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 with cloud infrastructure, virtualization, and containerization technologies (KVM, Kubernetes, etc.)
- Demonstrated expertise in technical documentation, enablement, and training
- Ability to help define technical requirements with cross-functional teams
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills and collaborative approach
Compensation$130,000 - $150,000
Final compensation will vary depending on years of experience, background/skill set, location, and applicable laws.
