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# Principal Software Engineer (Crusoe Cloud)

- **Company:** Crusoe Energy Systems
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $256,000.0 - $320,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Code Review, Cloud Services
- **Published:** June 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/companies/crusoe-energy-systems/jobs/principal-software-engineer-crusoe-cloud_san-francisco_oudw3xi5

## About the Role

* Experience with a wide range of tools and technologies, and the ability to evaluate them for reliability, scalability, operational costs, and other key factors
 * A passion for leading by example and fostering an environment of innovation and high-quality software engineering practices
 * A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively across different teams to achieve shared goals and optimize the customer experience
 * The ability to act as a mentor for junior engineers, providing guidance on design proposals and conducting thorough code reviews to ensure quality

## Description

* We are looking for a Principal Software engineer to help design and scale our carbon-reducing cloud computing platform
 * Crusoe Cloud is building intuitive, turnkey cloud solutions that simplify AI workload management
 * You'll play a key role in evaluating tools and frameworks for the engineering team, considering reliability, scalability, operational costs, ease of adoption, and recruiting implications
 * Most importantly, this role will work across the entirety of the engineering organization advocating for forward thinking architecture and customer experience
 * As part of your responsibilities, you'll develop and refine technical and team fit assessments, mentor engineers, and actively contribute to their development in partnership with engineering managers
 * Collaborate closely with our customer success and product teams to understand the "why" behind our products, not just the "what."
 * Evaluate new tools and frameworks for the engineering team, considering factors like reliability, scalability, cost, and ease of adoption
 * Advocate for forward-thinking architecture and solutions that reduce duplication, increase efficiency, and establish scalable patterns across the engineering team
 * Get your hands dirty! You'll be expected to contribute code, write technical architecture documents, and review merge requests
 * Develop and refine technical assessments to aid in our hiring process and mentor other engineers, helping them grow in their careers


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