Staff Software Engineer, Crusoe Energy Systems
Managed Orchestration, Kubernetes
$204-247k
+ Restricted Stock Units
Clean computing infrastructure
Be an early applicant
Clean computing infrastructure
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$204-247k
+ Restricted Stock Units
201-500 employees
Company mission
To align the future of computing with the future of the climate.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of software engineering experience in distributed systems, cloud, or HPC
- Proven track record of technical leadership and driving architecture in production systems
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes internals (control plane, operators, API machinery, scheduling)
- Strong proficiency in Go (preferred) or another systems language (Rust, C++, Python for HPC tooling)
- Extensive experience with GPU integration in Kubernetes (device plugins, GPU operators, resource allocation)
- Strong knowledge of container networking (Cilium, Calico, Multus, service meshes) and Linux networking fundamentals
- Familiarity with high-performance networking technologies (InfiniBand, RoCE) and accelerator-aware scheduling
- Excellent debugging, systems design, and problem-solving skills in distributed systems
Desirable
- Familiarity with both NVIDIA and AMD GPU stacks (CUDA, ROCm, NCCL)
- Experience with Slurm, MPI, Ray, or distributed ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, JAX)
- Contributions to open-source projects in the Kubernetes, GPU, or networking ecosystems
- Experience scaling multi-cluster environments and managing interconnects across data centers
- Background in security for Kubernetes and GPU workloads (RBAC, PodSecurity, runtime scanning)
What the job involves
- Crusoe is building its next-generation orchestration platform to power GPU-accelerated and high-performance computing at scale
- As a Staff Software Engineer on the Managed Orchestration team, you will shape the technical direction of our managed Kubernetes service, delivering systems that allow customers to run advanced workloads across CPUs, NVIDIA and AMD GPUs, and high-performance networking environments
- You’ll drive architecture and design for complex, distributed systems that integrate GPU operators, network operators, and CNI technologies (Cilium, Calico, Multus) with Kubernetes, while also supporting high-performance fabrics such as InfiniBand and RoCE
- This role requires a blend of deep technical expertise, architectural leadership, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure orchestration for mission-critical workloads
- Lead architecture and design for core features of Crusoe’s Managed Kubernetes platform (multi-tenancy, control plane scalability, cluster lifecycle, and high availability)
- Drive integration of GPU acceleration in Kubernetes, including device plugin architecture, GPU operators, scheduling, autoscaling, and monitoring
- Guide development of advanced container networking capabilities, including CNI plugins, network operators, service meshes, and high-performance fabrics (InfiniBand, RoCE)
- Define and enforce best practices for security, multi-cluster deployments, and workload isolation across compute, GPU, and networking layers
- Partner with product and engineering leadership to set long-term technical strategy and roadmap for CMK
- Mentor engineers across the organization, providing technical guidance and elevating standards for design, code quality, and operational excellence
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex distributed systems challenges spanning compute, networking, and GPU acceleration
- Contribute to and represent Crusoe in open-source communities (Kubernetes SIGs, CNCF projects, GPU and networking ecosystem)
Our take
Methane, that is mostly generated by flaring in the oil and gas industry, is a major contributor to global warming - as are the carbon emissions produced by global computing (especially bitcoin mining.) Crusoe Energy Systems reduces flaring, and repurposes waste natural gas into energy for these processes, thus removing methane from the atmosphere and simultaneously reducing the carbon footprint of computing.
Crusoe's mobile data centers can be deployed to generate power from methane waste at its source. As well as its patented Digital Flare Mitigation system, Crusoe is also working to enable alternative revenue streams for renewable and clean energy projects, with the ultimate aim to run data centers on renewable energy.
The company has connections with Kraken Oil & Gas, Devon Energy, Enerplus, and more; and its computing power is used by institutes such as MIT. The rising pressure to take action on climate change, coupled with the need for high-energy computing as more infrastructure moves online, has placed it in a massive industry. With the capability of its systems to reduce the equivalent of 8,000 tonnes per year of CO2 and 2023 debt financing amounting to $200 million in investment, Crusoe Energy Systems is well positioned to make an impact and drive for further success.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
31% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Dec 2024
$600m
SERIES D
Apr 2022
$350m
SERIES C
Total funding: $1.1bn
Company benefits
- Stock options 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
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
- Teladoc
- 401(k) with a 4% match
- Unlimited time off
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Subscription to the Calm app
- Company paid commuter benefit; $100 per month
- Pet-friendly offices
Company HQ
LoDo, Denver, CO
Leadership
Cully Cavness
(President & COO)Started 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.
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