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Senior Staff Software Engineer, S3

SalaryNo pay range posted
LocationSanta Clara Office
Work modehybrid
Typefull-time
SeniorityLead
Experience12+ yrs
DepartmentDepartment
Company size1,001–5,000 people
First seenOct 3, 2026 · 1w ago
Verified live1d ago
California law requires most employers to post a pay range.
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
Must have9
12+ years' experience system software development and complex problem resolution
Expert knowledge of C/C++
Excellent Linux development and deployment skills including 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 have4
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
Skills
C
C++
Linux
gcc
gdb
g++
git
Fuse
SPDK
RDMA
libfabric
TCP/IP
S3
About the role
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:
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Maintain, extend, and improve our S3 implementation.
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Design and develop in C/C++ under tight deadlines with minimal supervision
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Define and articulate technical designs with the appropriate details
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Full application development from design to development to testing to deployment
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Participate in technical reviews throughout the course of development
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Architecture and troubleshooting of system level components, especially the file system and related storage system components.
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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
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Mentor junior developers
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Support product deployment and production defect resolution in a timely manner
Requirements:
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Accountable and highly motivated with solid people skills
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12+ years’ experience system software development and complex problem resolution.
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Expert knowledge of the following programming languages: C/C++
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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.
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