--- title: 'Staff Production Engineer at Crusoe' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/staff-production-engineer-crusoe-dublin-xwadbwem37dv' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-06' --- # Staff Production Engineer at Crusoe - **Company:** [Crusoe](https://feeny.ai/companies/crusoe) - **Location:** Dublin, Ireland - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-08-18 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/crusoe/947726f2-0868-40ea-ba32-ff77d79102fc ## Job description Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads. When you join Crusoe, you join a team that is building the future, faster. We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power is a bottleneck. We're solving that — with an energy-first approach that makes AI infrastructure better for the world and faster for the people innovating with AI. We're looking for problem-solving, opportunity-finding teammates with a sense of urgency, who believe in the scale of our ambition and thrive on a path not fully paved — people who want to grow their careers alongside a team of experts across energy, manufacturing, data center construction, and cloud services. If you want to do the most meaningful work of your career, help our customers and partners advance their AI strategies, and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other, come build with us at Crusoe. About This Role: At Crusoe, our Production Engineering team plays a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability and performance of our infrastructure. Production Engineering at Crusoe is dedicated to detecting, analyzing, and preventing issues to maintain high Service Level Agreement through Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs). Through automation and proactive remediation, our Production Engineers not only resolve common errors automatically but also advise various engineering teams in building resilient code. We prioritize anticipating and resolving issues before they impact our customers, conducting thorough post-mortems, and driving continuous improvement. Our customer-centric approach ensures that clients always have access to the virtual machines they depend on. Join us to help build and maintain the robust systems that power Crusoe's innovative solutions. You Will Thrive In This Role If: - 5+ years of professional production engineering experience - 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 8+ years relevant work experience - Solid understanding of infrastructure design, including the operational trade-offs of various designs - Experience writing high quality code with at least one programming language (Python, Go, or similar) - Experience building with modern infrastructure tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Cloud Formation, Terraform - Experience building with modern CI/CD practices and build systems, such as GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI, GitHub Actions - Experience with logging, monitoring and alerting systems and tools - Experience with Unix/Linux environments - Experience with TCP/IP and network programming - Experience with information security best practices - Excellent communication skills - Embody the Company [values](https://www.crusoeenergy.com/about) What You’ll Be Working On: - Capacity Planning & Growth: Collaborate with Engineering and Product teams to analyze network capacity, co-develop growth plans, and contribute to network builds in data centers and Points of Presence (PoPs). - Troubleshooting & Support: Provide Tier 1 troubleshooting for switch provisioning, server build failures related to network issues, and complex network defects related to the physical layer. - Site Builds & Operations: Manage console DNS mapping, troubleshoot connectivity issues, verify automation scripts, conduct network audits, and ensure seamless handoffs to internal customers. - Hardware Management: Serve as the point of contact for network hardware failures, overseeing switch swaps and assisting with other appliance replacements. Manage RMA processes for faulty hardware. - Optical Network Expertise: Troubleshoot Layer 1 issues in the optical network using OTDR tests. - Project Collaboration: Partner with DC and Network Engineering teams on structural cabling for large-scale data center expansions and fabric switch uplifts. - Process Improvement: Identify recurring network issues and lead operational excellence projects to implement effective solutions. - Network Analysis & Optimization: Conduct network studies, analyze link and hardware stability, and recommend improvements. - Innovation & Evaluation: Participate in internal working groups to evaluate and adopt new technologies and methodologies. What You’ll Bring to the Team: - Technical Foundation: A BS/BA in a technical field or equivalent practical experience. - Networking Expertise: Solid understanding of network fundamentals, including IP subnetting, Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking, VLANs, MAC addresses, port speeds, optics, and routing. - Protocol Proficiency: 2+ years of experience with network protocols such as BGP, MPLS, L3VPN, VPLS, Multicast, CoS, TCP, and IPv4/IPv6. - Industry Experience: 2+ years of experience as a Network Engineer for a content or network provider. - Data Center Architecture: Experience with data center network architectures, including CLOS. - Structured Cabling Skills: Experience with structured cabling in a data center environment (SMF, MMF). - Vendor Management: Experience managing vendors for logistics, infrastructure racking/cabling, and ordering, ensuring adherence to standards. Bonus Points: - Advanced Education: BS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline. - Scripting Proficiency: 2+ years of programming experience in Python, Perl, or other scripting languages. - Automation Expertise: Experience with manageability infrastructure tools like Ansible, REST/gRPC, and NETCONF. - Troubleshooting Acumen: Experience in network operations, with a systematic approach to troubleshooting. - Network Certifications: Network certifications (CCNP/JNCIS equivalent). - Open Source NOS Experience: Experience working with open-source Network Operating Systems. - Hardware/Software Development: A strong desire to engineer and deploy in-house network hardware and software. - Hardware Platform Experience: Experience testing and deploying new hardware platforms. Benefits: Crusoe offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support well-being and financial security. This includes full social security coverage, contributions to provident, trade union, and pension funds, with options for additional pensions. Employees also have optional access to Global Life Insurance and private health insurance. Crusoe provides generous leave policies, including maternity, paternity, parental, and sick leave, ensuring you have the support you need at every stage of life. Compensation: Compensation will be paid as salary or hourly. 