Senior Staff Software Engineer, S3 — High-Perf File System

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

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.