Distributed Storage Expert, CommonAI Compute
AI and HPC
£70-120k
Cloud agnostic compute for AI made easy
Be an early applicant
Cloud agnostic compute for AI made easy
1-20 employees
Be an early applicant
£70-120k
1-20 employees
Company mission
A cloud-agnostic platform that gives simple, cost-effective access to AI accelerators.
Role
Who you are
- Strong Linux system administration background
- Proven experience installing, configuring, and maintaining Ceph clusters or similar technologies in a production environment
- Familiarity with distributed filesystems (e.g., Lustre, BeeGFS) and cloud-based storage services (e.g. EC2)
- Experience with tiered storage management and lifecycle data policies
- Scripting and automation proficiency (e.g. Bash, Python, Terraform/OpenTofu, Ansible)
- Understanding of data security best practices and compliance considerations
- Experience working with container technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes) and image storage registries
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication and documentation skills
Desirable
- Knowledge of GPU compute environments or AI training infrastructure
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)
- Contributions to open-source storage, data management, or infrastructure projects
- Familiarity with object storage systems (S3, RADOS Gateway, MinIO, etc.)
What the job involves
- We support technology-focused start ups, each with unique data management challenges, and are seeking an experienced Storage Architect to help them design, deploy and maintain high-performance storage systems for their AI and data-driven workloads. The successful candidate will combine deep experience architecting and managing distributed, cloud, and tiered storage solutions with strong Linux and automation skills
- In this role you will:
- Design, implement, and maintain storage platforms that support large-scale AI and data pipelines
- Manage distributed storage systems such as Ceph, Lustre, or BeeGFS
- Oversee tiered storage architectures, optimizing data movement across high-performance, object, and archival tiers
- Ensure data integrity, availability, and security across on-premises and cloud environments
- Develop automation and monitoring tools using Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages
- Manage and secure container images and related storage used for AI and ML workloads
- Integrate storage systems with public cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid environments
- Troubleshoot complex storage and data flow issues, collaborating closely with AI platform and infrastructure teams
- Contribute to ongoing architecture improvements, performance tuning, and capacity planning
Application process
- We work on many joint projects with our sister organization, CommonAI CIC. By applying for this role you give us permission to share your details with CommonAI CIC so that we may consider you for open roles across both organizations. If you prefer not to have your details shared with CommonAI CIC or would not like to be considered for other roles then please let us know when you apply. This will not affect your application for this role
Our take
Right now, many companies (especially smaller ones) are struggling to keep up with how fast AI is moving. The tech is changing so quickly that it's hard to know where to start, and even harder to build something meaningful without serious resources. This means that many great ideas and talented people are being left behind.
CommonAI Compute is stepping in to change that. It's a new kind of company, built around the idea that sharing knowledge and tools openly can help more businesses succeed with AI. It's still very early days for CommonAI Compute, but its focus on open source and community-driven development could be a major step forward, not just for how startups evolve, but for the future of innovation itself.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Company HQ
Cambridge, UK
Leadership
Alongside CommonAI Compute, they are a Fellow at the Royal Academy of Engineering. Previously, they were the Chief Scientist of HPC and Cloud at Altair and Founder CEO of Ellexus.
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