Full-Time

Senior/Staff Software Engineer

Developer Productivity

Updated on 11/20/2024

Crusoe

Crusoe

201-500 employees

Utilizes wasted energy for computing power

Energy
AI & Machine Learning

Compensation Overview

$183k - $250kAnnually

+ Restricted Stock Units

Senior

San Francisco, CA, USA

Hybrid work schedule.

Category
Full-Stack Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Data Structures & Algorithms
Go
Requirements
  • You have expertise in understanding technical decisions, evaluating tradeoffs, and how these decisions impact individuals who will use what you build to optimize their work.
  • You have fluent knowledge of industry-standard build tooling, containerization, and open source development tools, libraries, and frameworks.
  • You have an understanding of data structures, storage systems, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure.
  • You have experience in relevant and modern open source programming languages (we use Golang).
  • You have empathy for developer and operator workflows and productivity.
  • You have passion for staying current on recent industry practices, open source advancements and an efficient developer community.
  • You like solving complex problems and then automating the solutions.
  • You enjoy working side-by-side with other top-notch engineers.
  • You hold either a BS or MS Degree in an Engineering or Analytical field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Operations Research, Management Science) or equivalent experience.
Responsibilities
  • Partner with the broader engineering organization to build and define standard practices for how services are operated and observed throughout their lifecycle.
  • Establish an opinionated, flexible and cost-effective toolchain for delivering customer value at scale.
  • Fully integrate Crusoe’s developer systems to keep our developers in the flow state, ruthlessly eliminating toil that slows us down.
  • Immerse yourself with the developer experience so that you can identify and eliminate pain points.
  • Create libraries, tools, and pre-production environments for vetting service APIs and interactions between microservices.
  • Unify both internal tooling and vendor services to automate, build efficiency, and optimize security.
  • Innovate across the development lifecycle from source code, editors, build, CI, CD, platform runtime environments, telemetry, optimizations, monitoring and alerting.
  • Establish a culture of continuous quality delivery that scales as Crusoe scales.
  • Work diligently to build quality, efficient systems and processes to increase the impact of engineers around you.

Crusoe Energy Systems Inc. provides digital infrastructure that focuses on using wasted, stranded, or clean energy sources to power high-performance computing and artificial intelligence. The company serves clients in the technology and energy sectors by offering scalable computing solutions that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support the transition to cleaner energy. Crusoe's unique approach involves converting excess natural gas and renewable energy into computing power, which maximizes resource efficiency and minimizes environmental impact. Unlike many competitors, Crusoe specifically targets the intersection of energy and technology, generating revenue by supplying computing resources to enterprises that need significant computational power for applications like AI and machine learning, while also offering technical support to its customers.

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$984.9M

Headquarters

Denver, Colorado

Founded

2018

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

45%

1 year growth

50%

2 year growth

101%
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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.

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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

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