Backend Software Engineer, Cloud Control Plane

Crusoe

full-time

Posted on: 9/4/2025

Location: California • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $152,000 - $184,000 per year

Mid-LevelSenior

CloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoJavaKubernetesMicroservicesRustTerraform

About the role

Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable services that power our cloud control plane, managing Crusoe's virtualized resources
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate tools, frameworks, and customer needs, creating innovative solutions that differentiate Crusoe Cloud
Design and build backend systems that underpin our cloud platform
Contribute to architectural decisions that support reliability and maintainability across the company
Mentor engineers, enhance hiring practices, and contribute to building a strong, inclusive engineering culture
Build scalable, reliable microservices to manage the lifecycles of our virtualized resources and provide the tooling our product teams need
Implement features that differentiate Crusoe Cloud, focusing on operational efficiency, reliability, and scalability
Work closely with cloud support, engineering, and site reliability teams to align technical solutions with customer feedback and operational goals
Guide engineers through design discussions, code reviews, and best practices, fostering a culture of technical excellence and customer-centricity

Customer-Centric Mindset: A passion for creating intuitive, high-quality solutions that directly impact customer success and satisfaction
Any experience building out infrastructure tooling is a plus
3+ years of software development experience, including programming with modern compiled languages such as Go, Rust, Java, or C++
Proven ability to design and scale fault-tolerant distributed systems and develop managed cloud services
Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, microservices, and infrastructure tools like Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD systems
Ability to work with cross-functional teams to align priorities and deliver customer-first solutions
Experience guiding engineers, improving hiring and onboarding processes, and driving team growth
Exceptional ability to articulate complex ideas and align technical solutions with customer needs