Senior Engineering Manager, Developer Experience

Senior Manager, Developer Experience (DevX)The Developer Experience (DevX) team is a high-impact group charged with fueling the future of Crusoe's engineering muscle. We're responsible for critical developer tools and infrastructure that are used by all of Crusoe engineering. We focus on accelerating development while ensuring we keep a high bar for quality.We're looking for a Senior manager who will own multiple charter's within DevX, in particular our AI remote agent platform, a suite of standard agents (coding, reviewing, maintenance/upgrades) running on that platform and support for our coding harnesses.You will play a critical role in shaping our technical direction, communicating a strategic vision, and fostering a company-wide culture of engineering excellence. By partnering with stakeholders across the organization, you will define the future state of Crusoe's evolving software development efforts and eliminate the friction that stands between an engineer and their "flow state." This is a full-time position for a visionary leader who wants to influence the long-term technical objectives of a company aligning the future of computing with the future of the climate.What You'll Be Working On:Engineering Acceleration: Partner with the broader organization to build paved paths that engineers love to use. Our paved paths are fast, reliable and broadly adopted across all of engineering.Toil Elimination: Ruthlessly identify and automate away the friction and repetitive tasks that slow down the development process, keeping Crusoe engineers in a state of high productivity.Library & Environment Creation: Develop the libraries, tools, and pre-production environments necessary for vetting service APIs and complex microservice interactions.Ecosystem Integration: Unify internal tooling and vendor services to automate workflows, build operational efficiency, and optimize security across the development stack.Culture of Quality: Lead efforts to establish a culture of continuous quality delivery that scales seamlessly as our engineering headcount and infrastructure grow.System Optimization: Work diligently to build efficient systems and processes that serve as a force multiplier for the impact of every engineer around you.What You'll Bring to the Team:Experience: Previous experience leading multiple team charters in DevX, including managing other managersTechnical Decision-Making: Expert ability to evaluate technical tradeoffs and understand how infrastructure decisions impact the daily productivity of the end-user (the developer).Modern Tooling Proficiency: Fluent knowledge of industry-standard AI tooling, build tooling, containerization, and open-source development frameworks.Workflow Empathy: A demonstrated passion for building empathetic developer and operator workflows that prioritize human productivity.Cloud-Native Expertise: Professional experience managing or developing within Kubernetes clusters and a deep understanding of container orchestration.DevOps & Reliability Background: Proven experience in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Release Engineering, or a similar productivity-focused discipline.Testing Infrastructure Knowledge: Deep understanding of automated testing infrastructure and how to integrate it into a seamless CI/CD pipeline.Language & Version Control Mastery: Expertise in modern programming languages (specifically Go) and advanced proficiency in Git-based workflows (GitLab/GitHub).Mandatory Education: A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related analytical field (or equivalent professional experience).Bonus PointsStrategic Vision: Experience informing long-term company objectives through technical insight and developer-centric advocacy.AI Platforms: Experience building AI agent platforms for engineering teamsLinux Internals: Hands-on experience with Linux image construction, package building.Automation Mindset: A background in solving complex, multi-layered technical problems and then successfully automating the resulting solutions.Benefits:Competitive compensation and equity packagesRestricted Stock UnitsPaid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programsComprehensive health, dental & vision insuranceEmployer contributions to HSA accountPaid parental leavePaid life insurance, short-term and long-term disabilityProfessional development & tuition reimbursementMental health & wellness supportCommuter benefits (parking & transit)Cell phone stipend401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salaryVolunteer time offGlobal travel insurance & emergency assistanceDaily meals allowanceAdditional perks & programs specific to locationCompensation RangeCompensation will be paid in the range of up to $250,000 -$300,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant's knowledge, education, 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.