Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience

About the role

The Developer Experience (DevX) team is a high-impact group charged with fueling the future of Crusoe’s engineering muscle. We’re responsible for critical developer tools and infrastructure that are used by all of Crusoe engineering. We focus on accelerating development while ensuring we keep a high bar for quality.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the broader organization to build paved paths that engineers love to use.
• Eliminate the friction and repetitive tasks that slow down the development process, keeping Crusoe engineers in a state of high productivity.
• Create the libraries, tools, and pre-production environments necessary for vetting service APIs and complex microservice interactions.
• Unify internal tooling and vendor services to automate workflows, build operational efficiency, and optimize security across the development stack.
• Innovate across every stage of the development lifecycle, including source code management, build systems, code review, CI/CD pipelines, platform runtimes, and telemetry.
• Lead efforts to establish a culture of continuous quality delivery that scales seamlessly as our engineering headcount and infrastructure grow.
• Work diligently to build efficient systems and processes that serve as a force multiplier for the impact of every engineer around you.

Requirements

• Experience building developer tools and/or infrastructure for engineering teams.
• Expert ability to evaluate technical tradeoffs and understand how infrastructure decisions impact the daily productivity of the end-user (the developer).
• Fluent knowledge of industry-standard AI tooling, build tooling, containerization, and open-source development frameworks.
• A demonstrated passion for building empathetic developer and operator workflows that prioritize human productivity.
• Professional experience managing or developing within Kubernetes clusters and a deep understanding of container orchestration.
• Proven experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Release Engineering, or a similar productivity-focused discipline.
• Deep understanding of automated testing infrastructure and how to integrate it into a seamless CI/CD pipeline.
• Expertise in modern programming languages (specifically Go) and advanced proficiency in Git-based workflows (GitLab/GitHub).
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related analytical field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Experience informing long-term company objectives through technical insight and developer-centric advocacy.
• Experience building AI agent platforms for engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with Linux image construction, package building, and kernel-level optimizations.
• Active involvement in the open-source community or a track record of staying current with recent industry advancements in developer productivity.
• A background in solving complex, multi-layered technical problems and then successfully automating the resulting solutions.

Qualifications

• Mandatory Education: A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related analytical field (or equivalent professional experience).

Skills

• Strategic Vision: Experience informing long-term company objectives through technical insight and developer-centric advocacy.
• AI Platforms: Experience building AI agent platforms for engineering teams.
• Linux Internals: Hands-on experience with Linux image construction, package building, and kernel-level optimizations.
• Community Engagement: Active involvement in the open-source community or a track record of staying current with recent industry advancements in developer productivity.
• Automation Mindset: A background in solving complex, multi-layered technical problems and then successfully automating the resulting solutions.

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 $208,725 - $253,000 + 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.

Schedule

N/A