About croit
What is croit?
croit was founded in January 2017 by Martin Verges, Matthias Grandl and Paul Emmerich in Munich. The company builds storage management software for Ceph and DAOS — two of the most powerful open-source distributed storage technologies — making them accessible to organisations of every size through a unified web-based platform. As a founding member of the Ceph Foundation, croit actively contributes to the future of unified software-defined storage.
Beyond the core management platform, croit offers customers hardware, consulting, support and professional training, with new projects in the pipeline around virtualisation and containerisation. The company is "completely privately owned by Martin Verges, Matthias Grandl and Andy Muthmann. There are no dependencies on other companies, no debts and no outside capital." Year-over-year growth has exceeded 100% since founding; croit was a Deloitte Fast 50 award winner in 2023 at rank 22.
Where will I work?
croit operates from a German HQ at Freseniusstrasse 31h, 81247 Munich, with a US presence at 6800 Weiskopf Avenue, Suite 150 PMB #1786, McKinney, TX 75070 (croit North America Inc). The company is fully remote-friendly with talented employees distributed across multiple countries. Together with partners like Intel (where croit provides 1st and 2nd level DAOS support), Proxmox, Owncloud and Thomas Krenn, the team works on enterprise-grade storage challenges.
What is the croit team like?
The team values "the greatest possible customer orientation, simplicity, and reliability." croit is a member of the Ceph Foundation (a co-founder), the Linux Foundation, and the RIPE NCC — reflecting a strong commitment to open-source technologies and to operating sustainably with their own autonomous network systems. The company describes its environment as "exciting" with flat hierarchies, direct communication, and serious onboarding for new joiners — supportive whether you're new to storage technologies or a seasoned professional.
Work-Life Balance
croit is open to a 4-day working week at 80% salary for those who prefer reduced hours, with flexible working hours so team members can manage their schedule. The company operates fully remote, meaning team members can work from anywhere. Regular team events bring the distributed team together to collaborate and build personal relationships across the geographic spread.
Perks and Benefits
- Open to a 4-day work week at 80% salary — reduced-hours option for those who want it
- 100% remote — work from anywhere
- Flexible working hours — manage your own schedule
- Flat hierarchies — direct communication and quick decision-making
- Regular team events — connect with colleagues across the distributed team
- Cutting-edge technology — Ceph, DAOS, virtualisation and containerisation work