Principal Block Storage Engineer • C/Kernel, Distributed FS

Nvidia Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 272,000 - 431,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Storage Services Software engineer to join the block storage group. You will help build next-generation block storage capabilities and architect a proprietary distributed file system from inception, collaborating with networking teams and external customers.

The role is 100% hands-on in C for kernel and userspace, with access to AI tooling and a token budget for code development, addressing high-performance storage in Host and DPU environments.

Qualifications

• B.Sc., M.Sc. in CS/EE or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 15+ years of senior development in storage, networking, and/or operating-systems.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming.
• Proven experience designing and developing distributed systems (block/file storage or networking).

Responsibilities

• 100% hands-on coding in C language, kernel and userspace.
• Access advanced AI tools and a token budget for code development.
• Research, design, implement and test distributed storage services and features.
• Acquire understanding of the algorithms and interactions across NVIDIA's block and file storage ecosystem.
• Analyze and solve challenging bugs and customer cases in large scale production systems.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Linux kernel coding

Distributed systems design

Cloud computing concepts

Communication skills

Education

B.Sc., M.Sc. in CS/EE or related field

Tools

Linux block subsystem

NVMe

File system IO stack

Networking systems

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Storage Services Software engineer to join the block storage group. You will help build next-generation block storage capabilities and architect a proprietary distributed file system from inception, collaborating with networking teams and external customers.

The role is 100% hands-on in C for kernel and userspace, with access to AI tooling and a token budget for code development, addressing high-performance storage in Host and DPU environments.