Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Mining and Power

Crusoe Energy is on a mission to unlock value in stranded energy resources through the power of computation.

Take a look at what we do! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rlt8k71Quqw 

We aim to align the long term interests of the climate with the future of global computing infrastructure. As data centers consume an exponentially growing power footprint to deliver technology to all connected devices, we are inspired by making sure that the energy meeting that demand is sourced in an environmentally responsible fashion. Crusoe co-locates mobile data centers with stranded energy resources, like flare gas and underloaded renewables, to deliver low-cost, carbon-negative distributed computing solutions. Crusoe Cloud is a managed cloud services platform powered by stranded energy that enables climate-friendly innovation in computationally intensive fields including artificial intelligence, graphics rendering and computational biology.

About the Role:

We are actively seeking Senior / Staff Software Engineers for our Bitcoin mining operations team to work on our cutting-edge distributed infrastructure and tooling. Your expertise will be instrumental in the design and scaling of our carbon-reducing operating model, as well as the management of critical hardware, software and network components.

You will be expected to be heavily involved in writing and reviewing code, proposals and architecture documents. In this role, you will drive the evaluation of tools and frameworks, carefully considering their impact on reliability, scalability, operational costs, and ease of adoption. 

Your keen eye for optimization will be crucial in ensuring our digital currency mining operations are at the forefront of innovation and efficiency.

A Day In The Life:

• Collaborate with product teams, engineers, and infrastructure to craft robust, scalable systems extending across our global data centers. 

• Develop scalable, fault-tolerant patterns and practices to be adopted throughout the engineering team 

• Champion and lead initiatives across the engineering organization such as tech talks, open source development and book clubs 

• Work with cutting edge ASIC technology to maximize efficiency across our Bitcoin mining fleet

• Solve complicated orchestration problems dealing with dramatic weather and atmospheric conditions to fine-tune a worldwide mining fleet

• Play a pivotal role in shaping the roadmap for our mining products, guiding engineering endeavors towards revolutionary advancements. Mentor emerging engineers, fostering an environment of teamwork and continuous learning

You Will Thrive In This Role If You Have:

• 5+ years of professional software development experience

• 5+ years of programming experience with at least one modern compiled language such as Go, Rust, Java, or C++

• 5+ years of experience contributing to architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field, or 5-8+ years relevant work experience

• Familiarity with the Bitcoin protocol and BTC infrastructure a big plus

• Computer Science fundamentals in data structures and algorithm design

• Proven experience in building and maintaining scalable and highly available fault-tolerant distributed systems and application architectures

• Solid understanding of infrastructure design, including the operational trade-offs of various designs

• Familiarity with modern CI/CD practices and build systems, such as GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI, GitHub Actions

• Familiarity with modern infrastructure tools, such as Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Cloud Formation, Terraform

• Experience in concurrency, multi-threading and synchronization

• Experience with Unix/Linux environments

• Experience with TCP/IP and network programming

• Excellent communication skills

• Must be able to pass a background check

• Embody the Company values

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule

• Industry competitive pay

• Restricted Stock Units in a fast growing, well-funded technology company

• Health insurance package options that include HDHP and PPO, vision, and dental for you and your dependents

• Employer contributions to HSA accounts 

• Paid Parental Leave 

• Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability 

• Teladoc 

• Pet-friendly offices

• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 4% of salary

• Generous paid time off and holiday schedule

• Cell phone reimbursement

• Tuition reimbursement

• Subscription to the Calm app

• Company paid commuter benefit; $50 per pay period

Compensation Range

Compensation will be paid in the range of $180k-$240k. 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.

Crusoe Energy 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.