Principal Systems Software Architect
Crusoe · San Francisco, CA - US
InfrastructureonsitePrincipal$260k–$340k
At a glance
Highlights
- Serve as visionary lead for Crusoe's next-generation AI infrastructure fabric.
- Bridge silicon and software to push massive training workloads to hardware limits.
- Draft white papers and RFCs defining the next two years of compute stack.
What they offer
- Restricted Stock Units
- Paid time off & paid holidays
- Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
- Employer HSA contributions
- Paid parental leave
- Life insurance and short/long-term disability
- Professional development & tuition reimbursement
- Mental health & wellness support
- Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
- Cell phone stipend
- 401(k) with 4% company match
- Volunteer time off
Ideal candidate
Industry-recognized systems visionary with hyperscale experience who thrives on unsolved I/O challenges and unifying hardware and software. You communicate complex ideas clearly and want to shape the future of AI infrastructure at startup speed.
Requirements
- 12+ years designing and shipping core infrastructure at a major hyperscaler or specialized HPC cloud
- Authoritative knowledge of Linux kernel and virtualization internals (KVM, QEMU, Firecracker)
- Expertise in high-performance networking including RoCE v2 and InfiniBand
- Proven hardware-software co-design experience maximizing performance
- Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
- Ability to explain memory-mapped I/O to engineers and fabric value to executives
Lab profile
About Crusoe
Vertically integrated AI infrastructure company powering ambitious AI workloads from electrons to tokens.
What they build
- Crusoe Cloud for AI workloads
- Purpose-built AI data centers
- Managed GPU infrastructure
Known for
- Vertically integrated from electrons to tokens
- Owns and operates full infrastructure stack
- Built for large-scale AI workloads
Key facts
- Founded in 2018
- Headquartered in San Francisco, CA
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