Senior Staff Software Engineer, Crusoe Energy Systems
Storage
$245-290k
+ Equity
Renewable-powered AI infrastructure
Open for applications
Renewable-powered AI infrastructure
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$245-290k
+ Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence.
Role
Who you are
- System Programming Expertise: Proven experience in system programming with languages such as C, C++, and/or Rust
- Linux Systems Knowledge: Extensive knowledge of Linux Systems Internals and computer architecture
- Cloud Storage Design & Development: Ability to design, develop, and deploy highly scalable and distributed cloud storage solutions
- Storage Engineering Fundamentals: Strong understanding of storage engineering concepts, including data protection mechanisms (e.g., redundancy, replication, encryption), fault tolerance, and storage technologies (e.g., NVMe, SSDs)
- Storage Technologies: In-depth understanding of at least one of the following: block storage, object storage, and/or file storage
- Storage Protocols: Familiarity with industry-standard storage protocols such as NFS, SMB, iSCSI, and NVMe-oF
- Software Engineering Best Practices: Expertise in professional software engineering practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
- Open Source Contributions: Demonstrated track record of contributions to the open source community (e.g., Ceph, GlusterFS, OpenEBS)
- Communication & Collaboration: Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Desirable
- Networking Fundamentals: Strong understanding of physical and software-defined networking concepts
- Kernel/Embedded Development: Background in kernel or embedded development, particularly with the Linux kernel
- Kubernetes & Cloud-Native Storage: Experience with Kubernetes CSI and cloud-native storage solutions
- Infrastructure as Code: Exposure to Infrastructure as Code tooling (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Terraform)
- Programming Languages: Programming experience in Java or Go
- Leadership Experience: Proven leadership experience in a technical role
- Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Advanced Degree: Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
What the job involves
- As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on the Cloud Storage team, you will lead the development and execution of our storage strategy
- You will work extensively with cloud storage primitives, utilizing advanced storage engineering concepts to drive innovation and performance improvements
- Lead Storage Strategy Development and Execution: Define and execute the roadmap for the Crusoe Cloud storage strategy, aligning with overall business objectives
- Lead Engineering Team: Serve as the engineering lead for the Cloud Storage team, collaborating with technology and engineering leadership to define and implement long-term strategic goals
- Guide Engineering Practices: Provide technical leadership and guidance to the engineering team throughout the entire software development lifecycle, including architecture decisions, design reviews, code reviews, implementation tasks, and production support
- Develop and Optimize Storage Infrastructure: Collaborate closely with the infrastructure organization to design, develop, and optimize industry-leading storage infrastructure solutions
- Lead File System Development: Lead the development and maintenance of high-performance and reliable file systems, ensuring optimal performance and data integrity
- Storage Architecture Design: Design and implement robust and scalable storage architectures, considering factors such as performance, reliability, availability, and cost-effectiveness
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Foster strong collaboration with other teams across the organization, including infrastructure, software engineering, and product development
Our take
Crusoe is tackling one of the biggest challenges facing the digital age: the enormous energy demand of data centres and AI infrastructure. As AI models grow more powerful, they require immense computing power (and therefor electricity) to train and operate. This surge in energy use has put some pressure on power grids, driven up costs, and raised environmental concerns. Crusoe is on a mission to make this process more sustainable by finding smarter, cleaner, and more efficient ways to power the data centres that drive modern computing.
The company started out by putting wasted energy to work. Originally known as Crusoe Energy, it captured natural gas that would otherwise be burned off ("flared") at remote oil sites and used it to power modular data centres. Today, Crusoe has evolved into a major player in AI infrastructure, designing and operating large-scale data centres near renewable or stranded energy sources. It's now one of a handful of "neocloud" companies (next-generation cloud providers focused on flexible, efficient computing for AI workloads). And its facilities are helping tech giants like OpenAI handle the massive computing requirements of training advanced AI models.
Recently, Crusoe has attracted some huge investor attention, tripling its valuation to over $10B and raising $1.4B in its latest funding round. It's building OpenAI's first major US data centre campus and even experimenting with bold new frontiers. In partnership with Starcloud, Crusoe plans to deploy the world's first space-based cloud computing infrastructure, powered by solar energy and orbiting the Earth by 2027. If successful, this could redefine how and where computing happens, opening up a cleaner, virtually limitless source of energy for AI's next generation.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
31% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2025
$1.4bn
SERIES E
Dec 2024
$600m
SERIES D
Total funding: $2.5bn
Company benefits
- Health & wellbeing: Comprehensive health benefits designed to support your overall wellness
- Time away: Paid time off for vacations, family bonding, and unexpected needs
- 401(k) match: Build your financial future with our 401(k) matching program
- Mental wellness: Resources and support for your emotional wellbeing and navigating life's challenges
Company HQ
LoDo, Denver, CO
Leadership
Cully Cavness
(Co-Founder, COO & President)Began their career as an Energy Infrastructure Research Fellow before spending 3 years as a Business Development Manager at Recurrent Engineering and serving as CFO of Sword & Plough. They left their role as VP of Highlands Natural Resources to co-found Crusoe Energy Systems.
Chase Lochmiller
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to co-founding Crusoe in 2018, Chase was a General Partner at Polychain Capital, a Quantitative Trade at Jump Trading Group, and a Managing Director of Algorithmic Trading at KCG Holdings.
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