Pure Storage · 14 hours ago
Sr. Storage Benchmarking Engineer
Santa Clara, California
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$176K/yr - $265K/yr
5+ years expPure Storage is fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry and is looking for a Sr. Storage Benchmarking Engineer to lead innovative benchmarking efforts. The role involves designing, executing, and analyzing performance benchmarks while collaborating with various teams to optimize product performance and influence industry standards.
Cloud ComputingData StorageEnterprise Software
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's 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 simulation, vdbench: 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 Pure 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
Benefits
Flexible time off
Wellness resources
Company-sponsored team events
Company
Pure Storage
Pure Storage is an all-flash enterprise storage company that enables broad deployment of flash in data centers.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$529.26MKey Investors
T. Rowe PriceIndex VenturesRedpoint
2015-10-06IPO
2014-08-11Secondary Market· $60M
2014-04-22Series F· $225M
Leadership Team
Charles Giancarlo
CEO and Chairman
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