Senior Software Engineer- Lustre Networking

DDN Storage is seeking great candidates to join our dynamic team of passionate customer-enabling technologists!

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. DDN Storage is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the worlds most demanding AI data centers in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services autonomous cars Government academia research and manufacturing

DDNs 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 Storage is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge storage and data management solutions are 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 Storage 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.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Development Engineer for our Lustre Networking team which focuses on developing and maintaining the Lustre Network (LNet) kernel module and associated test infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have experience designing implementing and shipping software using modern development tooling and practices.

Responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to the following:

• Working with next-generation networking technologies to ensure that DDNs solutions remain the most scalable and performant available.
• Evolve LNet codebase to interact effectively with kernel and other third-party software.
• Design and develop tests and test suite infrastructure for LNet.
• Working with customers both interactively in live debug sessions and analyzing logs in order to provide code fixes where applicable
• Provide code reviews for LNet patches submitted by other engineers
• Work with the Engineering manager and a geographically distributed team to understand product requirements feature development and support priorities.
• Contribute to LNet product documentation for new features while validating and updating the existing documentation.

Qualifications:

• BS/MS in Computer Science Computer Engineering or equivalent degree/experience.
• 5 years of experience working in Linux environments with C Python Bash scripting.
• Familiarity with networking technologies including TCP Infiniband RDMA.
• Understanding of open-source Kernel development.
• Good grasp of multi-threaded programming and parallel computing.
• Advanced problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of Linux internals and administration is desired
• Strong team player with good written and verbal English communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Familiarity with Parallel File Systems in particular Lustre is desirable.
• Experience with JIRA Jenkins Gerrit Git and Github preferred

DDN has a very strong orientation towards these 4 characteristics and any successful employee will demonstrate these capabilities:

Self Starter -Takes independent action to identify and solve problems. Seeks out relevant information needed to make decisions. Gets involved with new initiatives.

Success/Achievement Orientation -Delivers quality results consistently. Targets achieves (or exceeds) measurable results. Sets challenging goals focuses on critical priorities and is accountable.

Problem Solving -Recognizes problems and responds with a systematic assessment that identifies and addresses cause of issue. Practical realistic and resourceful.

Innovative -Builds and improves key business processes that enhance the effectiveness of DDN. Generates new ideas challenges the status quo and solves problems creatively.

DDN takes pride in developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race national origin gender age religion disability veteran status or any other category protected by law. By fostering a diverse business environment DDN welcomes opportunities to learn from each other our customers investors suppliers and business partners.

DDN Core Competencies:

DDN has a very strong orientation towards these four characteristics and any successful employee will demonstrate these capabilities:

• Self-Starter - Takes independent action to identify and solve problems. Seeks out relevant information needed to make decisions. Gets involved with new initiatives.
• Success/Achievement Orientation - Delivers quality results consistently. Targets achieves (or exceeds) measurable results. Sets challenging goals focuses on critical priorities and is accountable.
• Problem Solving - Recognizes problems and responds with a systematic assessment that identifies and addresses cause of issue. Practical realistic and resourceful.
• Innovative - Builds and improves key business processes that enhance the effectiveness of DDN. Generates new ideas challenges the status quo and solves problems creatively.

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.