Storage Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Storage Software Engineer (AI Infrastructure): Designing and deploying large-scale distributed storage protocol solutions (object, block, file) to power AI training and inference with an accent on storage performance and reliability. Focus on optimizing storage protocol APIs, integrating NVMe/GPU-direct storage, and orchestrating resources across redundant arrays.

Location: Hybrid. Must be based in or be able to work from San Francisco, Bellevue, or San Jose (Note: San Francisco office requires presence 4 days per week).

Salary: $266,000 – $395,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure, providing GPU compute and superintelligence cloud services to researchers and enterprises.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain software for storage systems with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Implement and optimize storage protocol APIs for file (NFS, SMB), block (Fibre Channel), and object (S3) access.
• Develop distributed systems for managing and orchestrating storage resources across multiple solutions and redundant arrays.
• Collaborate with hardware and system architects to integrate software with NVMe and GPU-direct storage.
• Lead a high-performance team through deliberate hiring, upskilling, and performance management.
• Partner with fleet and observability teams to ensure seamless deployment and track SLOs/SLIs.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in storage engineering, with at least 5+ years in a management or lead role.
• Proficiency in serving one or more storage protocols: object (S3), block (iSCSI), or file (NFS, SMB, Lustre).
• Strong expertise in systems-level programming and storage performance optimization.
• Familiarity with modern storage technologies such as NVMe, RDMA, and DPUs.
• Professional experience as a storage engineer or storage SRE.
• Must be based in the USA (San Francisco, Bellevue, or San Jose).

Nice to have

• Deep experience with Vast, Weka, and/or NetApp in HPC or AI Infrastructure environments.
• Experience implementing CEPH at a scale greater than 100PB.
• Experience with NVidia SuperNIC DPUs for edge-caching (e.g., GPUDirect Storage).
• Proven track record of driving cross-functional engineering management initiatives.

Culture & Benefits

• Generous cash and equity compensation.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• 401k Plan with 2% company match for USA employees.
• Flexible paid time off plan.
• Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles.