Software Engineer, Storage
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 28, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 13, 2026.
Who We Are
Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 33 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company.
Vultr Cares
100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.
401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting
Professional Collaborate with internal and external teams to support the resourcing and deployment of new featuresment Reimbursement of $2,500 each year
11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan
Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year
$500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year
Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month
Company paid Wellable subscription
Join Vultr
Vultr is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to develop and enhance our cloud-based storage products. The ideal candidate has strong software engineering fundamentals, experience with storage systems, and a passion for building reliable, scalable platforms. This is an opportunity to join our Storage team and contribute to the control plane and orchestration code that powers Vultr’s Object, Block, and File storage offerings across 30+ data centers globally.
Key Responsibilities
Collaborate with Engineering teams to research and develop new features, respond to technical debt, and improve application performance
Design, develop, and maintain storage-related contributions to our control plane written in PHP, and integrate orchestration code in Python to manage and automate cloud storage operations
Contribute to the open-source Ceph project, ensuring its reliability, performance, and features meet our customers’ goals
Design and contribute to cloud provider solutions for high-performance computing, AI training, and inference workloads, focusing on Object, Block, and File storage solutions
Collaborate with internal and external teams to support the resourcing and deployment of new features
Optimize and refactor existing codebases for performance and maintainability
Qualifications
3+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on storage or distributed systems
Proficiency in PHP and Python with experience developing control plane and orchestration code
Understanding of cloud storage architectures and technologies
Solid knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems
Experience with distributed systems and networking fundamentals
Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes
Problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
Communication skills and the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Our Ideal Candidate
Experience contributing to or maintaining large open-source projects, preferably Ceph
A strong belief in documentation as a core aspect of engineering
Experience with Linux and/or BSD
Experience with configuration management solutions like Puppet and Ansible
Experience with Ceph deployment, configuration, and optimization
Experience with Test Driven Development
Knowledge of other programming languages such as Go or Lua
Familiarity with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
Experience in developing and maintaining RESTful APIs
Compensation
$80,000 - $105,000
Final compensation will vary depending on years of experience, background/skill set, location, and applicable laws.
[We are currently accepting applications from candidates residing in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin.]
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