Senior Software Engineer, Storage Infrastructure

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer, Storage Infrastructure: Building and operating the next generation of globally distributed storage systems with an accent on delivering solutions at all layers of the stack. Focus on designing provisioning systems, optimizing rebuild operations, and coordinating operations across failure domains to uphold durability.

Location: Hybrid role. Must be based in or able to work from Austin or Seattle, USA.

Company

hirify.global is a technology company building and operating one of the world's largest networks to help build a better Internet by protecting and accelerating millions of websites and other Internet properties.

What you will do

• Build and operate globally distributed storage systems.
• Own code from inception to release, delivering solutions across all layers of the stack.
• Design new provisioning systems and model failure domain dependencies.
• Benchmark new storage hardware and build standardized observability for distributed database clusters.
• Automate operational toil through purpose-built tooling and intelligent automation.

Requirements

• Strong programming skills with languages like Rust, Go, or Python.
• A solid understanding of distributed systems concepts such as consistency, consensus, data replication, fault tolerance, and partition tolerance.
• Experience with distributed databases and storage systems.
• Experience with infrastructure configuration tooling and infrastructure as code.
• Familiarity with storage fundamentals: block devices, filesystems, SSD characteristics.
• Experience building and maintaining high-throughput, low-latency systems.
• Understanding of network fundamentals as they relate to distributed storage.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave.
• Complete package of health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and Employee Stock Participation Plan.
• Support for mental health, fertility, and family forming benefits.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusiveness.
• Opportunity to contribute to projects like Project Galileo, Athenian Project, and 1.1.1.1.