SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE...

Pure Storage is seeking a talented senior systems software engineer to join it's Linux Fabrics Team. The selected candidate will work independently and collaboratively solving problems involving Linux and systems design, architecture, implementation, and fault analysis/debugging of Pure's market leading flash storage systems.

• Helping specify and set requirements for upcoming enterprise grade storage servers across multiple product lines.
• Software development through architecture, development, test, release, and maintenance. 
• Developing primarily in C/C and Python. Helping all of us get better through design and code reviews.
• Helping us achieve world-class performance through experimentation, analysis, and tuning.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO BRING TO THIS ROLE...

• An exceptional talent as an individual contributor, with 5 years as a developer
• Strong communicator, with an ability to present to a diversity of audiences (from executives to developer conferences)

• Track record of shipping products with high performance, high resiliency.
• Natural curiosity and the ability to design, implement, and test your work.
• General skills:
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills.
• Strong understanding of CPU architecture, computer architecture, operating systems, algorithms, and data structures.
• Experience creating highly optimized algorithms using C and/or C . Ability to read and analyze x86 assembly language is expected.
• Demonstrated ability to optimize algorithms at many levels - from CPU instruction optimizations, to hardware/software trade offs, to threading and locking issues.
• X86 performance and scalability (esp NUMA using lock free algorithms)
• Valuable specialized skills:
• Experience developing data reduction (compression and deduplication) algorithms using software and or hybrid software/hardware systems.
• Understanding of I/O technologies and standards such as NVMe, Ethernet, Fibre Channel or SCSI
• Knowledge of multithreading and lockless algorithms
• Understanding of enterprise data storage system architectures and behavior
• B.S. or higher degree in CS or equivalent experience

You will be based in Santa Clara, CA. As this is an office-centric role, you are expected to be present in the office for 4 days a week. As outlined in Pure's Hybrid Work Policy, there will be variations over periods of time, depending on business need.

The annual base salary range is: $163,000– $246,000. Salary ranges are determined based on role, level and location. For positions open to candidates in multiple geographical locations, the base salary range is reflective of the labor market across the applicable locations. 

This role may be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity. 

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events - check out purebenefits.com for more information. 

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