Senior Staff Software Engineer, S3

DataDirect Networks; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation plans

Paid Holidays

Bonus programs

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referrals

Medical, Dental and Vision benefits

Paid leave programs

Anniversary and recognition awards

Job summary

DataDirect Networks seeks a Senior Staff Software Engineer for the ongoing development of a S3 compliant high performance file system. The candidate must have proven development experience with technical leadership and strong communication, and collaborate globally to learn DDN products and configurations.

The role requires C/C++ expertise, Linux development, kernel understanding, and open-source toolchain proficiency, with emphasis on scalable storage systems.

Qualifications

• 12+ years’ experience in system software development and complex problem resolution.
• Expert knowledge of C/C++ and Linux environments.
• Experience designing and developing parallel programs and scalable storage systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, extend, and improve our S3 implementation.
• Design and develop in C/C++ under tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Define and articulate technical designs with appropriate details.
• Full application development from design to testing to deployment.
• Participate in technical reviews and architecture discussions.
• Troubleshoot system level components, especially the file system and storage components.
• Undertake research-based tasks, document results, and derive conclusions.

Skills

C/C++

Linux development

Parallel programming

Communication skills

Self-starter

Tools

gcc

gdb

git

FUSE

SPDK

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 Employees11k Happy Customers16 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 PlansPaid HolidaysBonus ProgramsTuition ReimbursementEmployee Referral ProgramExcellent Medical, Dental and Vision BenefitsPaid Leave ProgramsAnniversary and Recognition Awards

Senior Staff Software Engineer, S3

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Hybrid

We are seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer for the ongoing development of a S3 compliant high performance file system. The candidate must have proven development experience with technical leadership qualities, effective communication skills and is a self-starter. In addition, the candidate must collaborate with other teams and individuals worldwide to quickly learn DDN products/technology/setup & configuration. The candidate must be able to leverage and integrate the monitoring, health-check and alerting aspects around the product.

Key Responsibilities:

Maintain, extend, and improve our S3 implementation.

Design and develop in C/C++ under tight deadlines with minimal supervision

Define and articulate technical designs with the appropriate details

Full application development from design to development to testing to deployment

Participate in technical reviews throughout the course of development

Architecture and troubleshooting of system level components, especially the file system and related storage system components.

Undertake research based technical tasks: Define research approach, document results and derive conclusions. Should be able to design a solution based on the research conducted

Support product deployment and production defect resolution in a timely manner

Requirements:

Accountable and highly motivated with solid people skills

12+ years’ experience system software development and complex problem resolution.

Expert knowledge of the following programming languages: C/C++

Excellent Linux development and deployment skills including but not limited to file system development.

Full understanding of OS principles and architecture of Kernel procedures.

Broad range of experience with open-source development toolchain like gcc, gdb, g++, git

Experience designing and developing parallel program

Good communication skills (verbal and written English).

Understanding of Linux File Systems

Knowledge of user space IO frameworks such as Fuse, SPDK

Nice to have:

Strong understanding of RDMA network principles, libfabric, zero-copy, verbs, etc.

Knowledge of performance engineering.

Experience working with Scrum Agile

Experience of complex network programming, TCP/IP or RDMA.

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

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