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 a 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 the Role:
We are building Crusoe’s next-generation cloud orchestration platform, centered on Kubernetes at scale. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Managed Orchestration team, you’ll design and deliver features that power Crusoe’s managed Kubernetes service, enabling high-performance workloads on CPUs and GPUs in distributed environments.
This role requires deep technical expertise in distributed systems, Kubernetes internals, and modern cloud-native architectures. You’ll work closely with teams across GPUs, Networking, and Storage to build a reliable, scalable, and secure orchestration layer for customers running mission-critical workloads.
What You'll Be Working On:
Architect, build, and operate features for Crusoe’s Managed Kubernetes platform (control plane, autoscaling, cluster lifecycle, upgrades, multi-tenancy).
Integrate and optimize GPU workloads within Kubernetes clusters, including device plugins, GPU operators, scheduling, and monitoring.
Enhance container networking through advanced CNI integration (Cilium, Calico, Multus) and support for high-performance networking (InfiniBand, RoCE).
Improve reliability and resilience of Kubernetes clusters, including HA control planes, node lifecycle management, and self-healing mechanisms.
Contribute to open-source and internal tooling that enhances observability, automation, and cluster security.
Participate in design reviews, provide mentorship to engineers, and help set long-term technical direction.
Troubleshoot complex distributed systems problems spanning containers, GPUs, and networking.
What You'll Bring to the Team:
5+ years of software engineering experience in distributed systems, cloud, or infrastructure.
Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals (control plane, scheduling, operators, controllers, API machinery).
Strong proficiency in Go (preferred) or similar languages (Rust, C++, Python for systems work).
Experience with container networking (CNI plugins, service mesh, load balancing) and Linux networking fundamentals.
Exposure to GPU workloads in Kubernetes (device plugins, GPU operators, scheduling, autoscaling).
Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and infrastructure automation (Terraform, Helm, GitOps).
Strong debugging and performance optimization skills for distributed systems.
Passion for building reliable, developer-friendly platforms that abstract complexity for customers.
Bonus Points
Familiarity with NVIDIA and AMD GPUs, device plugins, and operators for GPU lifecycle management.
Knowledge of network operators and CNI implementations (Cilium, Calico, Multus).
Experience with high-performance networking technologies (InfiniBand, RoCE).
Contributions to Kubernetes SIGs, CNCF projects, or related open-source communities.
Experience with Slurm, MPI, or HPC-style job schedulers.
Familiarity with service meshes (Istio, Linkerd) and multi-cluster networking.
Background in security for containers, GPUs, and Kubernetes (PodSecurity, RBAC, runtime scanning).
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
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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
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Company paid commuter benefit; $300 per month
Compensation Range:
Compensation will be paid in the range of $166,000 - $201,000. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicants knowledge, education, 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.
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What We Do
Crusoe is on a mission to eliminate routine flaring of natural gas and reduce the cost of cloud computing. We are passionate about our goals to help the oil industry operate more efficiently, achieve better relationships with communities and regulators, and improve environmental performance. Crusoe repurposes otherwise wasted energy to fuel the growing demand for computational power in the expanding digital economy.
Why Work With Us
Crusoe has five core values with each value grounded in a set of actionable practices. The combination of philosophical values and actionable practices creates a decision-making framework for each employee to achieve success at Crusoe.
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