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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.\nWe'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.\nWe'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.\nIf 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.\nAbout the Role\nCrusoe is seeking a Senior Data Center Engineer to help operate and scale our rapidly growing AI cloud infrastructure. In this hands-on technical leadership role, you'll ensure the reliability and performance of our GPU-powered data centers, lead complex troubleshooting and incident response, and drive operational improvements across our sites.\nYou'll work closely with engineering, facilities, and operations teams while mentoring junior engineers and helping establish best practices across our expanding infrastructure footprint.\nWhat You'll Be Working On\nHardware Operations: Lead troubleshooting, break-fix activities, and complex investigations involving GPU servers, compute, storage, and supporting infrastructure.\n\nIncident Response: Serve as the senior technical escalation point, coordinating engineers and technicians to resolve critical infrastructure issues.\n\nSite Operations: Oversee support tickets, prioritize technician workloads, and drive timely completion of hardware repairs and deployments.\n\nFacilities Coordination: Partner with vendors, landlords, and facilities teams to resolve power, cooling, and infrastructure issues.\n\nInfrastructure Reliability: Lead site audits, identify operational risks, and implement improvements to increase uptime and efficiency.\n\nRemote Support: Troubleshoot and support remote data center locations using monitoring and out-of-band management tools.\n\nTechnical Leadership: Mentor junior engineers and contribute to cross-site initiatives, documentation, and operational best practices.\n\nOperational Support: Manage infrastructure changes and participate in an on-call rotation.\n\nWhat You'll Bring to the Team\nStrong hands-on experience supporting mission-critical data center environments.\n\nAdvanced troubleshooting skills across GPU servers, compute, storage, and enterprise hardware.\n\nExperience leading complex technical incidents and coordinating resolution across teams.\n\nProficiency with Linux administration and TCP/IP networking.\n\nExperience with remote management tools such as iLO, iDRAC, and BMC.\n\nFamiliarity with DCIM platforms, ticketing systems, and infrastructure monitoring tools.\n\nUnderstanding of data center power, cooling, and environmental systems.\n\nStrong technical judgment, communication skills, and ability to mentor other engineers\n.\n\nBonus Points\nExperience with AI infrastructure, GPU clusters, or high-performance computing (HPC).\n\nFamiliarity with direct liquid cooling (DLC) and high-density data center environments.\n\nScripting experience with Python or Bash.\n\nRelevant certifications such as CompTIA Server+ or CCNA.\n\nExperience improving operational processes in a fast-growing cloud infrastructure organization.\n\nWhy Crusoe?\nAt Crusoe, you'll work with cutting-edge AI infrastructure, tackle complex engineering challenges, and help build the cloud platform powering the future of artificial intelligence. Join a team where your expertise will directly impact the reliability, scalability, and success of our rapidly growing business.\nBenefits:\nCompetitive compensation and equity packages\n\nRestricted Stock Units\n\nPaid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs\n\nComprehensive health, dental & vision insurance\n\nEmployer contributions to HSA account\n\nPaid parental leave\n\nPaid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability\n\nProfessional development & tuition reimbursement\n\nMental health & wellness support\n\nCommuter benefits (parking & transit)\n\nCell phone stipend\n\n401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary\n\nVolunteer time off\n\nGlobal travel insurance & emergency assistance\n\nDaily meals allowance\n\nAdditional perks & programs specific to location\n\nCompensation Range\nCompensation will be paid in the range of up to $110,000- $165,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. 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