Staff Engineer, Storage Services

About the role

<h2>About Nscale</h2> <p>Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.</p> <p>We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future.</p> <h2>About the Role</h2> <p>We’re hiring a <strong><strong class="textBold">Staff Engineer, Storage Services</strong></strong> to provide senior technical leadership across our storage services group and shape the architecture, engineering direction, and technical quality of services spanning <strong><strong class="textBold">Block, File, Parallel, and Object storage</strong></strong>.</p> <p>This is a <strong><strong class="textBold">senior individual contributor</strong></strong> role within the <strong><strong class="textBold">Engineering</strong></strong> organization, reporting to the <strong><strong class="textBold">VP Storage Engineer</strong></strong> and working closely with the <strong><strong class="textBold">Director of Storage Services</strong></strong>. You will partner across <strong><strong class="textBold">platform, infrastructure, and product teams</strong></strong> to ensure storage services integrate effectively into the broader Nscale platform, while helping translate strategy into clear technical direction.</p> <p>In this role, you’ll define how critical storage services are designed, built, and evolved as part of Nscale’s wider platform. Your impact will be felt through stronger engineering standards, better technical decision-making, and the delivery of <strong><strong class="textBold">scalable, resilient, and high-performing</strong></strong> storage capabilities that support the future of AI infrastructure at Nscale.</p> <h2>What you'll be doing</h2> <p><strong><strong class="textBold">Technical Leadership &amp; Architecture</strong></strong></p> <ul> <li value="1"><strong><strong class="textBold">Provide</strong></strong> technical leadership across the Storage Services group for <strong><strong class="textBold">Block, File, Parallel, and Object storage</strong></strong> services.</li> <li value="2"><strong><strong class="textBold">Lead</strong></strong> the design of scalable, resilient, and high-performance storage solutions aligned with Nscale’s wider platform architecture.</li> <li value="3"><strong><strong class="textBold">Guide</strong></strong> key engineering decisions, review designs, and uphold high standards of technical quality across the storage estate.</li> <li value="4"><strong><strong class="textBold">Drive</strong></strong> architectural consistency, sound engineering practices, and strong technical governance across storage services.</li> </ul> <p><strong><strong class="textBold">Strategy, Planning &amp; Roadmap Influence</strong></strong></p> <ul> <li value="1"><strong><strong class="textBold">Work</strong></strong> closely with engineering leadership to translate storage strategy into clear technical plans, priorities, and implementation approaches.</li> <li value="2"><strong><strong class="textBold">Influence</strong></strong> the roadmap by clarifying technical trade-offs, platform dependencies, and long-term architectural considerations.</li> <li value="3"><strong><strong class="textBold">Identify</strong></strong> technical risks, scalability constraints, and operational weaknesses before they become larger issues.</li> </ul> <p><stro

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