Staff Software Engineer Backend

Data Direct Networks; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation plans

Paid holidays

Bonus programs

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referral program

Medical, dental and vision benefits

Paid leave programs

Anniversary and recognition awards

Job summary

Data Direct Networks seeks a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join the Control Plane team for the Infinia AI Data Platform. You will build scalable backend services powering manageability, API-driven control, automation, and supportability across large-scale hybrid environments.

You will own API ecosystems, design resilient microservices, and a secure-by-design platform with RBAC and encryption. This hands-on leadership role requires 10+ years in backend engineering and deep distributed

Qualifications

• :10+ years of backend or distributed systems engineering.
• Experience with microservices‑based architectures.
• Proficiency in modern backend languages (Go, C++, Java, Python).
• Experience designing and implementing APIs (REST and/or gRPC).
• Deep understanding of distributed systems concepts.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and containerized environments.
• Security principles including authentication, authorization, encryption.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, high-performance distributed backend services powering the platform control plane.
• Develop APIs for centralized management of storage and compute across multiregion hybrid environments.
• Architect and implement resilient microservices with strong consistency, fault tolerance, high availability, and low latency at petabyte scale.
• Contribute to API-first platform with REST/gRPC APIs for control, automation, and integration.
• Own API lifecycle management including versioning and governance; ensure well‑documented APIs.
• Enable APIs to support automation, policy‑driven workflows, and ecosystem integrations.
• Build backend systems supporting provisioning, scaling, upgrades, configuration, and full lifecycle management.
• Implement policy‑driven orchestration and IaC integrations.
• Support RBAC, multi‑tenancy, and enterprise‑grade self‑service capabilities.
• Instrument services with logs, metrics, traces, and events for observability and diagnostics.
• Contribute to alerting, incident correlation, and root-cause analysis for reliability.
• Design secure-by-design systems with strong authentication, authorization, encryption, and audit logging.
• Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with enterprise standards.
• Design systems for fault tolerance, disaster recovery, and seamless upgrades/rollbacks.
• Drive engineering excellence through code and design reviews.

Skills

Backend experience

Distributed systems

Microservices

Go

C++

Java

Python

REST APIs

gRPC

Cloud-native

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

We are on our way to being the first company to power 1 MILLION GPUs and want world-class talent to join our amazing team!

The world is moving faster than ever, and yet, it will never move this slowly again. We are at the forefront of an incredible technological revolution but, at its core, it is fueled by incredible people. People like you.

1,000 Global Employees 11k Happy Customers 16 International Offices

We’re Looking for the Best and Brightest

We are the world’s leading data intelligence platform that reliably accelerates massive datasets for actionable real-time insights. Join our team to help the best and brightest minds tackle the world’s biggest challenges in business, science, medicine, academia and government.

Do What Can’t be Done

For the past 20 years, our team has kept us at the forefront of storage technology and has provided the foundation for enabling researchers to push the limits of “what can be done.”
These innovations take research and discovery to the next level, enabling them to discover cures to disease, observe global warming patterns, model innovative automotive and aerospace designs, discover new sources of energy, make communities safer, and accelerate business results across a wide variety of industries.

DDN Helps Build Your Future, Too

At DDN, we understand our customers’ diverse needs. Whether you’re a data scientist, IT professional, executive, or researcher, our solutions empower you with cutting‑edge technology and unparalleled support.

Highly Competitive Vacation Plans Paid Holidays Bonus Programs Tuition Reimbursement Employee Referral Program Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits Paid Leave Programs Anniversary and Recognition Awards

Location

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On-site

We are seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join the Control Plane team for the DDN Infinia AI Data Platform. This role is critical in building the core backend services that power manageability, API-driven control, automation, and intelligent supportability across large-scale hybrid (OnPrem + cloud) environments. You will design and develop highly scalable, secure, and resilient backend systems that enable centralized orchestration, lifecycle management, policy enforcement, and integration with external systems. This role also involves enhancing API frameworks, improving supportability, and embedding security best practices across the platform. This is a hands‑on technical leadership role focused on building foundational services that operate reliably at petabyte scale and support mission‑critical AI/data workloads.

Key Responsibilities

Design and build scalable, high-performance distributed backend services powering the platform control plane.

Develop APIs for centralized management of storage and compute across multiregion hybrid (OnPrem + cloud) environments.

Architect and implement resilient microservices with strong consistency, fault tolerance, high availability, and low latency at petabyte scale.

Contribute to the evolution of an API-first platform, designing clean, versioned, extensible APIs (REST/gRPC) for control, automation, and integration.

Own API lifecycle management including versioning, backward compatibility, deprecation strategies, and governance; ensure APIs are intuitive, consistent, and well‑documented.

Enable APIs to support automation, policy‑driven workflows, and ecosystem integrations.

Build backend systems supporting provisioning, scaling, upgrades, configuration, and full lifecycle management.

Implement policy‑driven orchestration and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) integrations.

Support RBAC, multi‑tenancy, and enterprise‑grade self‑service capabilities.

Instrument services with logs, metrics, traces, and events to enable deep observability, automated diagnostics, troubleshooting, and incident resolution.

Contribute to alerting, incident correlation, and root cause analysis capabilities to improve operational transparency and supportability.

Design and implement secure‑by‑design systems with strong authentication, authorization, RBAC, encryption (in transit and at rest), and audit logging.

Collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance with enterprise and regulatory standards.

Design systems for fault tolerance, graceful degradation, disaster recovery, and seamless upgrades/rollbacks with minimal or zero downtime.

Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, design reviews, and adherence to best practices.

10+ years of experience in backend or distributed systems engineering

Strong experience designing and building microservices‑based architectures

Proficiency in at least one modern backend language (e.g., Go, C++, Java, Python, or similar)

Experience designing and implementing APIs (REST and/or gRPC)

Deep understanding of distributed systems concepts (consistency, availability, partition tolerance, etc.)

Experience with cloud-native architectures and containerized environments

Strong knowledge of security principles including authentication, authorization, and encryption

Strong understanding of object‑oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.

Experience building and maintaining large‑scale distributed systems using modern software engineering practices.

Experience with containerized environments and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).

Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.

Success Metrics

Delivery of robust, scalable backend services supporting control plane operations

High-quality, well‑documented, and stable APIs with strong adoption

Reduced operational friction through automation and improved supportability

Strong system reliability, performance, and uptime at scale

Secure, compliant services with minimal vulnerabilities and audit issues

Successful deployment and operation across both OnPrem and cloud environments

Positive collaboration and influence across engineering teams

We pride ourselves on our commitment to delivering tangible and consistent results.

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