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 Development 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 Senior Manager, Cloud Storage Engineering to lead the engineering and operations team responsible for Vultr's cloud storage portfolio. You will oversee the design, deployment, and operation of block, object, and file storage services across all global regions and performance tiers — from Archival to Standard to Accelerated. This is a rare opportunity to shape the storage backbone that powers hundreds of thousands of workloads worldwide, from everyday applications to the most demanding AI training and inference pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing team of storage engineers and operators across multiple regions

• Own the technical delivery for Vultr's block, object, and file storage products across all performance tiers

• Drive architecture decisions for multi-tenant, multi-tier storage platforms serving diverse workload profiles

• Ensure five-nines availability, durability, and performance SLAs across the global storage fleet

• Integrate and operationalize third-party storage solutions as needed

• Optimize storage systems for AI and HPC workloads requiring extreme throughput and low latency

• Collaborate with product, infrastructure, and customer success teams to define storage offerings and SLAs

• Manage capacity planning, cost optimization, and vendor relationships across the storage stack

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in storage engineering, with 3+ years in engineering management

• Deep expertise with Ceph and distributed storage architectures in production environments

• Experience building and operating multi-tenant cloud storage services at scale

• Strong understanding of block, object, and file storage protocols and performance characteristics

• Experience with third-party enterprise storage platforms (DDN, VAST, Weka, NetApp) is a strong plus

• Knowledge of high-performance storage optimization techniques for AI and HPC workloads is a plus

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Compensation

$135,000 - $160,000

Final compensation will vary depending on years of experience, background/skill set, location, and applicable laws.

Inclusion & Privacy

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences, and we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. Vultr will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable laws and will not conduct a background check until after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted.

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