Staff Engineer, Distributed Storage and HPC & AI Infrastructure
Together AISan Francisco, California, United States
Posted November 24, 2025
160000 - 260000 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
Together AI is a research-driven artificial intelligence company. We believe open and transparent AI systems will drive innovation and create the best outcomes for society, and together we are on a mission to significantly lower the cost of modern AI systems by co-designing software, hardware, algorithms, and models.
Job Description
Design and deliver multi-petabyte storage systems for AI training and inference workloads. Architect high-performance parallel filesystems and object stores, evaluate and integrate cutting-edge technologies, and drive aggressive cost optimization.
Requirements
- 8+ years in storage engineering with 3+ years managing distributed storage at multi-petabyte scale
- Proven track record deploying and operating high-performance storage for GPU/HPC clusters
- Deep Kubernetes and cloud-native storage experience in production environments
- Strong coding skills in Go and Python with demonstrated ability to build production-grade tools
- BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- History of technical leadership: designing systems that significantly improved performance (>3x), reliability (99.9%+ uptime), or cost efficiency
- Distributed Storage Systems: Deep expertise in WekaFS, Lustre, GPFS, BeeGFS, or similar parallel filesystems at multi-petabyte scale
- Object Storage: Production experience with S3, MinIO, Ceph, or R2 including performance optimization and cost management
- Kubernetes Storage: CSI drivers, StatefulSets, PersistentVolumes, storage operators, and custom controllers
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Startup equity
- Health insurance
- Flexibility in terms of remote work