Staff Network Engineer, Deployment

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 Deployment 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-Performance Compute (HPC) Clusters with GPUs. The ideal individual will be highly motivated, self-directed, and have a 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 Network Engineer, you will be part of the Network Deployment Engineering team. You will help build and expand the Global Crusoe Network. You will be responsible for deploying new data centers, PoPs, and backbone. By joining this team, you will gain marketable network Engineering experiences in edge, backbone, and HPC-based data center networking at a massive scale.

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

What You’ll Be Working On:

• Deploy, build, and optimize Crusoe Energy Cloud's global network, including edge, backbone, data center, and public cloud connectivity.

• Work with cross-functional teams, including but not limited to Software Infrastructure and Product, to drive the innovation and evolution of the Crusoe Energy Cloud network.

• Work with external vendors and ISPs to test and verify device and carrier selection.

• Will be part of a 24/7 Oncall Support for the Crusoe Network.

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

• 10+ years of related experience building and operating at scale in a production environment.

• 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.

• Good understanding of network monitoring protocols and tools, such as SNMP, IPFIX, Sflow/netflow, and Telemetry.

• Familiar with data center network architecture, such as Fat Tree architecture, CLOS, BGP-TE, and peering for edge.

• Hands-on experience with major network devices like Mellanox, Cisco, Arista, Juniper, and other mainstream vendors.

• Familiar with mainstream commercial switch/router chipsets, such as Broadcom, Barefoot, etc.

• Familiar with technologies like RDMA, Infiniband, and RoCE will be a plus.

• In-depth knowledge of public cloud architecture connectivity options to AWS, GCP, Azure, Ali Cloud, OCI, etc.

• Good understanding of IPv6 and IPv4-IPv6 coexistence technologies.

• Programming/scripting in Python, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or other languages will be a plus.

• Self-motivated, with good communication and writing skills.

• Team player and participate in Crusoe Energy Cloud network global on-call rotation.

• 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

• The company paid commuter benefit; $200 per pay period

Compensation: 

Compensation will be paid in the range of $181,000 - $219,000. 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.