Fortinet
Ceph Cluster Development Engineer (C++ Focus)
$179K–$219K
Santa Clara, CA · Full-time · Posted Jul 3, 2026
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
About the job
Design, develop, optimize, and operate enterprise-scale Ceph distributed storage clusters across data centers and Kubernetes environments.
What you'll do
- Develop and extend Ceph components in C++, and optimize cluster performance.
- Automate cluster deployment, upgrades, scaling, failover, and recovery; integrate Ceph with Kubernetes and CI/CD.
- Implement replication, disaster recovery, security, and observability for production storage systems.
What they ask for
- Strong C++ proficiency (C++11 or later) and experience with distributed systems or kernel-adjacent development.
- Deep knowledge of Ceph architecture and core components.
- Linux systems programming, debugging, and performance profiling skills; experience with Python or Go for tooling.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Rook-Ceph, Helm, Ansible, and related DevOps tools.
Nice to have
- Contributions to Ceph open source or experience modifying Ceph source code.
- Experience with multi-site replication, object versioning, compliance retention, or legal hold features.
Pay
$179,000-$219,000 USD base salary
Tools
C++, Python, Go, Linux, Ceph, Kubernetes, Rook-Ceph, Prometheus
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