Senior Staff Software Engineer, Founding BMC
Crusoe is an active AI-infrastructure company operating an AI cloud platform, managed AI services, and AI data-center infrastructure.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
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About Crusoe, Inc.
Crusoe designs, builds, and operates energy-first AI infrastructure. Its offerings include Crusoe Cloud for GPU-based training, fine-tuning, inference, and managed services, alongside AI-optimized data centers and energy infrastructure.
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About the Role
Crusoe is hiring a founding Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead BMC firmware across its server platforms. The role owns architecture, bring-up, build and release pipelines, security, telemetry, reliability, ODM/OEM partnerships, and building the BMC engineering team.
Requirements
- 8+ years of firmware engineering experience with deep BMC experience
- Hands-on expertise with OpenBMC, AMI MegaRAC, or equivalent
- Experience leading BMC bring-up on new server platforms
- Strong C/C++ on embedded Linux
- Comfort with Python or shell
- Familiarity with IPMI 2.0, Redfish, PLDM, MCTP, and NC-SI
- Experience debugging eSPI, LPC, IPMB, KCS, and BT interfaces
- BS/MS in CS, EE, CompE, or equivalent experience
- Experience with ODM/OEM BMC firmware partnerships preferred
- Familiarity with Yocto or BitBake preferred
Responsibilities
- Define BMC architecture and stack strategy
- Lead BMC bring-up on new server platforms
- Own BMC build, CI/CD, signing, and release pipelines
- Drive BMC security architecture and firmware resiliency
- Lead ODM and OEM technical relationships
- Own platform requirements and architecture reviews
- Drive firmware prototyping, qualification, and production readiness
- Build BMC telemetry and observability
- Define firmware SLOs and update and rollback strategies
- Hire and grow the BMC engineering team
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and equity packages
- Restricted Stock Units
- Paid time off, paid holidays, and leave of absence programs
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Employer HSA contributions
- Paid parental leave
- Paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability
- Professional development and tuition reimbursement
- Mental health and wellness support
- Commuter benefits
- Cell phone stipend
- 401(k) plan with company match up to 4% of salary
- Volunteer time off
- Global travel insurance and emergency assistance
- Daily meals allowance