Engineering Manager, Cloud Storage at Crusoe

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
AI, Cloud Computing, EnergyIndustries

Requirements

  • 2+ years managing or technically leading high-performing engineering teams that have built storage systems
  • Experience leading and growing a high-functioning team by setting goals, providing feedback, and managing performance
  • Capability to manage a team where problems, opportunities, and strategies may not be fully defined, driving clarity and direction
  • Strong ability to prioritize work, communicate trade-offs, and lead cross-functional teams through ambiguity
  • Clear communicator who can articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Proven track record of delivering performance-critical products in AI, ML, or other high-performance cloud computing environments, preferably in a CSP (Cloud Service Provider), NCP (Neo-Cloud provider), or AI-infrastructure company
  • Familiarity with storage protocols like NFS, NVMe-oF, or S3
  • Motivated to remain technical with background in programming languages such as Go, C/C++, Java, Rust, and incentivized to contribute to design, architecture, and code reviews

Responsibilities

  • Manage and grow a team of ambitious engineers building core components of foundational storage products purpose-built for high-performance AI and ML workloads
  • Provide coaching, mentorship, and support for development by creating tailored career growth paths
  • Define clear performance expectations and career goals for the team to foster a high-performing and sustainable organization
  • Define engineering goals, set technical direction, and spearhead timely delivery of complex, high-visibility, and high-impact work
  • Collaborate with principal engineers, engineering leadership, and product to define the technical roadmap and vision for the team
  • Align external partner teams with the technical roadmap and develop a joint execution model with clearly defined success criteria
  • Provide thoughtful design inputs for architecting high-performance, scalable, and resilient storage systems
  • Rally the team to troubleshoot and resolve unique and complex distributed systems problems at scale
  • Review and understand code and provide constructive technical feedback to engineers
  • Foster strong collaboration across engineering teams (e.g., Software Infrastructure, Fleet Management, and SRE) and cross-functional departments like customer success, sales, and product management
  • Provide single-threaded ownership and representation of the storage team in business-critical initiatives across the company
  • Work with vendors to troubleshoot customer performance and reliability issues and iterate through the technical architecture of next-generation products

Skills

Distributed Systems
Cloud Storage
Scalable Architecture
Resilient Systems
AI Workloads
ML Workloads
Software Engineering
Code Review
Team Leadership
Technical Strategy

Crusoe

Utilizes wasted energy for computing power

About Crusoe

Crusoe Energy Systems Inc. provides digital infrastructure that focuses on using wasted, stranded, or clean energy sources to power high-performance computing and artificial intelligence. The company helps clients in the technology and energy sectors by offering scalable computing solutions that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support the transition to cleaner energy. Crusoe's approach involves converting excess natural gas and renewable energy into computing power, which allows them to maximize resource efficiency while minimizing environmental impact. Unlike many competitors, Crusoe specifically targets the intersection of energy and technology, generating revenue by supplying computing resources to enterprises that need significant computational power for applications like AI and machine learning, along with providing technical support.

Denver, ColoradoHeadquarters
2018Year Founded
$1,082.2MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
Energy, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Industry competitive pay
Health insurance package options that include HDHP and PPO, vision, and dental for you and your dependents
Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
Parental leave
Stock options in a fast-growing, well-funded technology company
Pet-friendly offices
Teladoc
401(k) with a 4% match
Unlimited time off
Cell phone reimbursement
Tuition reimbursement
Company paid commuter benefit; $100 per month
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Risks

Increased competition in AI infrastructure could threaten Crusoe's market share.
Regulatory scrutiny may arise from Bitcoin mining's environmental concerns.
Rapid expansion into AI infrastructure may lead to operational challenges.

Differentiation

Crusoe converts wasted energy into computing power, reducing environmental impact.
The company offers scalable solutions for AI and high-performance computing needs.
Crusoe's Digital Flare Mitigation technology utilizes natural gas for eco-friendly Bitcoin mining.

Upsides

Crusoe secured $600M in Series D funding, boosting AI infrastructure expansion.
Partnerships with tech firms enhance Crusoe's AI capabilities and market reach.
AI-driven energy optimization can significantly reduce operational costs in data centers.

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