Manager, HPC Storage Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Manager, HPC Storage Engineer (AI): Building and operating global distributed storage platforms for AI training and inference with an accent on high-performance shared filesystems and low-latency data paths. Focus on designing SAN/NFS architectures, optimizing NVMe/RDMA performance, and scaling storage infrastructure for GPU clusters.

Location: Remote, USA

Salary: $150,000 - $240,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is pioneering the future of AI and machine learning, offering cutting-edge cloud infrastructure for full‑stack AI applications.

What you will do

• Define and evolve the global distributed storage architecture supporting training, inference, and dataset access at scale.
• Manage and grow a team of storage and systems engineers, setting clear technical direction and operational standards.
• Design and operate large-scale SAN and NFS deployments, specifically leveraging VAST Data and parallel filesystems like Lustre.
• Drive end-to-end performance optimization from NAND/NVMe media through controllers, networking, and client access patterns.
• Evaluate and deploy cutting-edge capabilities such as NFS over RDMA and GPU Direct Storage (GDS).
• Partner with Datacenter Networking, GPU Platform, and SRE teams to ensure storage systems meet AI workload requirements.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience managing storage, systems, or infrastructure engineering teams in production.
• 8+ years of experience designing and operating multi-petabyte scale distributed storage systems (SAN/NFS).
• Hands-on experience deploying and operating VAST Data in production environments is required.
• Experience with parallel filesystems such as Lustre, GPFS, or BeeGFS.
• Deep understanding of NAND, NVMe, PCIe, and Linux internals (I/O scheduling, memory management, and performance tuning).
• Must be based in the USA.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting AI training pipelines, large-scale model checkpointing, and dataset streaming.
• Familiarity with RDMA fabrics and collaboration with datacenter networking teams.
• Experience designing storage for multi-tenant isolation and secure data access.
• Background in hyperscale, HPC, or AI-focused infrastructure environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Meaningful equity and stock options for all employees.
• 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Flexible PTO to ensure work-life balance.
• Remote-first culture with a collaborative team environment utilizing Slack.