20h ago
Storage Performance Engineer
Remote - United States
$80k-$110k / year
full-timesenior Remote
๐ Tech Stack
๐ผ About This Role
You'll drive storage performance optimization for Vultr's cloud infrastructure, focusing on Ceph-based systems and customer-facing storage products. You'll benchmark, tune, and enhance storage performance across GPU and compute products. This role offers visibility in a high-growth, privately-held cloud company valued at $3.5B.
๐ฏ What You'll Do
- Improve storage performance from a customer-focused perspective
- Benchmark and analyze storage product and GPU/Compute combinations
- Recommend and implement performance tuning
- Contribute to Ceph-based storage design and architecture
๐ Requirements
- Ceph performance tuning experience
- Linux networking and storage protocol tuning (NFS, iSCSI)
- 6+ years configuring and managing distributed systems
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (RKE2 or similar)
โจ Nice to Have
- Experience with virtio-blk and virtio-fs
- Knowledge of RKE2 or similar Kubernetes distributions
- Fluency with CentOS, RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu
๐ Benefits & Perks
- ๐ฅ 100% company-paid insurance (medical, dental, vision)
- ๐ฐ 401(k) match 100% up to 4% with immediate vesting
- ๐ $2,500 annual professional development reimbursement
- ๐๏ธ Increased PTO and 1-month paid sabbatical every 5 years
- ๐ฅ๏ธ $500 remote office setup initially, $400 annually thereafter
๐จ Hiring Process
Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate
- 1Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
- 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
- 3Hiring Manager Interviewยท 45 min
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