Senior Technical Lead – Ultima Platform

Kadel Labs; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kadel Labs is seeking a Senior Technical Lead to drive the design and development of a Kubernetes-native HCI platform. You will lead storage subsystems, CSI/CNI components, and embedded Linux services while guiding architecture, performance, and reliability across the product.

Ideal candidates have 10–15+ years in systems engineering, strong C/C++/Go skills, and prior leadership roles such as Architect or Staff Engineer. On-site Pune, collaborating with product, QA, support, and services teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS, Engineering, or related field.
• 10–15+ years of systems, platform, embedded, or infrastructure experience.
• Strong design, debugging, and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and development of storage subsystems, including NVMe, block storage, and CSI drivers.
• Lead CNI networking, SR-IOV, NIC offloading, and high-performance networking solutions.
• Design and optimize embedded Linux services, kernel modules, and low-level platform components.
• Drive performance benchmarking, reliability testing, failure handling, and platform scalability.
• Lead root cause analysis and resolution of complex customer escalations related to storage, networking, and kernel-level issues.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership, code reviews, design guidance, and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, Support, and Services teams to improve platform quality and customer outcomes.

Skills

Kubernetes internals

CSI/CNI frameworks

Linux kernel internals

Embedded Linux

NVMe storage

Go / C / C++

High-performance networking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Linux kernel debugging

Job description

At Kadel Labs – Startup Studio we built an ecosystem for early-stage founders to help them take their ideas to the next level. The ecosystem consists of in-house product teams, engineers, designers, data scientists, sales & marketing teams, legal experts, taxation, finance and operation heads. We aim to build a cohesive ecosystem, so that your startup runs as a full-fledged business from day 1!

Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Technical Lead with 10–15+ years of experience in systems, platform, embedded, or infrastructure engineering. The role involves leading the design and development of a Kubernetes-native HCI platform, with deep expertise in storage architecture, CSI/CNI, Linux kernel development, and high-performance networking. The ideal candidate will provide hands‑on technical leadership and drive platform reliability, performance, and complex customer issue resolution.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and development of storage subsystems, including NVMe , block storage, and CSI drivers.
• Lead CNI networking, SR-IOV, NIC offloading, and high-performance networking solutions.
• Design and optimize embedded Linux services, kernel modules, and low-level platform components.
• Drive performance benchmarking, reliability testing, failure handling, and platform scalability.
• Lead root cause analysis and resolution of complex customer escalations related to storage, networking, and kernel-level issues.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership, code reviews, design guidance, and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, Support, and Services teams to improve platform quality and customer outcomes.

Requirements

Required Skills

• 10–15+ years of experience in systems, platform, embedded, or infrastructure engineering.
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes architecture and internals, CSI/CNI frameworks, and driver development.
• Hands‑on experience with Linux kernel internals, kernel‑level development, and Embedded Linux.
• Strong knowledge of NVMe , block storage, distributed storage concepts, and storage lifecycle management.
• Expertise in CNI plugin development, pod networking, SR-IOV, NIC offloading, and high-performance networking.
• Strong programming skills in C, C++, Go, and/or Python.
• Proven technical leadership, debugging, performance optimization, and root cause analysis skills.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science , Engineering, or a related field.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Kubernetes-native HCI platforms or infrastructure appliances.
• Experience compiling/customizing Linux kernels, hardware bring-up, PCIe devices, or firmware interactions.
• Exposure to on-premises, air-gapped, or regulated environments.
• Previous experience as a Technical Lead, Staff Engineer, or Architect.