Senior File Systems Engineer – Lustre & HPC

Zerto; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a File Systems Engineer in Minnesota for a hybrid role requiring on-site work about 2 days per week at an HPE office. You will design enhancements for Lustre and the Linux I/O stack, and collaborate with a storage software team to deliver high-performance HPC solutions.

The role emphasizes debugging, testing, code reviews, and mentoring junior staff while advancing enterprise storage architectures for modern data workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• Typically, 4-7 years' experience.

Responsibilities

• Designs enhancements, updates, and programming changes for specific subsystems of parallel file systems, including Lustre and underlying Linux kernel I/O stacks.
• Analyzes design and determines coding, programming, and integration activities required for assigned features, such as layout evolution, Object Storage Target (OST) striping policies, or data tiering.
• Writes and executes complete testing plans, protocols, and documentation for assigned storage subsystems; identifies, debugs, and creates solutions for direct I/O call stacks, VFS bottlenecks, and kernel panics.
• Collaborates seamlessly with a project team of software systems engineers and internal partners to develop reliable, high-performance storage solutions for HPC and AI workloads.
• Communicates with management and internal development partners regarding software systems design status, project progress, and issue resolution for assigned components.
• Participates as a key technical contributor in the storage software engineering team across various phases of larger enterprise storage architecture projects.
• Provides guidance, code review, and mentoring to less-experienced staff members.

Skills

C

Python

Bash

Rust

Lustre knowledge

Linux kernel I/O

Distributed debugging

HPC

Performance profiling

English communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent

Tools

strace

perf

VFS

Kernel debugging

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is seeking a File Systems Engineer in Minnesota for a hybrid role requiring on-site work about 2 days per week at an HPE office. You will design enhancements for Lustre and the Linux I/O stack, and collaborate with a storage software team to deliver high-performance HPC solutions.

The role emphasizes debugging, testing, code reviews, and mentoring junior staff while advancing enterprise storage architectures for modern data workloads.