Senior Staff Software Engineer Managed Orchestration
Crusoe is an AI infrastructure company that designs, builds, and operates AI data centers and a cloud platform. It provides managed AI services, GPU compute, model fine-tuning and inference, and infrastructure operations for organizations building and deploying AI workloads.
Maintainer signals as of 8/14/2026
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About Crusoe
Crusoe, the AI factory company, provides Crusoe Cloud and Crusoe Intelligence Foundry for AI development and production. Its offerings include managed inference, serverless fine-tuning, high-performance NVIDIA and AMD compute, accelerated storage, RDMA networking, managed Kubernetes and Slurm, and operations tooling. The company also designs, builds, and operates modular AI data-center infrastructure using an energy-first approach, serving customers that need scalable training, inference, and AI platform infrastructure.
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About the Role
You will provide technical leadership for cloud software and managed orchestration. You will define architecture, scale reliable infrastructure, and advance managed Kubernetes and AI training clusters. You will lead cross-functional initiatives, establish engineering practices, evaluate tooling, mentor engineers, and own system architecture and CI/CD pipelines.
Requirements
- 10+ years of software engineering experience
- Deep expertise in systems engineering and large-scale distributed systems
- 3+ years of Go programming experience
- Extensive Kubernetes and Linux engineering experience
- Infrastructure as code expertise
- Experience with Terraform and GCP preferred
- Understanding of Argo, CI/CD, and automated testing pipelines
- Experience architecting Kubernetes operators and controllers
- Experience designing and operating systems comparable to GKE and EKS
- Exceptional communication skills
Responsibilities
- Drive scalable and resilient software development
- Provide technical leadership across teams
- Define architectural standards and engineering best practices
- Shape cloud software technical direction
- Evaluate emerging tools and technologies
- Lead cross-functional engineering, product, and infrastructure initiatives
- Architect and operate managed Kubernetes and AI training clusters
- Mentor engineers through coaching and design reviews
- Own system architecture and CI/CD pipelines
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 contributions to HSA account
- Paid parental leave
- Paid life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Professional development and tuition reimbursement
- Mental health and wellness support
- Commuter benefits
- Cell phone stipend
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
- Volunteer time off
- Global travel insurance and emergency assistance
- Daily meals allowance