Crusoe · 2 days ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Managed AI
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$233K/yr - $282K/yrCrusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence, crafting a powerful engine for AI. As a Senior Staff Software Engineer on the Managed AI team, you will shape the architecture of the AI inference platform, lead the design of core systems, and build infrastructure capable of handling millions of API requests per second.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data CenterEnergyEnergy ManagementOil and Gas
Responsibilities
Lead the design and implementation of core AI services, including:
Resilient fault-tolerant queues for efficient task distribution
Model catalogs for managing and versioning AI models
Scheduling mechanisms optimized for cost and performance
High-performance APIs for serving AI models to customers
Build and scale infrastructure to handle millions of API requests per second
Optimize AI inference performance on GPU-based systems
Implement robust monitoring and alerting to ensure system health and availability
Collaborate closely with product management, business strategy, and other engineering teams
Influence the long-term vision and architectural decisions of the AI platform
Contribute to open-source AI frameworks and participate in the AI community
Prototype and iterate on new features and technologies
Qualification
Required
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Demonstrable experience in distributed systems design and implementation
Proven track record of delivering early-stage projects under tight deadlines
Expertise in using cloud-based services, such as, elastic compute, object storage, virtual private networks, managed database, etc
Experience in Generative AI (Large Language Models, Multimodal)
Familiarity with AI infrastructure, including training, inference, and ETL pipelines
Experience with container runtimes (e.g., Kubernetes) and microservices architectures
Experience using REST APIs and common communication protocols, such as gRPC
Demonstrated experience in the software development cycle and familiarity with CI/CD tools
Preferred
Proficiency in Golang or Python for large-scale, production-level services
Contributions to open-source AI projects such as VLLM or similar frameworks
Performance optimizations on GPU systems and inference frameworks
Benefits
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
Teladoc
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
MetLife Legal
Company paid Commuter FSA benefit of $300 per month
Company
Crusoe
Crusoe is a vertically integrated AI infrastructure company that builds and operates data centers powered by energy sources.
Founded in 2018
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$3.9BKey Investors
Victory Park CapitalBrookfield Asset ManagementUpper90
2025-12-19Secondary Market
2025-10-23Series E· $1.4B
2025-08-25Debt Financing· $175M
Leadership Team
Chase Lochmiller
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Cully Cavness
Co-Founder, President and Chief Strategy Officer
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