Senior Engineering Manager, Compute

About the role

We're looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Compute Data Plane team. This is a high-impact, technically deep role at the core of Crusoe's cloud platform. You'll own the engineering execution and technical direction for host provisioning, VM orchestration, hypervisor management, and the control paths that connect our compute fleet to the rest of the stack. You'll partner closely with networking, storage, fleet operations, and product to deliver a fast, reliable, and scalable compute platform.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of software and systems engineers building compute data plane infrastructure
• Own the reliability, performance, and scalability of VM and bare-metal host lifecycle systems
• Drive technical strategy for hypervisor management, host provisioning pipelines, and compute control plane integration
• Define and execute the roadmap for the compute data plane in alignment with fleet growth and product goals
• Partner with cross-functional teams (networking, storage, GPU platform, infra reliability) to deliver end-to-end compute capabilities
• Hire, develop, and retain strong engineers; build a high-performing team culture
• Represent the team in technical and leadership forums; communicate progress and tradeoffs clearly to senior stakeholders

Requirements

• 8+ years of software or systems engineering experience, with 3+ years in engineering management
• Deep technical background in one or more of: hypervisor internals (KVM/QEMU, Xen), Linux systems, bare-metal provisioning, or distributed systems
• Experience building or operating large-scale compute infrastructure (cloud provider, HPC, or hyperscaler background strongly preferred)
• Track record of delivering reliable, high-availability infrastructure systems at scale
• Strong systems thinking — able to reason across the full stack from hardware to control plane
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; comfortable operating in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment
• Experience managing senior engineers and setting technical direction, not just coordinating execution

Qualifications

• Experience with GPU infrastructure or accelerated compute workloads
• Familiarity with OpenStack, cloud-init, iPXE, or similar bare-metal/VM provisioning tooling
• Background in infrastructure at an IaaS cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure, CoreWeave, or similar)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation-first operational models

Skills

• Technical leadership and management skills
• Experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Restricted Stock Units
• Paid time off & paid holidays
• Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
• Employer contributions to HSA account
• Paid parental leave
• Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• 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

Pay

Compensation will be paid in the range of $237,000 - $288,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Schedule

On-site position in San Francisco, Sunnyvale