Ceph Cluster Development Engineer (C++ Focus)

Fortinet
Santa Clara
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 179,000 - 219,000 annuallyFunction: Product ManagementEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Root-cause analysis","Performance investigations","Technical documentation","Collaboration"]

Design, extend, and operate enterprise-scale Ceph distributed storage clusters, deepening development across Ceph core subsystems like RADOS, OSD, RGW, and MDS. Optimize performance across network, disk I/O, and replication layers, build automation for lifecycle operations, and integrate Ceph with Kubernetes (Rook-Ceph, CSI) and CI/CD. Deliver secure, highly available multi-site deployments with strong observability and production-grade documentation.

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Ceph Cluster Development Engineer (C++ Focus)

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Job Summary

Design, extend, and operate enterprise-scale Ceph distributed storage clusters, deepening development across Ceph core subsystems like RADOS, OSD, RGW, and MDS. Optimize performance across network, disk I/O, and replication layers, build automation for lifecycle operations, and integrate Ceph with Kubernetes (Rook-Ceph, CSI) and CI/CD. Deliver secure, highly available multi-site deployments with strong observability and production-grade documentation.
Location: Santa Clara
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Product Management

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, build, and operate large-scale Ceph clusters including RADOS, RGW, and RBD.
  • •Contribute to or extend Ceph core components written in C++ (e.g., OSD, RGW, librados, BlueStore, MGR modules).
  • •Profile and optimize performance across network, disk I/O, and replication layers (PG placement, CRUSH rules, BlueStore tuning).
  • •Develop automation and tooling for cluster lifecycle management, including deployment, upgrades, scaling, failover, and recovery.
  • •Integrate Ceph with Kubernetes (Rook-Ceph, CSI drivers) and CI/CD pipelines, and implement multi-site replication and disaster recovery for high availability.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 179,000 - 219,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsuranceDisability Insurance401kPaid LeaveSick Time11 Paid

Key Requirements

  • •Strong proficiency in C++ (C++11 or later) for large-scale distributed systems or kernel-adjacent development.
  • •Deep understanding of Ceph architecture and core components (MON, OSD, MGR, RGW, MDS, CRUSH maps).
  • •Proficient in Linux systems programming plus debugging and performance profiling (gdb, perf, valgrind).
  • •Experience with Python or Go for tooling and automation.
  • •Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Ceph integration tools (Rook-Ceph, Helm, Ansible, DevOps tools).
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Root-cause analysisPerformance investigationsTechnical documentationCollaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:C++C++11CephRADOSOSDRGWMDSMONMGRCRUSHRBDLibradosBlueStoreMGR modulesPG placementPGDm-cryptKMSCephXPrometheus

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Fortinet
Provides enterprise cybersecurity solutions including data protection, cloud security, network security, and user and entity behavior analytics to help organizations prevent insider threats, secure cloud and on-premises environments, and enforce data loss prevention policies.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Private Equity Backed
Headquarters: Austin, United States
Founded: 1994
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