Crusoe is seeking a Principal Software Engineer - Software Defined Networking to lead the development and execution of their Software Defined Networking strategy, aiming to drive innovation and performance improvements within their network infrastructure.
Requirements
- Proven experience in system programming with C, C++ and/or Rust.
- Extensive knowledge of Linux Systems Internals and computer architecture.
- Expertise in Network Programming and Packet Processing pipelines.
- Hands-on experience with kernel bypass technologies such as XDP/EBPF, AF_XDP, and DPDK.
- In-depth understanding of TCP/IP and network accelerators like Mellanox/Nvidia SmartNIC (ConnectX6/7), DPU Bluefield3, and Intel IPU.
- Familiarity with SR-IOV, vDPA, and scalable functions.
- Strong background in kernel or embedded development, particularly with the Linux kernel.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the roadmap for the Software Defined Networking strategy at Crusoe Cloud.
- Guide the engineering team through architecture decisions, design processes, design reviews, code reviews, and implementation tasks.
- Collaborate with the network infrastructure organization to develop industry-leading networking infrastructure.
- Lead Linux Kernel and driver development, system architecture design, production support, and cross-functional collaboration.
Other
- 10+ years of related experience building and operating at scale in a production environment.
- 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.
- Demonstrated track record of contributions to the open source community (e.g., Open vSwitch/OVS, Open Virtual Networking/OVN, Multus, Cilium).
- Proven leadership experience in a technical role.
- Experience with cloud networking platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and virtualization technologies (VMware, KVM).
