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Senior Software Engineer, Network Tooling

Crusoe· Cloud Engineering
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San Francisco, CA - US, Sunnyvale, CA - US, Bellevue, WA - US$170k - $205k + equity + bonusFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior Software Engineer to build a platform for network tooling that supports edge, backbone, and data center operations and deployment tasks at Crusoe Cloud. Focuses on design, scalability, reliability, and ownership of control plane infrastructure for Crusoe Cloud’s network.

Responsibilities

  • Network State Management: Design and develop the systems that manage network state for Crusoe Cloud, including network provisioning, configuration management, topology/routing state, and control plane APIs that other teams and systems rely on.
  • Scaling the Control Plane: Contribute to and help drive engineering efforts to scale control plane systems reliably as Crusoe Cloud grows, handling increasing network scale, device counts, and infrastructure complexity.
  • Mentorship and Code Quality: Mentor fellow engineers and help uphold high standards in design and implementation. Provide guidance on technical assessments and code reviews to maintain quality across the team.
  • Build vs. Buy Decisions: Partner closely with product to assess and recommend whether to develop control plane software in house or leverage third party/open source solutions, balancing scalability, cost, and speed.
  • Cross Functional Partnership: Partner with product, operations, and other engineering teams to build control plane systems that align with Crusoe Cloud's growth and networking needs.
  • Reliability Engineering: Help design fault tolerant, distributed control plane systems to ensure high availability and resilience as Crusoe Cloud's network grows.
  • Engineering Best Practices: Advocate for modern software development, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code (IaC) practices to improve engineering velocity and control plane reliability.
  • End to End Ownership: Take ownership of initiatives, from ideation through development and deployment, delivering control plane infrastructure that drives measurable impact for Crusoe Cloud.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, building backend systems in production.
  • Proficiency in at least one modern backend language such as Go, Rust, C++, Java, or Python.
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts: consensus, state reconciliation, fault tolerance, and high availability design.
  • Track record of designing and building scalable, reliable APIs or services used by multiple teams.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code tooling (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
  • Strong communication skills and experience collaborating cross functionally with product, operations, and other engineering teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and contribute to technical direction.

Skills

Required:Backend developmentDistributed systemsAPIs / Services designCI/CD / IaCMentorship

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and equity packages
  • Restricted Stock Units
  • Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
  • Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
  • Employer contributions to HSA account
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
  • Professional development & tuition reimbursement
  • Mental health & wellness support
  • Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
  • Cell phone stipend
  • 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
  • Volunteer time off
  • Global travel insurance & emergency assistance
  • Daily meals allowance
  • Additional perks & programs specific to location
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Crusoe

The AI factory company | Renewable-powered AI infrastructure

Crusoe provides next-gen AI infrastructure and cloud compute using an energy-first approach. Deploy AI workloads at scale with reliable performance and 24/7 support.

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