Cloud & Software-Defined Storage Lead (C/C++)

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior systems software engineer to design, develop, and optimize components across the storage and virtualization stack in a cloud infrastructure environment.

You will contribute to multiple technical areas, develop Linux user-space and kernel-space components, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust infrastructure capabilities. A strong background in C/C++, Python, and virtualization is essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in systems software engineering, cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, or storage platform development.
• Strong programming expertise in C/C++ and Python.
• Deep understanding of OS internals, concurrency, memory management, performance optimization, and systems-level debugging.
• Hands-on experience with software-defined storage systems, distributed storage platforms, or enterprise infrastructure software.
• Strong experience with virtualization technologies including KVM/QEMU, libvirt, virtio, and virtualized networking/storage infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize components across storage, networking, Linux services, and distributed infrastructure.
• Contribute to large product areas across multiple projects in storage, networking, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain Linux user-space and kernel-space software for storage subsystems, networking, and infrastructure services.
• Collaborate with virtualization technologies and storage virtualization frameworks.
• Debug and resolve complex system-level issues across compute, storage, networking, and distributed systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in code and design reviews to improve engineering practices.

Skills

C/C++ Programming

Python Programming

KVM/QEMU Virtualization

Software-Defined Storage

Cloud Infrastructure Experience

Networking Subsystems

Linux OS Internals

Tools

Libvirt

Virtio

Storage Virtualization Frameworks

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a senior systems software engineer to design, develop, and optimize components across the storage and virtualization stack in a cloud infrastructure environment.

You will contribute to multiple technical areas, develop Linux user-space and kernel-space components, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust infrastructure capabilities. A strong background in C/C++, Python, and virtualization is essential.