Crusoe

AI Cloud Infrastructure Powered by Clean Energy — Sustainable Data Centers for AI/ML Workloads

The consensus on Crusoe: Choose Crusoe if you want to combine AI infrastructure work with genuine environmental impact and startup energy — but expect fast pace and evolving processes.

2018
Founded
Denver, CO
Headquarters
~800
Employees
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Culture Overview

What it's really like to work at Crusoe

Founded in 2018 by Chase Lochmiller and Cully Cavness, Crusoe builds AI cloud infrastructure powered by stranded and clean energy sources. The culture is mission-driven with a genuine focus on reducing the environmental footprint of compute. Expect a startup atmosphere where engineers wear many hats, ship fast, and tackle hard problems at the intersection of energy infrastructure and AI workloads.

Ship Fast Ethical AI Social Impact Many Hats Eng-Driven Equity
Glassdoor Ratings

Crusoe Glassdoor Ratings & Employee Reviews

4.3
Overall Glassdoor Score
Based on employee reviews
Culture & Values 4.5
Compensation & Benefits 4.2
Senior Management 4.0
Career Opportunities 4.0
Work-Life Balance 3.5
Overall Rating 4.3
~85% Recommend to a Friend
~85% CEO Approval (Chase Lochmiller)
Employee Review Themes

Working at Crusoe: Pros & Cons

✓ What employees love

  • ✓ Unique mission combining AI compute with clean energy — employees feel genuine environmental impact
  • ✓ Strong compensation and equity with startup energy and rapidly growing resources

✗ What could be better

  • ✗ Startup pace means long hours and ambiguity — not for people who want strict 9-to-5
  • ✗ Rapid scaling creates process gaps, shifting priorities, and some organizational chaos
Engineering Culture

How the engineering team works

Tech Stack

Python Go Kubernetes CUDA

Infrastructure Focus

Builds and operates GPU cloud infrastructure at scale, with deep expertise in data center design, energy systems, and high-performance computing for AI workloads.

Careers

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Team Structure

Fast-moving, eng-driven teams with high ownership. Engineers work across the full stack from hardware infrastructure to cloud platform software.

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Community Sentiment

What the community says about Crusoe

Mixed Sentiment 11 mentions from Hacker News & Reddit · Updated 2026-03-25
“I think its a real interesting challenge, from a hacker perspective. How do you bootstrap a culture, that spirals into this minima, to recover and redevelop a interest in science and cultural...”
Hacker News ItCouldBeWorse · 2025-06-19 View thread →
“If Robinson Crusoe is in there then shouldn't tolkien's works be also? He claimed they were from the Redbook of West March or something like that.And Brust's Jhereg series?”
Hacker News readthenotes1 · 2025-10-20 View thread →
“HACF is a goodie but there's a lot of great shows no one's heard of.In an effort to sing the song of underappreciated works of greatness...”
Hacker News caycecan · 2026-02-18 View thread →
“This is one of those papers that quietly reorients the whole debate. Instead of treating equality as a cosmic accounting problem (“compensate brute luck, penalize choice”), she argues that this...”
Hacker News foster_nyman · 2026-01-06 View thread →
“Going through interviews with Crusoe to work in one of their main offices. Curious if anyone can share their work experience with the company. Culture, management, benefits, etc.”
Reddit r/datacenter · 5 upvotes · 2025-08-22 View thread →
“Image credit: r/30daysnewjob. Saw this shared there during my job search and it stuck with me.”
Reddit r/jobsearchhacks · 25707 upvotes · 2026-02-05 View thread →
“Gen Z fixing pathetic work culture!”
Reddit r/remoteworks · 4778 upvotes · 2026-03-01 View thread →

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