Senior Storage Engineer

Kindredventures; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hydra Host, based in Miami, is looking for an experienced Storage Engineer to build a state-of-the-art storage platform. This senior role demands expertise in designing high-performance storage solutions for GPU clusters, with a strong focus on parallel file systems and performance optimization.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience, strong communication skills, and a hands-on approach to defining, building, and managing storage systems in a rapidly evolving AI-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in high-performance storage systems for compute clusters.
• Solid foundation in Linux systems engineering.
• Proven ability to build storage infrastructure from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement Hydra Host’s first production storage platform.
• Lead design and technical decisions around the storage stack.
• Integrate and optimize parallel file systems for performance.

Skills

High-performance storage systems design

Block storage expertise

Object storage expertise

Parallel file systems experience

Linux systems engineering

Automation and scripting

Tools

NVMe

Ceph

Lustre

BeeGFS

Job description

Job Title: Storage Engineer

About Hydra Host

Hydra Host is a Founders Fund-backed NVIDIA cloud partner building the infrastructure platform that powers AI at scale. We connect AI Factories – high-performance GPU data centers – with the teams that depend on them: research labs training foundation models, enterprises running production inference, and developer platforms demanding scalable compute capacity. Hydra Host is building the next-generation bare-metal GPU infrastructure network and marketplace under its Brokkr platform. The company enables independent data centers to monetize GPU capacity while providing enterprises with scalable, high-performance access to NVIDIA-based compute (e.g., H100, H200, B200, L40S, RTX 4090). As we expand our infrastructure capabilities, Hydra Host is now seeking a Storage Engineer to lead the architecture, development, and deployment of our next-generation AI/HPC storage platform.

The Role

As a Storage Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and building Hydra Host’s first production‑grade storage platform from the ground up, supporting the company’s rapidly expanding network of bare-metal GPU clusters. You’ll own the architecture, technology selection, implementation, and evolution of this platform, defining how Hydra Host manages data for large-scale, distributed AI workloads across global data centers. This is a senior, hands‑on role for an engineer who has built storage systems for GPU clusters before, with deep expertise in both block and object storage and a strong understanding of parallel file systems, performance optimization, and large‑scale orchestration.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, architect, and implement Hydra Host’s first production storage platform tailored for bare-metal GPU clusters and AI/HPC workloads.
• Lead all technical decisions around storage stack design, from hardware infrastructure to parallel file system orchestration and performance tuning.
• Select, build, and maintain storage solutions spanning both block (NVMe, SAN, Ceph, etc.) and object storage (S3‑compatible, custom, or Ceph Object Gateway) layers.
• Design for high‑throughput, low‑latency access, supporting large datasets, rapid checkpointing, and parallel access for distributed AI training workloads.
• Integrate and optimize parallel file systems such as Lustre, BeeGFS, Spectrum Scale, WekaIO, or CephFS, ensuring maximum performance and fault tolerance.
• Ensure compatibility across Hydra’s diverse GPU/OEM ecosystem, accounting for unique firmware, BMC/Redfish APIs, and hardware configurations.
• Develop automation, observability, and management tooling for storage, focusing on reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
• Act as a builder and architect: deeply hands‑on in deployment, troubleshooting, and optimization, while guiding long‑term storage roadmap.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with GPU, HPC, and platform engineering teams to integrate storage with compute and network layers.
• Interface with customers and product leadership to define feature priorities, performance benchmarks, and future enhancements.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive, hands‑on experience designing and implementing high-performance storage systems for compute clusters in HPC, AI, or bare-metal cloud environments.
• Proven track record building storage infrastructure from scratch, not just operating existing systems.
• Deep expertise in block storage (NVMe, SAN, Ceph, distributed block systems) and object storage (S3, MinIO, Ceph Object Gateway, etc.).
• Strong background in parallel file systems (WekaIO, BeeGFS, Lustre, Spectrum Scale, or similar) supporting GPU or AI cluster workloads.
• Solid foundation in Linux systems engineering, automation, and scripting for distributed environments.
• Familiarity with BMC, Redfish APIs, and OEM server firmware for bare-metal management.
• Deep understanding of AI/ML data pipelines: model checkpointing, data locality, and multi-tiered storage optimization.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills, able to translate technical decisions into clear architectural direction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building storage solutions for large-scale GPU or HPC infrastructure.
• History of technical leadership or mentorship, growing teams or owning a product roadmap.
• Experience evaluating and managing vendor relationships and negotiating storage hardware/software contracts.
• Contributions to open-source HPC or storage projects (Ceph, Lustre, BeeGFS, etc.).
• Familiarity with confidential computing, secure data handling, or high-availability architectures.