand MPLS-related technologies like RSVP-TE, LDP, etc

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree based on three or more years of work experience

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; $200 per pay period

Compensation Range:

Compensation will be paid in the range of $204,000 - $247,000. 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.

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.