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Senior Staff Software Engineer, Storage

Crusoe· Cloud Engineering
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Sunnyvale, CA - US$245k - $290k + equityFull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Senior Staff Software Engineer to define multi-year storage roadmap and architect scalable, high-performance storage services, bridging NVMe hardware and distributed object stores.

Responsibilities

  • Architectural Vision & Strategy: Define and drive the long-term technical strategy for Crusoe’s storage engine. Identify industry trends (e.g., CXL, NVMe-oF) and integrate them into a cohesive roadmap.
  • System Programming Expertise: Leverage experience in system programming with C, C++, Go, and/or Rust to build the foundations of our V2 storage re-architecture.
  • Storage Protocols: Architect and implement solutions utilizing NFS, SMB, iSCSI, and NVMe/TCP.
  • Open Source Stewardship: Drive and maintain contributions to open-source projects (Ceph, GlusterFS, Lustre, Spectrum Scale, OpenEBS).
  • Technical Authority: Final arbiter for critical architecture decisions across Foundations; lead complex design reviews across storage, networking, and virtualization.
  • Deep Performance Engineering: Lead tiger teams to solve bottlenecks from kernel IO context switching to global tail latency in distributed clusters.
  • Strategic Collaboration: Align technical capabilities with business milestones, such as the path to IPO.

Qualifications

  • Cloud Storage Expertise: 12+ years building and operating large-scale distributed cloud infrastructure products.
  • Troubleshooting & Tuning: Strong profiling and optimization of the entire IO path.
  • High-Drive Mindset: Self-motivated with ownership in fast-paced environments.
  • Masters of Consistency & Durability: Deep knowledge of distributed state and data protection at petabyte scale.
  • Software Engineering Fundamentals: Mastery of SDLC, coding standards, build processes, and testing.
  • Communication & Collaboration: Ability to champion and lead initiatives across the engineering organization.

Skills

Required:Cloud storage architectureSystem programmingStorage protocolsPerformance engineeringCross-functional leadership
Nice to have:Open source contribution

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation
  • Restricted Stock Units
  • Paid time off & paid holidays
  • 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
Last updated Oct 22, 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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