# Senior Software Engineer, Datacenter Operations Platform Engineering

**Company:** [Crusoe](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/crusoe)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $170k – $205k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Go, Rust, Java, C++, Data Structures, Algorithms, Distributed Systems, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, CloudFormation, Terraform, Unix/Linux, TCP/IP
**Posted:** 2026-08-25

> Designs and develops scalable internal tooling and automation for datacenter infrastructure, including servers, networking, and power and cooling systems. The role requires 5+ years of software development experience, strong distributed-systems expertise, and proficiency in a modern compiled language.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and develop internal tooling for datacenter facilities managers and capacity planners.
- Build automation for deploying and configuring servers, network switches, power delivery units (PDUs), and coolant delivery units (CDUs).
- Evaluate and implement tools and frameworks for internal customers, emphasizing reliability, scalability, operational efficiency, and usability.
- Develop features that streamline infrastructure management and operational capabilities.
- Collaborate with cloud support and operations teams to build tools that support organizational growth.
- Partner cross-functionally to align goals and optimize infrastructure resource utilization.
- Mentor junior engineers through design guidance and code reviews.
- Lead by example in technical excellence and infrastructure innovation.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software development experience.
- 5+ years of programming experience in at least one modern compiled language: Go, Rust, Java, or C++.
- 5+ years contributing to architecture and design of new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or 5–8+ years of equivalent experience.
- Strong computer science fundamentals in data structures and algorithms.
- Experience building and maintaining scalable, highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems.
- Understanding of infrastructure design and operational trade-offs.
- Familiarity with CI/CD practices and build systems.
- Familiarity with modern infrastructure tools.
- Experience with concurrency, multithreading, and synchronization.
- Experience with Unix/Linux environments.
- Experience with TCP/IP and network programming.
- Excellent communication skills.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience in large-scale datacenter or cloud environments.
- Exposure to GPU clusters or high-performance computing environments.
- Background in infrastructure observability or monitoring systems.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Compensation range: **$170,000–$205,000 plus bonus**.
- Restricted Stock Units included in offers.
- Health insurance options, including HDHP and PPO, with vision and dental coverage.
- Employer HSA contributions.
- Paid parental leave.
- Employer-paid life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Teladoc.
- 401(k) with 100% matching up to 4% of salary.
- Paid time off and holidays.
- Cell phone reimbursement.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Calm app subscription.
- MetLife Legal.
- Company-paid commuter benefit of $300 per month.

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