Senior LustreFS Engineer - AI-Driven, High-Perf Storage

DDN; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

DDN in Charlotte, NC seeks a Staff Engineer with 10+ years in distributed storage and Linux-based systems engineering to lead hands-on design, debugging, and performance work across LustreFS and adjacent stacks.

The ideal candidate brings deep Lustre subsystems expertise, independently drives investigations, and collaborates across engineering, QE, support and release teams, leveraging AI to accelerate triage and feature design.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in systems software or distributed storage engineering.
• Deep expertise in LustreFS or similar distributed file systems with strong debugging skills.
• Proven ability to drive complex investigations across multiple teams and layers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and debug LustreFS features across subsystems.
• Investigate scale-related defects and perform root-cause analysis.
• Contribute to performance tuning and reliability improvements.
• Participate in code reviews and subsystem discussions.
• Use AI-assisted tools to speed triage and improve documentation.

Skills

C programming

Linux debugging

Distributed systems

Code review

Job description

DDN in Charlotte, NC seeks a Staff Engineer with 10+ years in distributed storage and Linux-based systems engineering to lead hands-on design, debugging, and performance work across LustreFS and adjacent stacks.

The ideal candidate brings deep Lustre subsystems expertise, independently drives investigations, and collaborates across engineering, QE, support and release teams, leveraging AI to accelerate triage and feature design.