Senior Software Engineer – Storage Distributed Upstream

Location

New York

Business Area

Engineering and CTO

Ref #

10045932

Description & Requirements

About the Team

The Storage Distributed Upstream team is laser-focused on advancing Ceph, the leading open-source distributed storage platform. Our mission is twofold: contribute directly to the upstream Ceph community and ensure it meets Bloomberg’s demanding requirements for scalability, reliability, and performance at petabyte scale. This is a rare opportunity to operate at the intersection of cutting-edge open source development and massive-scale infrastructure, helping shape the future of distributed storage while collaborating with world-class engineers inside and outside Bloomberg.

Why join us?

• Shape the Ceph roadmap by contributing code, ideas, and direction to one of the most critical open-source storage projects in the world.
• Make a global impact—your work will benefit not just Bloomberg, but thousands of organizations worldwide that rely on Ceph.
• Engage with the community—collaborate with upstream maintainers and developers, participate in design discussions, and drive real-world innovation.
• Gain deep systems expertise—from distributed consensus and erasure coding to storage policies and observability.
• Work with modern, open-source technologies like Ceph, S3, Kafka, Docker, and more.
  
  

What you’ll do

• Design, develop, and upstream features across Ceph’s core systems: RADOS, RBD, and RGW.
• Drive enhancements to reliability, performance, and operational tooling used across Bloomberg’s infrastructure.
• Contribute to the broader Ceph ecosystem through bug fixes, performance tuning, and upstream collaboration.
• Work closely with the Ceph community through code reviews, design proposals, working groups, and technical forums.
• Innovate in complex distributed domains such as data placement, erasure coding, geo-replication, and consistency models.
  
  

What we’re looking for

• 4 years of software engineering experience, primarily in C .
• Strong background in Linux systems programming, distributed systems, and algorithm design.
• A track record of successful collaboration, especially in open-source or cross-team environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  
  

Bonus points for

• Contributions to Ceph or similar large-scale open-source projects.
• Experience with storage systems, block/object storage, or networking internals.
• Familiarity with cloud-native and container technologies.
• Proven ability to work effectively in highly collaborative, community-driven projects.
  
  

If you're passionate about open source, deeply curious about how distributed systems work at scale, and excited to make real-world impact—this is the team for you.

Salary Range = 160000 - 240000 USD Annually Benefits Bonus

The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.

We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles only), paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.