Senior Software Engineer – Storage Platform

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Software Engineer at a cloud storage company focusing on exabyte-scale systems with durability. Collaborating with distributed teams and enhancing performance, reliability, and efficiency in storage solutions.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇷 Costa RicaSenior💰 $50,000 - $90,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudJavaRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and evolve a storage platform operating at cloud scale — we're talking exabyte-level storage with real durability constraints
Optimize for different hard drive and hardware characteristics, improving throughput and reducing error rates across hardware failure modes
Troubleshoot ambiguous, symptom-driven problems where the signal is limited and the root cause isn't obvious
Contribute to major architectural upgrades that will support the platform for the next 5–10 years — including support for emerging storage technologies
Take ownership of parts of the stack where general-purpose components stop being the right fit
Improve hardware utilization and efficiency as the business grows upmarket and scale increases
Collaborate closely with a distributed team — coordinating, problem-solving, and communicating across time zones daily

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong software engineering fundamentals with comfort operating lower in the stack
Experience with complex systems where performance, reliability, and cost actually matter
A genuine ability to work through ambiguity — you can navigate limited signal and multiple possible causes without getting stuck
Solid collaboration and communication skills in English (strong enough for deep technical conversations)
Proficiency in Java , or meaningful experience in adjacent languages (C, C++, C#, Rust ) — fundamentals matter more than the specific language
A track record of shipping in environments where engineering decisions have real downstream consequences

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full integration with the U.S. engineering team — real ownership, not a satellite setup
A chance to work on infrastructure that underpins real customer data at meaningful scale
A company with an unusually transparent engineering culture and a strong technical reputation

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaCC++C#Rustsoftware engineering fundamentalsperformance optimizationreliability engineeringsystem troubleshootingarchitectural upgrades

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingnavigating ambiguityownershipcoordinationinterpersonal skillsadaptabilitycritical thinkingtechnical conversation