Senior Software Systems Engineer – Storage

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Implement, integrate, and manage high-performance storage solutions for GPU-accelerated computing and AI platforms.

• Incorporate NFS-based high-performance storage systems, such as VAST and Dell PowerScale, into Kubernetes clusters through CSI, storage classes, and persistent volumes.

• Optimize NFS data pathways, including mount options, nconnect/RDMA, Linux clients, and network configurations, to achieve high-throughput and low-latency for GPU/AI workloads.

• Deploy and manage storage services and operators effectively.

• Oversee storage capacity, quotas, snapshots, and lifecycle management.

• Configure and fine-tune Linux systems for storage workloads, focusing on drivers, file-system configurations, network enhancements, and kernel settings.

• Facilitate storage integration for k0s-based Kubernetes utilizing Cluster API and K0rdent management/child-cluster architectures.

• Manage storage operations in fully disconnected air-gapped environments, addressing Harbor artifact/mirror connectivity and PKI/TLS considerations.

• Automate storage provisioning and configuration using infrastructure-as-code and GitOps methodologies.

• Create monitoring, alerting, and observability frameworks for storage performance, capacity, and overall health.

• Identify and troubleshoot performance, reliability, and scaling challenges throughout the storage stack.

• Establish operational standards and communicate effectively across teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in SRE or hardware/storage infrastructure operations.

• At least 5 years of experience in building and operating distributed production storage systems at scale.

• Over 7 years of expertise in Linux and Kubernetes storage fundamentals, particularly NFS and CSI.

• More than 1 year of experience in integrating or developing high-performance storage solutions, such as VAST, Weka, DDN, or PowerScale.

• Proficient in Kubernetes storage.

• In-depth knowledge of Linux storage and networking principles, including kernel and NFS-client layers.

• Background in high-performance NAS systems.

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and GitOps practices.

• Proven ability to diagnose performance and reliability issues from start to finish.

• Familiarity with bare-metal hardware is a significant advantage.

• Experience with Terraform/OpenTofu, ArgoCD or Flux, Kubernetes, Linux, NFS, CSI, CAPI, K0rdent, Harbor, and PKI/TLS concepts.

• Capability to thrive in hybrid, edge, and air-gapped environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunities for professional development and training.

• Attendance at conferences and working groups.

• Company events, social outings, hackathons, and tech talks.

• Competitive compensation package with a robust benefits plan.

• Collaborate with passionate, talented, and engaging colleagues.

• Engage in cutting-edge open-source innovation.

• Enjoy a high-energy work environment that values openness, collaboration, risk-taking, and continuous growth.