Senior Storage Benchmarking Engineer

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THE ROLE

The Storage Benchmarking Engineer will design execute and analyze performance benchmarks using industry-standard tools like fio vdbench SPEC SFS 2020 IO500 MLPerf and more. This role demands strong end-to-end performance troubleshooting skills across the entire stack (compute network and storage) along with collaboration with engineering product management marketing and sales teams. The ideal candidate will have experience engaging with benchmark standards organizations and communities exceptional communication and writing skills.

WHAT YOULL DO

• Configure HPC lab environment so all systems can achieve maximum efficiency and scale to support a variety of different test harnesses. This includes robust automation to ensure labs can be rapidly configured/reconfigured to meet a variety of different benchmarks.
• Design and execute storage performance benchmarks using industry-standard benchmarks including fio vdbench SPEC SFS 2020 IO500 MLPerf SPC-1/SPC-2 (or similar benchmarks).
• Perform end-to-end performance troubleshooting and debugging across compute network and storage components to pinpoint and resolve bottlenecks and achieve the best possible results.
• Develop and maintain automated benchmarking workflows using tools like Ansible Python or Bash to ensure rapid provisioning and efficient repeatable and reproducible test results.
• Analyze benchmark results generate detailed reports and provide actionable insights to engineering teams for product optimization.
• Collaborate with engineering product management marketing and sales to align benchmarking efforts with product goals and customer needs.
• Engage directly with benchmark standards organizations (e.g. SPEC SNIA MLCommons) and communities to influence methodologies and stay ahead of industry trends.
• Deliver high-impact presentations to internal teams customers and external stakeholders translating complex technical data into clear narratives.
• Write technical marketing documents whitepapers and performance summaries to support product launches and customer engagement.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of benchmarking processes configurations and results.
• We are primarily an in-office environment and therefore you will be expected to work from the Santa Clara office in compliance with Everpures policies unless you are on PTO or work travel or other approved leave.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5 years of experience in storage performance benchmarking or a related technical role.
• Proven expertise with storage benchmarking tools including: fio: Flexible I/O tester for workload simulationvdbench: Versatile storage benchmarking tool for enterprise workloads.
• Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) Spec Sfs2020
• Strong end-to-end performance tuning and troubleshooting skills across the entire stack include compute network and storage layers.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools (e.g. Python Ansible Bash) for test orchestration and data collection.
• Demonstrated track record of interfacing with engineering product management marketing and sales teams.
• Direct engagement with benchmark standards organizations (e.g. SPEC SNIA MLCommons etc) and storage benchmarking communities.
• Exceptional communication skills with proven ability to deliver engaging technical briefs and presentations to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong writing skills ideally with experience authoring technical marketing documents whitepapers or performance summaries.
• Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools (e.g. Python R sheets Excel Tableau etc).
• Deep understanding and hands-on proficiency with enterprise storage technologies (e.g. NVMe SSDs and scale up and scale out block/file/object storage distributed systems).
• Experience with Everpure Storage products (e.g. FlashArray FlashBlade) or similar enterprise block file and object storage platforms.
• Familiarity with cloud storage (e.g. AWS S3 Azure Blob Google Cloud Storage) or HPC environments.
• Knowledge of containerized benchmarking workflows using Docker or Kubernetes.
• Prior contributions to benchmark standards or open-source performance tools.

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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

• Innovation: We celebrate those who think critically like a challenge and aspire to be trailblazers.
• Growth: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been named Fortunes Best Workplaces in Technology Fortunes Best Workplaces in the Bay Area and certified as a Great Place to Work!
• Team: We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance including flexible time off wellness resources and company-sponsored team events. Check out for more information.

ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY:

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OUR COMMITMENT TO A STRONG AND INCLUSIVE TEAM:

Were forging a future where everyone finds their rightful place and where every voice matters. Where uniqueness isnt just accepted but embraced. Thats why we are committed to fostering the growth and development of every person cultivating a sense of community through our Employee Resource Groups and advocating for inclusive leadership.

Everpure is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race religion color national origin sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression transgender status sexual stereotypes age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or any other characteristic legally protected by the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are being considered for hire.

Join us and bring your best.

Bring your bold.

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