Staff Software Engineer

### Who you are
- Cloud Storage Expertise: Hands-on experience building and operating large scale, complex distributed cloud computing infrastructure products. Preferably, experience building redundant and fault tolerant storage solutions with backups, replication, encryption, and data protection mechanisms
- Software Engineering Fundamentals: Knowledge of professional software engineering practices and best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
- Technical Proficiency: Strong experience with at least one application programming language like Java or Go. Exposure to Infrastructure as Code tooling with any of Ansible, Chef, Puppet, and/or Terraform. Knowledge of Linux Systems Internals and computer architecture
- Communication & Collaboration: Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Safety and Compliance: Must be able to pass a background check
- Storage Technologies: Hands-on experience with storage technologies such as NVMe, SSDs, and distributed storage systems
- Storage Protocols: In-depth understanding in at least one of block storage, object storage, and/or file storage. Familiarity with storage protocols like NFS, SMB, iSCSI, and NVMe-oF
- Open Source Contributions: Demonstrated track record of contributions to the open source community (e.g., Ceph, GlusterFS, OpenEBS)
- System Programming: Proven experience in system programming with C, C++, and/or Rust
- Networking: An understanding of physical and software-defined networking concepts
- Education: Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

### What the job involves
- The Cloud Storage team at Crusoe seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development and execution of our storage strategy. This role will be instrumental in driving innovation and performance improvements within our cloud storage infrastructure
- You will work extensively with cloud storage primitives, utilizing advanced storage engineering concepts to build and operate high-performance, scalable, and reliable storage solutions
- Lead Engineering Efforts: Lead engineering efforts on cloud storage features by collaborating with product and engineering to define and execute features on the roadmap
- Software Development: Write and review code, generate and review design documentation. Participate in qualifications and rollouts of software across the stack journeying from bare metal to user-facing APIs
- Technical Leadership: Guide the engineering team through architecture decisions, design processes, design reviews, code reviews, and implementation tasks
- Team Mentorship: Mentor and grow engineers on your team, fostering an environment of teamwork and continuous learning
- Cross-Team Collaboration: Champion and lead initiatives across the engineering organization such as tech talks, open source development, and book clubs
- Performance Optimization: Benchmark, analyze, and improve scale, performance, and resiliency issues

### Benefits
- Health & wellbeing: Comprehensive health benefits designed to support your overall wellness
- Time away: Paid time off for vacations, family bonding, and unexpected needs
- 401(k) match: Build your financial future with our 401(k) matching program
- Mental wellness: Resources and support for your emotional wellbeing and navigating life's challenges