Staff Software Engineer, Storage Services
LaddersAbout the role
For our client, we are seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Storage Services to join the team of a leader in the Consumer Technology space.
This role will focus on building and evolving large-scale storage infrastructure that supports reliable, high-performance data services. You will partner closely with engineering teams to improve scalability, latency, and operational resilience across critical systems. The position also calls for strong technical leadership, with an emphasis on architecture, execution, and mentoring engineers in a fast-moving environment.
Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Compensation: $177,185 – $364,795 annually
Responsibilities
Guide and direct a team building reliable, high-performance storage systems
Lead the architecture and design of online structured storage services for large datasets
Drive modernization initiatives for the storage tech stack, focusing on reliability and scalability
Enhance query throughput and system latency using performance engineering practices
Utilize AI for system design, decision-making, and operational automation
Participate in on-call duties to manage critical issues and set technical excellence standards
Mentor senior engineers to develop future leaders in storage infrastructure
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience
8+ years of hands-on backend software engineering experience in large-scale distributed systems
Experience managing core infrastructure systems, preferably in online structured data storage or distributed databases
Strong understanding of distributed SQL or NoSQL databases and their internals
Experience with modern distributed storage/database technologies, particularly TiDB or similar
Demonstrated technical leadership in setting roadmap and driving execution across teams
Strong problem-solving skills and experience coding in Java, Python, or C/C++
Experience leveraging AI to enhance operations and development
Benefits
Opportunity to contribute to innovative storage technology at scale
Dynamic, collaborative work culture focused on equity and inclusion
In-office requirement of only 1-2 times per month, allowing for flexible remote work
Access to resources and support for professional development
Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.
Responsibilities
- Guide and direct a team building reliable, high-performance storage systems
- Lead the architecture and design of online structured storage services for large datasets
- Drive modernization initiatives for the storage tech stack, focusing on reliability and scalability
- Enhance query throughput and system latency using performance engineering practices
- Utilize AI for system design, decision-making, and operational automation
- Participate in on-call duties to manage critical issues and set technical excellence standards
- Mentor senior engineers to develop future leaders in storage infrastructure
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of hands-on backend software engineering experience in large-scale distributed systems
- Experience managing core infrastructure systems, preferably in online structured data storage or distributed databases
- Strong understanding of distributed SQL or NoSQL databases and their internals
- Experience with modern distributed storage/database technologies, particularly TiDB or similar
- Demonstrated technical leadership in setting roadmap and driving execution across teams
- Strong problem-solving skills and experience coding in Java, Python, or C/C++
- Experience leveraging AI to enhance operations and development
Benefits
- Opportunity to contribute to innovative storage technology at scale
- Dynamic, collaborative work culture focused on equity and inclusion
- In-office requirement of only 1-2 times per month, allowing for flexible remote work
- Access to resources and support for professional development
Skills mentioned
About Ladders
We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.
H-1B sponsorship history
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