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title: 'Software Engineer, Storage at Vultr'
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# Software Engineer, Storage at Vultr

- **Company:** Vultr
- **Location:** United States
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/vultr/bd6e53e0-00d1-4fb0-a9f3-7a8a3deb07c4

## Job description

## Who We Are

Vultr is on a mission to make high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible for enterprises and AI innovators around the world. With 33 global cloud data center locations, Vultr is trusted by hundreds of thousands of active customers across 185 countries for its flexible, scalable, global Cloud Compute, Cloud GPU, Bare Metal, and Cloud Storage solutions. In December 2024 Vultr announced an equity financing at a $3.5 billion valuation. Founded by David Aninowsky and self-funded for over a decade, Vultr has grown to become the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company. Vultr Cares

- 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.
- 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting
- Professional Collaborate with internal and external teams to support the resourcing and deployment of new featuresment Reimbursement of $2,500 each year
- 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan
- Commitment matters to Vultr! Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year
- $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year
- Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
- Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month
- Company paid Wellable subscription

Join Vultr Vultr is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to develop and enhance our cloud-based storage products. The ideal candidate has strong software engineering fundamentals, experience with storage systems, and a passion for building reliable, scalable platforms. This is an opportunity to join our Storage team and contribute to the control plane and orchestration code that powers Vultr’s Object, Block, and File storage offerings across 30+ data centers globally.

## Key Responsibilities

- Collaborate with Engineering teams to research and develop new features, respond to technical debt, and improve application performance
- Design, develop, and maintain storage-related contributions to our control plane written in PHP, and integrate orchestration code in Python to manage and automate cloud storage operations
- Contribute to the open-source Ceph project, ensuring its reliability, performance, and features meet our customers’ goals
- Design and contribute to cloud provider solutions for high-performance computing, AI training, and inference workloads, focusing on Object, Block, and File storage solutions
- Collaborate with internal and external teams to support the resourcing and deployment of new features
- Optimize and refactor existing codebases for performance and maintainability

## Qualifications

- 3+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on storage or distributed systems
- Proficiency in PHP and Python with experience developing control plane and orchestration code
- Understanding of cloud storage architectures and technologies
- Solid knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems
- Experience with distributed systems and networking fundamentals
- Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes
- Problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Communication skills and the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Our Ideal Candidate

- Experience contributing to or maintaining large open-source projects, preferably Ceph
- A strong belief in documentation as a core aspect of engineering
- Experience with Linux and/or BSD
- Experience with configuration management solutions like Puppet and Ansible
- Experience with Ceph deployment, configuration, and optimization
- Experience with Test Driven Development
- Knowledge of other programming languages such as Go or Lua
- Familiarity with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
- Experience in developing and maintaining RESTful APIs

## Compensation

$80,000 - $105,000

Final compensation will vary depending on years of experience, background/skill set, location, and applicable laws.

[We are currently accepting applications from candidates residing in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin.] Inclusion & Privacy We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences, and we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. Vultr will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable laws and will not conduct a background check until after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted. We also take your privacy seriously. We handle personal information responsibly and follow applicable laws, including U.S. privacy rules and India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Your data is used only for legitimate business purposes and is protected with proper security measures. Where allowed by law, applicants may request details about the data we collect, access or delete their information, withdraw consent for its use, and opt out of nonessential communications. For more details, please see our [Privacy Policy](https://www.vultr.com/legal/privacy/).

