Infrastructure Engineer, Storage

Lightning AI

Infrastructure Engineer at Lightning AI managing storage systems for high-throughput AI/ML workloads. Focusing on building and operating distributed storage systems with reliability and efficiency.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeNew York City • California, New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $180,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

LinuxNFSPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Operate and scale distributed storage systems, including VAST and S3-compatible object storage (e.g., Ceph)
Improve performance, reliability, and efficiency of storage systems supporting large-scale AI/ML workloads
Troubleshoot complex storage and data path issues across hardware and software layers
Optimize storage performance to support high-throughput, low-latency AI training and inference workloads
Build and maintain automation for provisioning, managing, and monitoring storage infrastructure
Develop Python-based tools and workflows to reduce manual operational overhead
Improve lifecycle management of storage clusters, from deployment through maintenance and scaling
Manage and operate Linux-based systems in production, including bare-metal environments
Partner with infrastructure and data center teams on hardware bring-up, upgrades, and issue resolution
Support capacity planning, utilization tracking, and forecasting for storage systems
Leverage monitoring and telemetry to diagnose issues and improve system performance and reliability
Work closely with Infrastructure Engineering, Network Engineering, and Platform teams to integrate storage into the broader platform
Contribute to design discussions around new infrastructure deployments and scaling strategies
Help define best practices for operating storage systems in high-performance computing environments

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, systems engineering, or related roles
Hands-on experience operating distributed storage systems (e.g., VAST, Ceph, or similar)
Strong Linux systems experience in production environments
Proficiency in Python or similar scripting/programming languages for automation
Experience working with bare-metal infrastructure and hardware-oriented systems
Ability to debug complex issues across system boundaries (storage, OS, hardware, networking)
Experience with storage networking protocols (e.g., NFS or similar)
Experience with capacity planning, monitoring, and performance tuning

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage (U.S.); Private medical and dental insurance (U.K.)
Retirement and financial wellness support (U.S.); Pension contribution (U.K.)
Generous paid time off, plus holidays
Paid parental leave
Professional development support
Wellness and work-from-home stipends
Flexible work environment

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Hard Skills & Tools

distributed storage systemsVASTS3-compatible object storageCephPythonLinuxstorage networking protocolscapacity planningperformance tuningautomation

Soft Skills

troubleshootingproblem-solvingcollaborationcommunicationdesign discussionsbest practices definition