Staff Software Engineer - Infrastructure Storage

Highlights

• Build foundational infrastructure powering advanced AI research and products.
• Set technical direction for storage architecture across petabyte-scale deployments.
• Optimize storage for checkpoint I/O and high-throughput dataset serving.

What they offer

• Generous cash & equity compensation
• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
• 401k plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
• Flexible paid time off plan

Ideal candidate

Seasoned storage leader who thrives owning petabyte-scale systems end-to-end and mentoring engineers. You care about high-performance AI infrastructure and turning complex distributed challenges into reliable foundations for research.

Requirements

• 10+ years in storage systems engineering, with 5+ years in a technical lead or Staff+ IC role
• Proven track record designing and operating multi-petabyte storage systems
• Experience with DPUs or SuperNICs for accelerated storage data paths, including GPUDirect Storage implementation
• Deep production experience with enterprise or HPC storage platforms: Vast Data, Weka, NetApp, or Lustre
• Experience deploying and operating Ceph-like service at scale (100PB+) in HPC or AI infrastructure environments
• Familiarity with emerging storage technologies such as CXL memory pooling, computational storage, or ZNS SSDs
• Experience contributing to or maintaining open-source storage projects (e.g., Ceph, DAOS, Lustre, MinIO)