Senior Production Engineer, Compute at Crusoe

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

AI, Cloud Infrastructure, HPCIndustries

Requirements

+8 years of professional experience in Compute SRE, Linux system engineering, or compute infrastructure roles
Strong proficiency in Linux kernel internals, with exposure to scheduler, memory allocation, and driver subsystems
Experience with virtualization architectures and technologies such as KVM, Xen, QEMU, or VMware
Familiarity with SmartNICs/DPUs (e.g., NVIDIA CX6/7, BlueField-3) and kernel bypass techniques
Expert-level skills in at least one programming language: Go, C or Rust
Experience with system-level debugging, including kdump, kexec, and kernel panic analysis
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tooling and CI/CD practices for bare-metal or cloud infrastructure
Strong understanding of compute scheduling, resource management, and high-throughput networking

Responsibilities

Develop automation and observability tools to monitor Crusoe’s compute infrastructure, spanning from the kernel to orchestration layers
Support and scale the company’s virtualization stack, including technologies such as KVM, QEMU, and other hypervisors
Collaborate with Linux kernel and hardware teams to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, driver issues, and optimize hardware offloads
Optimize performance for AI and HPC workloads across CPU, GPU, and DPU/NIC resources
Participate in root cause analysis for kernel crashes, hardware-software integration problems, and performance regressions
Integrate hypervisor-level enhancements to improve guest VM reliability and workload isolation
Tune kernel subsystems such as the process scheduler, NUMA configuration, memory management, and interrupt handling
Work closely with platform teams to implement and validate support for emerging compute hardware, including SmartNICs, BlueField devices, and TPUs

Skills

KVM

QEMU

Linux Kernel

Virtualization

Hypervisors

Bare Metal

NUMA

Memory Management

Process Scheduler

Interrupt Handling

GPU

DPU

NIC

Observability

Automation

Root Cause Analysis

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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