Lambda

Staff Storage Systems Architect

Lambda

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San JoseCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $349,000 - $523,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Architect, design, and implement distributed storage solutions optimized for AI workloads.
  • Drive the development of storage system standards and best practices to ensure consistency and reliability across infrastructure.
  • Evaluate and benchmark storage technologies to meet demanding AI performance requirements.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate storage solutions with cloud product offerings.
  • Define and maintain storage capacity plans, performance metrics, and scalability roadmaps.
  • Drive operational excellence, ensuring high availability, disaster recovery, and data integrity.
  • Provide mentorship and technical leadership to storage and infrastructure engineers.

Requirements

  • Proven experience (7+ years) designing and implementing distributed storage systems.
  • Deep expertise with distributed storage technologies (e.g., Ceph, Lustre, or similar).
  • In-depth knowledge of underlying hardware systems supporting storage deployments.
  • Strong understanding of storage architectures, data replication, redundancy strategies, and performance optimization techniques.
  • Experience working with high-performance and high-availability storage solutions.
  • Familiarity with object, block, and file storage protocols.
  • Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve complex technical issues.
  • Excellent communication skills, capable of clearly articulating technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
Benefits
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
  • Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
  • 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
  • Flexible paid time off plan that we all actually use
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
distributed storage solutionsstorage system standardsstorage technologiesstorage capacity plansperformance metricsscalability roadmapsdata integritydata replicationredundancy strategiesperformance optimization
Soft Skills
mentorshiptechnical leadershipcommunication