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Senior Engineering Manager, SDN Control Plane

CrusoeSan Francisco, CA - USCloud Engineering
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Salary
$250K - $300K USD
Job type
Full-time
Posted
6 Aug 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

Role Overview

The Senior Engineering Manager, SDN Control Plane position at Crusoe is a full-time leadership role based in San Francisco, California. This opportunity is well-suited for an experienced technical leader who wants to direct distributed systems teams and build advanced cloud networking architecture for massive GPU fleets.

Key Responsibilities

Define the overall roadmap for the VPC control plane and drive the evolution of network virtualization systems like OVN/OVS.
Oversee the design of distributed control-plane services encompassing intent APIs, state reconciliation, and southbound host programming.
Manage reliability engineering, API-latency benchmarking, and incident response within fast execution cycles.
Mentor and develop a team of senior and staff-level distributed systems engineers by establishing high technical standards.
Collaborate closely with data-plane and cloud product teams to provide low-latency networking for multi-tenant GPU clusters.

Requirements

A minimum of 10 or more years of professional experience in distributed systems or cloud networking engineering.
At least 5 to 7 years of specific experience managing senior and staff-level engineering talent.
Deep technical knowledge of software-defined networking, overlay networking, BGP/EVPN routing, and control-plane architectures.
Hands-on background in constructing large-scale control planes, state reconciliation, and fleet-wide configuration propagation.
Strong focus on multi-tenant cloud service reliability, including defining SLOs, convergence-time benchmarking, and blast-radius containment.

Nice to Have

Practical background working with DPU or SmartNIC-programmed dataplanes and cloud load balancing at scale.
Experience dealing with network security policy engines.
Open-source contributions to OVN, OVS, or other software-defined networking initiatives.

Skills and Tools

Distributed Systems Architecture
SDN and Network Virtualization
OVN and OVS
Kubernetes-style Controllers
Go Programming Language
VPC Networking and VXLAN/Geneve Overlays

Salary and Benefits

Annual base compensation ranging from $250,000 to $300,000 alongside bonus opportunities.
Restricted Stock Units included with all employment offers.
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer HSA contributions.
401(k) retirement plan featuring a company match up to 4% of the salary.
Paid time off, holidays, parental leave, and various leave of absence programs.
Professional development assistance, tuition reimbursement, and wellness support.
Daily meals allowance, commuter benefits, and a cell phone stipend.

About the Company

Crusoe operates as a vertically integrated artificial intelligence infrastructure company that owns and manages the entire stack from energy generation to intelligence tokens. The organization focuses on addressing power bottlenecks and AI compute demands through an energy-first approach that accelerates innovation.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should visit the official Crusoe careers page to submit an application for this position.

Skills and tech stack

Kubernetes

Questions candidates ask

What is the salary range for this role?

The salary range is between $250,000 and $300,000 per year, plus bonuses and Restricted Stock Units.

Where is the job located?

This position is located in San Francisco, California.

How many years of experience are required?

Candidates must have 10+ years of experience in distributed systems or cloud networking, including 5-7+ years in a management capacity.

What specific technologies are utilized?

The role utilizes technologies such as Kubernetes-style controllers, Go, OVN/OVS, VXLAN/Geneve, and BGP/EVPN routing.

Is this a remote position?

No, this is an on-site position located in San Francisco, CA.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Crusoe careers page.

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