Senior Storage Engineer

WHO WE ARE Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 33 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company. Vultr Cares - 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans. - 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting - Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year - 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan - Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year - $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year - Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month - Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month - Company paid Wellable subscription VULTR CARES - 100% COMPANY-PAID INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR EMPLOYEE MEDICAL, DENTAL AND VISION PLANS. 1. 401(K) PLAN THAT MATCHES 100% UP TO 4%, WITH IMMEDIATE VESTING 1. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT REIMBURSEMENT OF $2,500 EACH YEAR 1. 11 HOLIDAYS + PAID TIME OFF ACCRUAL + ROLLOVER PLAN 1. COMMITMENT MATTERS TO VULTR! INCREASED PTO AT 3 YEAR AND 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY + 1 MONTH PAID SABBATICAL EVERY 5 YEARS + ANNIVERSARY BONUS EACH YEAR 1. $500 STIPEND FOR REMOTE OFFICE SETUP IN FIRST YEAR + $400 EACH FOLLOWING YEAR 1. INTERNET REIMBURSEMENT UP TO $75 PER MONTH 1. GYM MEMBERSHIP REIMBURSEMENT UP TO $50 PER MONTH 1. COMPANY PAID WELLABLE SUBSCRIPTION Join Vultr VULTR IS SEEKING A HIGHLY SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED SENIOR STORAGE ENGINEER TO DRIVE THE DEVELOPMENT, ENHANCEMENT, TECHNICAL ENABLEMENT, AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE OF OUR CLOUD-BASED STORAGE PRODUCTS. THE IDEAL CANDIDATE IS EXPERIENCED WITH CEPH AND OTHER STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES FROM MAJOR STORAGE MANUFACTURERS. THIS IS A HIGHLY VISIBLE ROLE IN A HIGH-GROWTH TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, WHICH WILL REQUIRE YOU TO WORK ACROSS TEAMS TO DELIVER HIGH-PERFORMANCE, RESILIENT STORAGE SOLUTIONS AT SCALE.. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN OUR FAST GROWING TEAM AND LEAVE YOUR MARK ON VULTR AND THE FUTURE OF CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE. Key Responsibilities - Develop new features and enhancements for Vultr's storage product portfolio, focusing on reliability, performance, scalability, and customer needs - Collaborate with product, engineering, and operations teams to help define technical requirements and influence product direction - Oversee day-to-day operational health of storage platforms, including troubleshooting, incident response, and root cause analysis - Drive technical enablement by building reference implementations and delivering technical documentation, training materials, and onboarding resources - Lead proof-of-concept initiatives, product evaluations, and performance testing of storage features - Develop and improve automation tools for operational efficiency and deployment - Create and maintain knowledge articles and runbooks to empower engineering, support, and sales teams - Advocate for and promote best practices in storage design, deployment, and operations internally and with customers - Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to inform Vultr’s storage product roadmap Qualifications - 8+ years’ experience in storage systems engineering, with a blend of product development, enablement, and operational responsibilities - Proven background in building and managing distributed storage products (preferably with Ceph or similar platforms) - Strong proficiency with Linux systems and scripting (Python, Bash) - Hands-on experience…