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 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. ## About Crusoe ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Crusoe is an energy-first AI infrastructure company that designs, builds, and operates hyperscale data centers and a cloud platform purpose-built for artificial intelligence workloads. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series E) - **Headquarters**: Denver, Colorado, USA - **Founded**: 2018 - **Founders**: Chase Lochmiller and Cully Cavness ## Core Business - Primary industry/industries: AI Infrastructure, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Clean Energy - Target customers: Enterprise AI companies, AI-native startups, research institutions, government agencies (B2B) - **Mission**: "Accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence." ## Products & Services - **Crusoe Cloud**: An AI-optimized cloud platform purpose-built for AI workloads, featuring high-performance NVIDIA and AMD compute, accelerated storage, and optimized RDMA networking. Claims to deploy models up to 20x faster and cut costs by up to 81%. - **Crusoe Managed Inference**: A managed AI inference service built with Crusoe's proprietary MemoryAlloy technology, offering best-in-class speed, throughput, and reliability. Features the Crusoe Intelligence Foundry for model selection and API key management. - **AI Data Center Infrastructure**: Vertically integrated design, build, and operation of hyperscale AI factories (e.g., the 1.2 GW Stargate campus in Abilene, TX). Modular, scalable construction for power-hungry AI workloads. - **Crusoe Managed Kubernetes & Slurm**: Managed orchestration services that eliminate operational overhead for customers. - **Crusoe AutoClusters**: Fault-tolerant, managed cluster services for large-scale AI training. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company). - **Key Metric**: Raised over $1.8B+ in total funding (Series E in 2024 was $1B+; Series D in 2024 was $600M; Series C in 2021 was $350M). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: NVIDIA, NYDIG, GE Vernova, Redwood Materials, Tallgrass, AMD. The company has also partnered with leading energy and technology firms to power its data centers. - **Growth Signals**: Divested bitcoin mining business to NYDIG in 2023 to focus exclusively on AI infrastructure; broke ground on the 1.2 GW Stargate campus in Abilene, TX; expanded into Europe with a geothermal/hydro-powered deployment in Iceland; announced 1.8 GW Wyoming data center with Tallgrass; acquired GPU memory optimization startup Atero and established a Tel Aviv office. ## Competitive Advantages - **Energy-First Approach**: The company’s core differentiator is its vertical integration starting from energy sourcing. It uses "environmentally aligned power sources" (wind, solar, hydropower, geothermal, natural gas with carbon capture) to power its AI factories, including pioneering technology to convert wasted natural gas into energy. - **Vertical Integration**: Controls the entire stack—from finding innovative energy sources to building and managing hyperscale data centers and operating the cloud platform. - **NVIDIA Partnership**: Close partnership with NVIDIA, providing access to the latest and highest-performance GPU hardware for its cloud and infrastructure. - **Proven Performance**: Claims 99.98% uptime, 100% customer satisfaction score, and significant cost/performance advantages (up to 81% cost reduction). ## Strategic Focus - **Massive Infrastructure Expansion**: Aggressively scaling its data center footprint, with major projects in Abilene, Texas (Stargate) and Wyoming (Tallgrass), and expansion into Europe. - **Deepening AI Cloud**: Continuing to build out its Crusoe Cloud platform with managed services (Kubernetes, Slurm, AutoClusters) to make it easier for AI companies to use their infrastructure. - **Responsible AI**: Emphasizing sustainability and responsible AI governance, as evidenced by achieving ISO 42001 certification and publishing an ESG report. - **Acquisition-led Growth**: Acquired Atero (GPU memory optimization) to enhance its core technology stack. ## Why Work Here - **Mission-Driven**: The company is united by a tangible mission: "Accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence." Employees report high levels of engagement (92% proud to work there per internal survey). - **Massive Growth Trajectory**: Crusoe is at the center of the AI infrastructure boom, building some of the world's most powerful AI factories. For job seekers, this means exposure to cutting-edge technology and the opportunity to scale a company from a startup to an industry leader. - **Culture**: The company values "moving fast and making things," continuous learning, and collective genius. It describes itself as an "AI factory company" that values velocity and impact. - **Work Policy**: Hybrid/Office presence required in most roles. Office locations include: Denver (HQ), San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Bellevue, Tulsa, Dublin (Ireland), and Tel Aviv (Israel). - **Benefits**: Competitive compensation & equity, comprehensive health & wellness, mental health resources, retirement plans, paid time off, leave of absence programs, learning & development, volunteer time off, daily meals allowance, and other location-specific perks. - **Engineering Culture**: Strong emphasis on technical excellence, working with large-scale systems, and pioneering new approaches to energy and infrastructure. The company values candidates' "AI fluency" in its hiring process. ## Sources 1. [crusoe.ai](https://www.crusoe.ai/) 2. [crusoe.ai/careers](https://www.crusoe.ai/about/careers) 3. [crusoe.ai/about/culture](https://www.crusoe.ai/about/careers/culture) 4. 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