C
$260,000 – $340,000
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What this role is
Crusoe seeks a systems architect to lead the design of their AI infrastructure stack, unifying bare-metal, virtualized, and containerized compute layers while optimizing I/O paths for massive training workloads. This role suits an industry veteran from a major hyperscaler who can bridge hardware and software decisions at the executive level while remaining hands-on with kernel and orchestration work.
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What they ask for
Required
- 12+ years designing and shipping core infrastructure at a hyperscaler or HPC cloud
- Deep knowledge of Linux kernel internals
- Understanding of virtualization internals (KVM, QEMU, Firecracker)
- High-performance networking expertise (RoCE v2, InfiniBand)
- Proven hardware-software co-design for GPU and NIC performance
- Experience leading cross-functional teams through high-ambiguity projects
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to both engineers and executives
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience)
Nice to have
- Patents in network virtualization, GPU scheduling, or distributed file systems
- Maintainer status or significant contributions to Linux Kernel, Kubernetes, or HPC projects
- Direct experience optimizing infrastructure for LLM training and inference at scale
- Peer-reviewed publications at top systems venues (OSDI, SOSP, NSDI, SC)
- Industry white papers on distributed systems, high-performance networking, or AI infrastructure