Senior Ceph Storage Engineer

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At GoDaddy the future of work looks different for each team. Some teams work in the office full-time; others have a hybrid arrangement (they work remotely some days and in the office some days) and some work entirely remotely.​

Remote: This is a remote position, so you’ll be working remotely from your home. You may occasionally visit a GoDaddy office to meet with your team for events or meetings.

Join our team

We are looking for engineers to join the Global Storage Engineering team with a strong focus on Ceph. In this role, you would be engineering and deploying the latest storage technologies to enable object, block, and file workloads for our internal applications and private cloud. If you have strong dev/ops skills, love to solve complex and challenging problems, and want to participate in some of the most exciting open-source projects, we want to hear from you!

What you'll get to do...

• Architect and build Ceph clusters from the ground up, creating robust and scalable storage solutions that meet our organizational needs.
• Help GoDaddy engineer, deploy, and maintain the next generation of Ceph storage technologies.
• Play a key role in managing a large-scale Linux environment, ensuring seamless operations and optimal performance across our extensive infrastructure.
• Work closely with internal teams on cross-functional projects to ensure that their assets are delivered quickly and with the highest quality.
• Scope and model various workloads to deliver custom solutions based on GoDaddy product offering needs.

Your experience should include...

• 4+ years of professional Ceph experience, architecting and building Ceph clusters from the ground up
• 4+ years of Ceph storage deployment, configuration, performance tuning, monitoring, troubleshooting, integration, upgrades, and maintenance.
• Experience working with Ceph Reef, showcasing proficiency in implementing and optimizing this version for enhanced storage performance and reliability.
• 3+ years of experience in Python scripting and automation.
• 4+ years of professional experience, efficiently managing large-scale Linux server environments.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and their storage services.

You may also have…

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience with other distributed storage systems (e.g., GlusterFS, HDFS).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

We've got your back... We offer a range of total rewards that may include paid time off, retirement savings (e.g., 401k, pension schemes), bonus/incentive eligibility, equity grants, participation in our employee stock purchase plan, competitive health benefits, and other family-friendly benefits including parental leave. GoDaddy’s benefits vary based on individual role and location and can be reviewed in more detail during the interview process.

We also embrace our diverse culture and offer a range of Employee Resource Groups (Culture). Have a side hustle? No problem. We love entrepreneurs! Most importantly, come as you are and make your own way.

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