# Director of Engineering, Compute Cloud

**Company:** [Crusoe](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/crusoe)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Engineering Management
**Salary:** $285k – $335k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Cloud Computing, GPU, Cpu, Asic Accelerators, Kvm, Vmware Esxi, Microsoft Hyper-V, Virtualization, Distributed Systems, Linux, Kubernetes, Qemu, Containerd, Observability
**Posted:** 2026-09-11

> Leads the cloud compute engineering organization responsible for scalable IaaS, virtualization, and high-performance GPU infrastructure. The role requires extensive software engineering and management experience, expertise in distributed systems and compute technologies, and strong hiring and organizational leadership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead cloud compute engineering at Crusoe Cloud and define the team’s long-term roadmap and strategy.
- Guide architecture decisions, design processes, design reviews, code reviews, and implementation.
- Scale the engineering organization through onboarding, hiring, manager development, and team processes.
- Track cloud software trends and incorporate relevant techniques into cloud offerings.
- Lead hiring and retention strategies for high-performing engineering talent.

## Requirements
- 7+ years of engineering management experience and 10+ years of software engineering experience.
- Deep understanding of compute products, including CPU, GPU, and ASIC accelerators, and how customers consume them.
- Understanding of hypervisors and virtualization technologies such as KVM, VMware ESXi, and Microsoft Hyper-V.
- Familiarity with AI/ML workloads and their cloud data center compute requirements.
- Experience building and maintaining scalable, highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems and application architectures.
- Knowledge of software engineering practices across the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience operating production infrastructure against strict SLOs and SLAs.
- Experience with observability, monitoring, reliability, optimization, and capacity planning across large fleets.
- Expertise in Linux, configuration management, and deployment automation.
- Leadership in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with cross-functional teams.
- Open-source or upstream contributions to cloud infrastructure, containerization, or virtualization technologies such as KVM, QEMU, containerd, or Kubernetes.

## Compensation and benefits
- $285,000–$335,000 annual compensation plus bonus.
- Restricted Stock Units included in all offers.
- Paid time off, paid 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, cell phone stipend, and 401(k) with company match up to 4% of salary.
- Volunteer time off, global travel insurance, emergency assistance, daily meals allowance, and location-specific programs.

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