This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing.

"DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC 

“The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - Marc Hamilton, VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA 

DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence. 

Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management. 

Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage. 

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer for the Infinia Storage engineering team who will architect, design, build, manage and deliver components of INFINIA software storage solution:

• Design, implement and support Infinia S3 Data Service components.
• Design and implement critical distributed storage components including global file system namespace and high availability services.
• Drive design discussions, build prototypes and contribute to deliver high quality products.
• Conduct code reviews and improve scalability, stability, reliability and performance of INFINIA solutions.
• Collaborate with your teammates and integrate a group of passionate developers in an outcome-oriented environment.

Qualifications:

• BS/MS/Ph.D in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics or equivalent degree/experience.
• Hands-on experience with RESTful API services and AWS S3 / Amazon S3 in particular.
• 10+ years of experience years of software development experience with file systems, concurrency, multithreading, server architectures and distributed systems.
• Excellent hands-on software development experience on scale-out and high availability storage solution
• Experience in developing and debugging at system level C/C++, particularly for Linux/UNIX computing environments.
• Knowledge of parallel file system solutions (Lustre, GPFS), NVM storage technology or distributed key-value storage systems are highly appreciated
• Attention to detail and commitment to high quality deliverables.
• Strong team player with good communication skills and should be self-starter.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to independently prioritize, multitask, and work under deadlines in a fast paced environment.

• Responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:
• Drive design discussions, build prototypes and contribute to deliver high quality products;
• Design and implement complex and critical distributed storage components including file system network protocols, storage optimization features and high availability services;
• Conduct code reviews and improve scalability, stability, reliability and performance of INFINIA product support solutions;
• Collaborate with your teammates and integrate a group of passionate developers in an outcome oriented environment;
• Adopt Agile practices and support appropriate technical meetings/scrums and message progress/status/concerns;
• Providing regular reports on your project progress to team members and supervisors.