# Senior Software Engineer, Network Tooling

**Company:** [Crusoe](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/crusoe)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, Sunnyvale, CA, Bellevue, WA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $170k – $205k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Go, Rust, C++, Java, Python, Distributed Systems, APIs, CI/CD, Terraform, Ansible, BGP, Sdn, gRPC, Netconf, Kubernetes
**Posted:** 2026-08-19

> Build and scale distributed network control-plane tooling for edge, backbone, and data center operations at a cloud provider. The role requires 5+ years of backend engineering experience, strong distributed-systems expertise, and proficiency in a modern backend language.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design and develop network state management systems for network provisioning, configuration management, topology and routing state, and control plane APIs.
- Help scale control plane systems as network scale, device counts, and infrastructure complexity increase.
- Mentor engineers, contribute to technical assessments and code reviews, and uphold high standards in design and implementation.
- Partner with product, operations, and engineering teams on build-versus-buy decisions and networking priorities.
- Design fault-tolerant, distributed control plane systems for high availability and resilience.
- Advocate for modern software development, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
- Own initiatives from ideation through development and deployment.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building backend systems in production.
- Proficiency in at least one modern backend language such as Go, Rust, C++, Java, or Python.
- Understanding of distributed systems concepts, including consensus, state reconciliation, fault tolerance, and high-availability design.
- Experience designing and building scalable, reliable APIs or services used by multiple teams.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code tooling.
- Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to mentor engineers and contribute to technical direction.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with networking software, protocols, or control plane systems, including routing, switching, BGP, or SDN.
- Experience at a cloud provider, hyperscaler, or large-scale data center operator.
- Familiarity with gNMI, gRPC, or NETCONF.
- Experience with Kubernetes orchestration or custom controllers/operators.
- Contributions to open-source infrastructure or networking projects.

## Compensation & Benefits
- Compensation range of $170,000–$205,000 plus bonus.
- Restricted Stock Units included in all offers.
- Paid time off, holidays, and leave programs.
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Employer HSA contributions.
- Paid parental leave, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
- Professional development and tuition reimbursement.
- Mental health and wellness support.
- Commuter benefits and cell phone stipend.
- 401(k) plan with company match up to 4% of salary.
- Volunteer time off, global travel insurance, meals allowance, and location-specific programs.

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