# Senior Staff Software Engineer, Managed Orchestration

**Company:** [Crusoe](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/crusoe)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $238k – $288k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Go, Kubernetes, Linux, Terraform, GCP, Argo, CI/CD, Kubernetes Operators, Infrastructure As Code, Distributed Systems
**Posted:** 2026-04-15

> Leads architecture and development of scalable managed Kubernetes and AI orchestration systems, providing technical direction for cloud infrastructure reliability and performance. Requires 10+ years in software engineering with deep expertise in Go, Kubernetes, and large-scale systems.

## Job Description

## What You'll Be Working On
- Drive the development of scalable, resilient, and high-performance software solutions, ensuring alignment with and influence over the strategic objectives outlined in the Crusoe Cloud roadmap
- Provide technical leadership across multiple teams, fostering a culture of innovation, engineering excellence, and accountability while enabling teams to deliver cutting-edge cloud solutions
- Define and evolve architectural standards and best practices, ensuring consistency, scalability, and long-term maintainability across systems
- Continuously stay ahead of emerging trends and technologies in cloud software, proactively shaping Crusoe's technical direction and incorporating innovations that maintain competitive advantage
- Act as a mentor and multiplier for engineering talent, elevating team capabilities through coaching, design reviews, and thought leadership in technical discussions
- Lead cross-functional initiatives and drive alignment between engineering, product, and infrastructure teams to deliver cohesive and impactful solutions

## What You'll Bring to the Team
- 10+ years of experience working in software engineering, with deep expertise in Systems Engineering and large-scale distributed systems
- 3+ years of programming experience in **GoLang**, with a track record of delivering production-grade systems
- Extensive experience with **Kubernetes** and **Linux** Engineering, including advanced debugging and performance optimization
- Highly skilled in infrastructure as code and have a strong understanding of complex systems-level challenges at scale
- Experience with **Terraform** and **GCP** (preferred), with the ability to influence platform-level decisions
- Strong understanding of **Argo**, **CI/CD**, and Automated Testing pipelines, including designing and scaling them for large organizations
- Can architect, build, and evolve **Kubernetes operators** and controllers, owning critical components that ensure the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of the Kubernetes environment
- Experience designing and operating large-scale systems comparable to leading services like **Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)** and **Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)**
- Can lead and deliver critical, high-impact projects, driving initiatives across networking, quality control, automation, and system reliability at an organizational level
- Can define and own system architecture end-to-end, including **CI/CD** pipelines, ensuring scalability, security, and long-term sustainability
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders and drive alignment across the organization

## Compensation
Compensation will be paid in the range of up to **$237,600 - $288,000 + Bonus**. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant's knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

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