Senior SDN Development Engineer; Management Plane

About the Role

We are looking for a Software Engineer who views the network as a distributed system. In this role, you will build the software layer responsible for the "Closed-Loop Automation" of our global fabric. You will be building the systems that ingest billions of telemetry events and programmatically steer traffic in real-time to optimize performance and availability.

• Build Telemetry Pipelines: Design and implement high-throughput data ingestion services using gNMI
  , gRPC
  , and P4-Runtime
  .
• Develop Traffic Engineering (TE) Logic: Write the algorithms and controllers that interface with Segment Routing (SRv6/SR-MPLS) to dynamically reroute traffic based on real-time link health.
• Data Modeling: Architect and maintain structured data models using YANG
  , ensuring a "Single Source of Truth" for network state.
• API Ecosystem: Develop internal RESTful and gRPC APIs that allow other services to query network topology and performance metrics programmatically.
• Performance at Scale: Optimize Go/Python services to handle high‑cardinality time‑series data without introducing latency into the management loop.

• Systems Programming: Professional experience in Go (Golang) or C++. We prioritize memory safety and concurrency.
• Network Fundamentals: A deep understanding of the TCP/IP stack, specifically how the Management Plane interacts with the Control Plane (BGP, IS‑IS) and the Forwarding Plane.
• Modern Observability: Hands‑on experience building or extending TSDBs (Prometheus, Victoria Metrics, or Influx
  
  DB) and using Open Telemetry
  .
• Cloud‑Native Tools: Experience deploying management microservices via Kubernetes
  , using Kafka or Rabbit
  
  MQ for message bus architectures.

• Contributions to open‑source SDN projects (e.g., SONiC, ONOS, Stratum, or P4).
• Experience with eBPF for deep packet inspection and kernel‑level observability.
• Familiarity with Network Verification tools (e.g., Batfish or Forward Networks).

• Competitive compensation
• Restricted Stock Units
• Paid time off & paid holidays
• Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
• Employer contributions to HSA account
• Paid parental leave
• Paid life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability
• Professional development & tuition reimbursement
• Mental health & wellness support
• Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
• Cell phone stipend
• 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
• Volunteer time off

Compensation will be paid in the range of $152,000 - $184,000 per year + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation will be determined based on the applicant's knowledge, education, experience, 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.