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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Ceph Storage Engineer - **Company:** Verda - **Location:** Berlin, Germany (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Linux, Distributed Systems, OpenStack, Squid (Proxy Server), Ceph (Software), Kubernetes, Storage Technologies, Bug Reporting, Nvme - **Published:** July 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://de.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=82d2df893f51f398 ## About the Role * Deep, Long-Term Ceph Expertise: 8+ years of infrastructure engineering experience, with 5+ years solely focused on multi-petabyte production Ceph clusters. * Exceptional Technical Communication: You can break down a complex distributed system failure or a CRUSH map redesign into a clear, concise written narrative. You value clarity over jargon. * Technical Empathy & Collaboration: A track record of working constructively across teams. You don't just say "no" to feature requests; you explain the "why" and collaborate on alternative paths. * Decoupled Identity Concept: Proven success running pure Ceph natively outside of traditional cloud wrappers like OpenStack. * Low-Level Linux Storage Mastery: Profound understanding of the Linux storage stack, including device mapper, NVMe-over-Fabrics, asynchronous I/O frameworks, and kernel/user-space boundaries. Nice-to-Haves * Upstream Ceph contributor (code, documentation, or active bug reporting). * Experience giving technical presentations, writing engineering blogs, or leading internal "brown bag" tech talks. * Experience architecting Ceph CSI plugins within massive, raw bare-metal Kubernetes architectures. ## Description We are looking for a Principal Ceph Storage Engineer who is as skilled with people and prose as they are with placement groups. Running a fast-paced environment means we cannot afford "black box" wizards who keep the storage architecture in their heads. We need an articulate architect: someone with deep, long-term Ceph experience who treats documentation as a first-class citizen, loves mentoring, and can act as an open, collaborative bridge between our storage infrastructure and the rest of our engineering organization., * Architect Standalone Storage Ecosystems: Lead the architectural design, capacity planning, and lifecycle management of our global, pure Ceph topology. * Demystify the Storage Layer: Author clear, accessible, and comprehensive documentation, post-mortems, and runbooks so that the broader SRE and On-Call teams feel empowered, not intimidated, by Ceph. * Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with compute, networking, and platform teams to understand their storage bottlenecks and co-design high-performance solutions. * Mentor & Elevate: Actively mentor mid-level and senior engineers, raising the collective storage IQ of the entire engineering organization. * Drive Zero-Downtime Upgrades: Lead the orchestration and testing pipelines to seamlessly transition our fleet across major releases (e.g., Reef, Squid) without user impact. * Deep-Level Troubleshooting: Act as the ultimate tier-of-last-resort for complex recovery scenarios (stuck PGs, peering anomalies), while calmly communicating status updates to leadership during high-pressure events., * Cash + equity compensation along with various fringe benefits (e.g., healthcare, lunch, wellbeing, etc.). * Profitable operations with rapid, sustained growth. * 31 nationalities, with 6 different ones on the management team. * An opportunity to make a clear impact and work alongside world-class engineers, researchers, and partners across the global AI ecosystem. ## Related Videos - [How I saved 200K/yr in direct costs writing 0 code lines in K8s](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1055-how-i-saved-200k-yr-in-direct-costs-writing-0-code-lines-in-k8s) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [It's all about the Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/425-it-s-all-about-the-data) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) - [Discover the open source trio you didn’t expect: .NET and PostgreSQL on Linux](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2042-discover-the-open-source-trio-you-didn-t-expect-net-and-postgresql-on-linux) - [Operating etcd for Managed Kubernetes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1191-operating-etcd-for-managed-kubernetes) ## Related Articles - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [The Best Software Developer Blogs to Read](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/156-the-best-software-developer-blogs-to-read) - [Dev Digest 129 - Now that's what I call private data!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/468-dev-digest-129-now-that-s-what-i-call-private-data) - [Dev Digest 138 - Are you secure about this?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/486-dev-digest-138-are-you-secure-about-this)