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Crusoe

Senior Software Engineer (K8s)

Crusoe, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Crusoe's mission is to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. We’re crafting the engine that powers a world where people can create ambitiously with AI — without sacrificing scale, speed, or sustainability.

Be a part of the AI revolution with sustainable technology at Crusoe. Here, you'll drive meaningful innovation, make a tangible impact, and join a team that’s setting the pace for responsible, transformative cloud infrastructure.

About This Role We are looking for a highly skilled engineer with deep experience running Kubernetes at scale. You will help design, build, and operate Crusoe’s next-generation Kubernetes platform across global datacenters, ensuring performance, reliability, and automation at every layer of the stack.

What You’ll Be Working On

Architect, implement, and operate scalable and reliable Kubernetes clusters with automated lifecycle management

Develop and automate tests to ensure the quality and stability of the cluster, and to proactively identify and resolve potential hardware or software issues

Architect and implement, operate Kubernetes networking including CNI and service mesh

Identify gaps and develop internal tools, APIs, and command-line interfaces (CLIs) that enable customers to deploy and effectively monitor internal services

Establish observability best practices using Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry to ensure cluster and control plane reliability

Implement security best practices by utilizing Kubernetes RBAC, security, and network policies

Mentor engineers and shaping technical direction for Crusoe’s Kubernetes platform

What You’ll Bring to the Team

7+ years in infrastructure engineering, including 3+ years operating Medium to Large size Kubernetes Clusters in production

Strong background in Kubernetes internals and best practices

Extensive experience in Kubernetes cluster bootstrapping and lifecycle management

Deep knowledge of Kubernetes networking – CNIs, load balancers, service mesh

Experience with Linux kernel and container runtime

Experience with Kubernetes observability

Experience with PKI, identity, and secrets management

Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools

Strong programming skills in Go for building operators, and automation tooling

Excellent debugging skills for complex distributed systems

Strong communication and collaboration across cross-functional teams

Bonus Points

Extensive experience in managing large-scale Kubernetes clusters

Contributions to open source Kubernetes or related ecosystem projects

Familiarity with GPUs, HPC clusters, or large-scale AI/ML workloads

Benefits

Industry competitive pay

Restricted Stock Units 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

Employer contributions to HSA accounts

Paid Parental Leave

Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability

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401(k) with a 100% match up to 4% of salary

Generous paid time off and holiday schedule

Cell phone reimbursement

Tuition reimbursement

Subscription to the Calm app

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Company paid commuter benefit; $300 per month

Compensation Compensation will be paid in the range of $166,000 - $201,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.

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