Senior Software Engineer, IAM

Crusoe; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and equity packages

Paid time off and leave of absence programs

Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance

401(k) Retirement plan with company match

Job summary

Crusoe is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and scale next-generation identity and access control platforms. This position involves delivering secure and reliable services while collaborating across teams to enhance customer experiences.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of software development experience, strong cloud expertise, and a security-first mindset. Crusoe offers competitive compensation including health insurance and additional benefits.

Join Crusoe's mission to accelerate energy abundance and AI compute!

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience with modern compiled languages.
• Proven ability to design and scale fault-tolerant distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge in security practices such as encryption and authentication.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable and reliable cloud services tailored to customer needs.
• Partner with teams to create intuitive tools enhancing user experience.
• Develop automation software for seamless infrastructure deployment.

Skills

Software development experience

Cloud expertise

Technical proficiency

Security-first mindset

Collaboration skills

Mentorship abilities

Communication skills

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD systems

Job description

Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads. When you join Crusoe, you join a team that is building the future, faster.

We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power is a bottleneck. We're solving that — with an energy-first approach that makes AI infrastructure better for the world and faster for the people innovating with AI.

We're looking for problem-solving, opportunity-finding teammates with a sense of urgency, who believe in the scale of our ambition and thrive on a path not fully paved — people who want to grow their careers alongside a team of experts across energy, manufacturing, data center construction, and cloud services.

If you want to do the most meaningful work of your career, help our customers and partners advance their AI strategies, and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other, come build with us at Crusoe.

About the Role

We are seeking seasoned Senior Software Engineers to design, build, and scale Crusoe Cloud’s next-generation identity and access control platforms. The Identity & Access Management (IAM) team provides the foundational security bedrock that both internal teams and external customers rely on to secure their platforms. Our mission is to provide a secure, intuitive, and comprehensive system for managing identity lifecycles, fine‑grained authorization, user‑facing and service‑to‑service authentication. Your work will focus on delivering highly scalable and reliable services that will be on the hot‑path for every request in our cloud.

What You’ll Be Working On

• Design and Deliver Customer Solutions: Build scalable, reliable cloud services, such as user access management, Gateways, user features, and notification systems, tailored to customer needs.

• Focus on Customer Empowerment: Partner with customer success and operations teams to create intuitive tools that enhance the end‑user experience.

• Automate and Optimize: Develop automation software that simplifies infrastructure deployment and management for seamless customer operations.

• Innovate: Implement features that differentiate Crusoe Cloud, focusing on operational efficiency, low‑touch adoption, turn‑key AI services and scalability.

• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with cloud support, engineering, and site reliability teams to align technical solutions with customer feedback and operational goals.

• Mentor and Lead: Guide engineers through design discussions, code reviews, and best practices, fostering a culture of technical excellence and customer‑centricity.

What You’ll Bring to the Team

• Professional Experience: 5+ years of software development experience, including programming with modern compiled languages such as Go, Rust, Java, C# or C++.

• Cloud Expertise: Proven ability to design and scale fault‑tolerant distributed systems and develop managed cloud services.

• Technical Proficiency: Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, microservices, and infrastructure tools like Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD systems.

• Security‑First Mindset: Strong knowledge or background in security such as encryption, authentication, authorization, credential management, RBAC, service meshes, TLS, mTLS or zero‑trust architectures.

• Collaboration Skills: Ability to work with cross‑functional teams to align priorities and deliver customer‑first solutions.

• Mentorship Abilities: Experience guiding engineers, improving hiring and onboarding processes, and driving team growth.

• Communication Skills: Exceptional ability to articulate complex ideas and align technical solutions with customer needs.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity packages

• Restricted Stock Units

• Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs

• Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance

• Employer contributions to HSA account

• Paid parental leave

• Paid life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability

• Professional development & tuition reimbursement

• Mental health & wellness support

• Commuter benefits (parking & transit)

• Cell phone stipend

• 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary

• Volunteer time off

• Global travel insurance & emergency assistance

• Daily meals allowance

• Additional perks & programs specific to location

Compensation Range

Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $175,000 -$220,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant's knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference or orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.