## About Vultr

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Vultr provides a global cloud infrastructure platform that simplifies the deployment of high-performance compute, storage, and bare metal solutions for developers and enterprises.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed)
- **Headquarters**: West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed (operates under The Constant Company, LLC)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS / PaaS)
- **Target Customers**: Developers, SMBs, enterprise IT teams, AI innovators – serving customers in over 185 countries
- **Mission**: To empower developers and businesses by simplifying the deployment of infrastructure via an advanced, globally distributed cloud platform

## Products & Services
- **Cloud Compute**: Virtual machines (SSD VPS) with hourly billing, available in 32 global data center regions. Supports Linux, Windows, and BSD.
- **Optimized Cloud Compute**: Configurations with AMD EPYC CPUs for compute-intensive workloads.
- **Bare Metal**: Single-tenant dedicated servers, accelerated by NVIDIA GPUs and high-performance AMD/Intel CPUs.
- **Kubernetes Engine (VKE)**: Fully managed Kubernetes service for container orchestration.
- **Block & Object Storage**: Scalable, high-performance storage solutions.
- **Managed Databases**: Managed MySQL, PostgreSQL, Apache Kafka, and Valkey (Redis-compatible).
- **Vultr Marketplace**: One-click apps and partner integrations.
- **Vultr Agent**: AI-powered assistant and composable infrastructure tool.
- **Additional Services**: 1-Click Apps, ISO mounting, private networking, DDoS protection, and global load balancing.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $3.5 billion (as of 2024-12, per financing round from LuminArx and AMD Ventures) [vultr.com](https://www.vultr.com/company/about-us/)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of $145.5 million; total funding of $662 million (equity + debt) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vultr)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: LuminArx Capital, AMD Ventures, Verizon, Dell Technologies. Debt financing of $329 million from six investors in June 2025. [vultr.com](https://www.vultr.com/company/about-us/)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - 1.5 million+ customers served, 80 million instances deployed
  - 32 data center regions worldwide with continued expansion (e.g., Chicago, Tel Aviv, Warsaw)
  - Headcount grew 48.7% YoY to 243 employees (as of mid-2025) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vultr)
  - Active job postings up 364% YoY (65 roles open) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vultr)
  - Won Dell Technologies Global Alliances AI Provider of the Year, Americas award
  - 2024 Stratus Award for Cloud Computing (cloud disruptor category)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Global Footprint**: 32 data center regions across six continents, enabling low-latency local deployments.
- **No-Lock-in Pricing**: Hourly billing with no long-term contracts; full root/admin access on all instances.
- **Broad Compliance Portfolio**: SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI, CSA STAR, ISO/IEC 27001/27017/27018/20000-1.
- **Ecosystem & Partnerships**: Vultr Cloud Alliance with Dell, AMD, Verizon, and others.
- **Developer Experience**: Powerful API v2, Terraform integration, one-click apps, and AI assistant.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI & GPU Infrastructure**: Expanding Cloud GPU offerings for AI/ML workloads.
- **Kubernetes & Containerization**: Continued investment in Vultr Kubernetes Engine (VKE).
- **Regional Expansion**: Opening new data centers in underserved markets (e.g., Africa, Latin America).
- **Developer Experience**: Enhancing API, marketplace, and composable cloud tooling.
- **Enterprise Sales**: Growing channel partnerships and direct enterprise engagement.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-First Culture**: Most roles are fully remote; headquarters in West Palm Beach, FL with local team collaboration. [vultr.com/careers](https://www.vultr.com/company/careers/)
- **Benefits**:
  - 100% employer-paid health insurance
  - 401(k) with up to 4% matching (immediate vesting)
  - Generous PTO with rollover, 11 holidays, birthday off, 1-month paid sabbatical every 5 years
  - 8 weeks paid parental leave
  - Up to $2,500/year continuing education + free Udemy Business access
  - Monthly internet and fitness reimbursement
  - Home office setup allowance
- **Culture & Growth**: Emphasis on passion, collaboration, and education. Regular virtual events, quarterly team lunches, spot bonuses, and the “High Flying Vultr” award.
- **Engineering Focus**: 31% of workforce in technical roles; opportunities to work on global-scale cloud infrastructure. Active hiring for software engineers, SREs, and data center technicians.

## Sources
1. [vultr.com – About Us](https://www.vultr.com/company/about-us/)
2. [vultr.com – Careers](https://www.vultr.com/company/careers/)
3. [vultr.com – Homepage](https://www.vultr.com/)
4. [linkedin.com – Vultr Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vultr)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com – Vultr Open Positions](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/vultr)

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