Principal Engineer- Storage Protocol - Large Company

As a Principal Software Engineer you will play a key role in enhancing our cloud-scale NAS platform. Your responsibilities will include :

Participate and lead requirements analysis, architecture design, design reviews, and other work related to expanding our Platform, Protocols, and Operating System.

Developing and maintaining software and services that power our NAS appliance, delivering high performance and reliability to customers.

Building and enhancing High Availability (HA) and Upgrade mechanisms to ensure seamless, non-disruptive customer experiences.

Investigating and resolving bugs and defects reported by QA, customer support, and the development team.

Required Skills and Experience

10+ years of experience building and operating large-scale, highly available distributed systems or cloud-based services.

Proven expertise in C and C++ programming, with a strong focus on performance and reliability.

Solid understanding of Linux clustering technologies such as Pacemaker, Corosync, etc.

Proficient in object-oriented design and SDK development in both on-premises and cloud environments.

Deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, multi-threaded systems, I / O subsystems, and Linux internals including XFS / EXT filesystems.

Strong grasp of operating systems, distributed systems architecture, and cloud service fundamentals.

Experience working with hypervisor platforms such as ESX, Hyper-V, KVM, or OpenStack.

Ability to work with technical partners to translate ambiguous requirements into well-defined, actionable designs and component-level specifications.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly present complex technical topics to diverse audiences.

Ability to lead technical implementation efforts, including rapid prototyping and delivery of proof-of-concept solutions.

Demonstrated ability to collaborate and support team members, contributing to team knowledge around tools, technologies, and development best practices.

The Storage Network Protocols we use include; NFS, SMB, CIFS, and SAMBA.