What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Software Engineer - Infinia Orchestration position at DataDirect Networks?
| Job ID | 2025-5066 | Name Linked | Remote: US | Country | United States | City | Remote | Worker Type | Regular Full-Time Employee |
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 hands-on Staff Software Engineer to lead our Infinia platform team. DDN - RED engineers come from diverse backgrounds and we consider them to be in the highest tier of technology game changers globally. They have created, architected and pioneered numerous advancements in data enabling technologies, and delivered ground breaking ideas which have shaped and transformed the storage industry.
What will you bring to DDN
- Experience designing, implementing and maintaining complex software components from scratch
- Distributed systems engineering experience, with working knowledge of containers, key/value databases and timeseries data
- A strong conceptual understanding of filesystems, block and object storage
- Experience with hardware management interfaces such as IPMI and Redfish are a plus
- Advanced skill in Linux, including networking, filesystems and block storage
- Experience working with geographically distributed teams
- A culture of innovative thinking and delivery
What you have achieved...
- Recognized experience designing distributed systems
- Experience developing REST API/CLIs for storage or computation resources management a plus
- Strong testing skills to ensure new feature and regression coverage
- Ability to both operate and make progress independently
- Experience working with geographically distributed teams
- Deep understanding of Storage Design Thinking (ideation, prototyping, testing, design frameworks and concept visualization)
What will you be doing
- Participate in the design and development of our Data Services and Software Defined Storage solution
- Conceptualize original ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex design challenges and user scenarios
- Within the Scrum model, participate in full product development lifecycle including planning, design, code, test, usability reviews, release and maintenance
This position requires participation in an on-call rotation to provide after-hours support as needed.
Join our dynamic and driven team, where engineering excellence is at the heart of everything we do. We seek individuals who love to challenge themselves and are fueled by curiosity. Here, you'll have the opportunity to work across various areas of the company, thanks to our flat organizational structure that encourages hands-on involvement and direct contributions to our mission. Leadership is earned by those who take initiative and consistently deliver outstanding results, both in their work ethic and deliverables, making strong prioritization skills essential. Additionally, we value strong communication skills in all our engineers and researchers, as they are crucial for the success of our teams and the company as a whole.
Interview Process: After submitting your application, one of our recruiters will review your resume. If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to a 30-minute interview during which a member of our team will ask some basic questions. If you clear the interview, you will enter the main process, which can consist of up to four interviews in total:
- Coding assessment: Often in a language of your choice.
- Systems design: Translate high-level requirements into a scalable, fault-tolerant service (depending on role).
- Real-time problem-solving: Demonstrate practical skills in a live problem-solving session.
- Meet and greet with the wider team.
- Our goal is to finish the main process in 2-3 weeks at most.
DataDirect Networks (DDN) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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DataDirect Networks, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
