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Infrastructure Engineer (Storage)
Lightning AI
New York, New York, United States; San Francisco, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United StatesPosted Jul 17, 2026 · 4h ago$180k – $200k
Full-time$180k – $200kMid LevelHybridSaaS
About this role
Lightning AI is seeking a Storage Infrastructure Engineer to build and operate storage systems for large-scale AI/ML training and inference workloads. You will focus on automation, reliability, and scaling distributed storage across bare-metal infrastructure, working with systems like VAST and Ceph. This hybrid role requires 5+ years of experience and is based in NYC, SF, or Seattle.
What we are looking for
6- Operate and scale distributed storage systems (VAST, Ceph)
- Improve performance, reliability, and efficiency of storage
- Build and maintain automation for storage infrastructure
- Develop Python-based tools for operational efficiency
- Manage and operate Linux-based systems in production
- Support capacity planning and performance tuning
Skills mentioned
1Python
Work authorization
No visa sponsorship is available.