Software Engineer II, Storage

Crusoe Energy Systems LLC; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and equity

Restricted Stock Units

Paid time off

Health, dental & vision insurance

HSA contributions

Parental leave

Life insurance & disability

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Commuter benefits

401(k) match

Volunteer time off

Global travel insurance

Meals allowance

Location-specific perks

Job summary

Crusoe Energy Systems LLC is seeking a Software Engineer II for the Cloud Storage team to lead storage strategy development and drive performance improvements in our cloud storage infrastructure.

You will work on storage features, from bare metal to user-facing APIs, collaborating across product and engineering while ensuring robust, scalable, and secure solutions. A strong background in distributed storage and programming is required.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building and operating large-scale distributed cloud storage infrastructure.
• Knowledge of full software development lifecycle, including code reviews, testing, and operations.
• Experience with at least one language such as Java or Go; IaC tooling like Terraform; Linux systems internals.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product and engineering to define and execute storage features on the roadmap.
• Write and deliver sustainable software; contribute to design docs and rollouts across the stack.
• Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, and code reviews.
• Foster teamwork and continuous learning within the team.
• Lead cross-team initiatives such as tech talks and open source projects.

Skills

Cloud storage experience

Software engineering fundamentals

Java or Go

Linux systems internals

Communication & collaboration

Background check

Education

Advanced degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

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:

The Cloud Storage team at Crusoe seeks a Software Engineer II to lead the development and execution of our storage strategy. This role will be instrumental in driving innovation and performance improvements within our cloud storage infrastructure. You will work extensively with cloud storage primitives, utilizing advanced storage engineering concepts to build and operate high-performance, scalable, and reliable storage solutions.

What You'll Be Working On:

• Participate in Engineering Efforts: Contribute to engineering projects on cloud storage features by collaborating with product and engineering to define and execute features on the roadmap.

• Software Development: Write and deliver sustainable software, contribute to design documentation. Participate in qualifications and rollouts of software across the stack journeying from bare metal to user-facing APIs.

• Technical Contribution: Participate in architecture discussions, design processes, design reviews, code reviews, and implementation tasks.

• Continuous Learning: Collaborate with other engineers on your team, fostering an environment of teamwork and continuous learning.

• Cross-Team Collaboration: Champion and participate in key initiatives across the engineering organization such as tech talks, open source development, and book clubs.

What You'll Bring to the Team:

• Cloud Storage Experience: Hands-on experience building and operating large scale, complex distributed cloud computing infrastructure products. Preferably, experience building redundant and fault tolerant storage solutions with backups, replication, encryption, and data protection mechanisms.

• Software Engineering Fundamentals: Knowledge of professional software engineering practices and best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.

• Technical Proficiency: Experience with at least one application programming language like Java or Go. Exposure to Infrastructure as Code tooling with any of Ansible, Chef, Puppet, and/or Terraform. Knowledge of Linux Systems Internals and computer architecture.

• Communication & Collaboration: Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Safety and Compliance: Must be able to pass a background check.

Bonus Points

• Storage Technologies: Hands-on experience with storage technologies such as NVMe, SSDs, and distributed storage systems.

• Storage Protocols: In-depth understanding in at least one of block storage, object storage, and/or file storage. Familiarity with storage protocols like NFS, SMB, iSCSI, and NVMe-oF.

• Open Source Contributions: Demonstrated track record of contributions to the open source community (e.g., Ceph, GlusterFS, OpenEBS).

• System Programming: Proven experience in system programming with C, C++, and/or Rust.

• Networking: An understanding of physical and software-defined networking concepts.

• Education: Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

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 $140,000-$160,000 + 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/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.