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Full-Time

Senior Staff/Principal Software Engineer

Cloud

Posted on 6/27/2024

Crusoe

Crusoe

201-500 employees

Crypto mining & cloud computing on flared-gas

Energy
AI & Machine Learning

Compensation Overview

$290k - $320kAnnually

+ Restricted Stock Units

Senior, Expert

San Francisco, CA, USA

Hybrid work schedule.

Category
Full-Stack Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
TCP/IP
Kubernetes
Rust
Git
Data Structures & Algorithms
Java
Docker
Terraform
Ansible
CircleCI
Linux/Unix
Requirements
  • 10+ years of professional software development experience
  • 10+ years of programming experience with at least one modern language such as Go, Rust, Java, or C++
  • 10+ years of experience contributing to architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or 10-12+ years relevant work experience
  • 5+ years of being in a mentorship, IC leadership or player / coach role
  • Computer Science fundamentals in data structures and algorithm design
  • Proven experience in building and maintaining scalable and highly available fault-tolerant distributed systems and application architectures
  • Solid understanding of infrastructure design, including the operational trade-offs of various designs
  • Familiarity with modern CI/CD practices and build systems, such as GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI, GitHub Actions
  • Familiarity with modern infrastructure tools, such as Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Cloud Formation, Terraform
  • Experience in concurrency, multi-threading and synchronization
  • Experience with Unix/Linux environments
  • Experience with TCP/IP and network programming
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Must be able to pass a background check
Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with product teams, engineers, and infrastructure to craft robust, scalable systems extending across our global data centers.
  • Develop scalable, fault-tolerant patterns and practices to be adopted throughout the engineering team
  • Champion and lead initiatives across the engineering organization such as tech talks, open source development and book clubs
  • Design and execute groundbreaking features and projects, journeying from bare metal to user-facing APIs.
  • Play a pivotal role in shaping the roadmap for cloud products, guiding engineering endeavors towards revolutionary advancements.
  • Mentor emerging engineers, fostering an environment of teamwork and continuous learning

Crusoe is on a mission to align the future of cloud computation and crypto with the future of the climate—particularly reducing the routine flaring of natural gas. Crusoe provides oil and gas companies with a fast, low cost and simple solution to natural gas flaring through harnessing natural gasses and using them to power computing systems and crypto mining rigs.

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$891.8M

Headquarters

Denver, Colorado

Founded

2018

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

27%

1 year growth

39%

2 year growth

68%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Crusoe's innovative use of flare gas for computing could significantly reduce carbon emissions, appealing to environmentally-conscious employees and investors.
  • The company's partnerships with industry leaders like Gradient and atNorth highlight its potential for rapid technological advancements and market influence.
  • Successful funding rounds, including a $4.5 million seed financing, indicate strong financial backing and growth potential.

What critics are saying

  • The niche focus on flare gas-powered computing may limit market scalability and diversification opportunities.
  • Dependence on volatile sectors like Bitcoin mining could expose Crusoe to market fluctuations and regulatory challenges.

What makes Crusoe unique

  • Crusoe leverages flare gas to power advanced computing, a unique approach that combines environmental sustainability with high-performance computing.
  • Their collaboration with Gradient to extend LLM context windows to 1 million tokens showcases their cutting-edge AI capabilities.
  • Crusoe's vertically-integrated AI infrastructure and focus on eco-friendly Bitcoin mining set them apart from traditional data center operators.

Benefits

Industry competitive pay

Health insurance package options that include HDHP and PPO, vision, and dental for you and your dependents

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

Parental leave

Stock options in a fast-growing, well-funded technology company

Pet-friendly offices

Teladoc

401(k) with a 4% match

Unlimited time off

Cell phone reimbursement

Tuition reimbursement

Company paid commuter benefit; $100 per month

Calm

INACTIVE