Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform Business Unit

Were in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here you lead with innovative thinking grow along with us and join the smartest team in the industry.

This type of workwork that changes the worldis what the tech industry was founded on. So if youre ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark come join us.

THE ROLE

Production Engineering (PE) partners with Pure Storage Engineering teams to deliver productivity tools and services that streamline the development cycle of FlashBlade and FlashArray products. We eliminate bottlenecks in testing and delivery ensuring high-quality software reaches customers faster.

Our engineers combine strong communication software and systems skills with a passion for building reliable scalable services and automation.

WHAT YOULL DO

• Design and build developer platforms and automation services that improve reliability scalability and velocity of software delivery.
  
  
• Architect and implement high-availability solutions (disaster recovery failover scaling strategies)
  
  
• Develop services frameworks and automation tooling in Python Go or Rust to improve developer productivity and system reliability.
  
  
• Extend and optimize CI frameworks (e.g. Jenkins or equivalent) for complex multi-machine distributed build/test environments.
  
  
• Apply strong Linux/Unix fundamentals to design resilient systems debug issues across layers and tune performance.
  
  
• Embed security into CI/CD systems by design including access control patch automation and system hardening.
  
  
• Drive capacity planning and system optimization ensuring efficient utilization of infrastructure and resources.
  
  
• Perform risk analysis and mitigation through proactive vulnerability assessments and automation of remediation processes.
  
  
• Build observability and debugging tools to surface metrics logs and traces that accelerate troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
  
  
• Standardize and advance monitoring logging and incident management practices across engineering teams.
  
  
• Collaborate closely with developers to integrate CI/CD systems into the full development lifecycle ensuring fast reliable and secure code delivery.
  
  
• Participate in on-call rotation incident postmortems planning and continuous improvement initiatives bringing a software engineers perspective to reliability and scalability challenges.

WHAT YOU BRING

• 8 years of software engineering experience with a strong background in designing scalable architectures and building reliable systems end-to-end.
  
  
• Deep expertise with CI/CD platforms and modern automation practices for large-scale systems.
  
  
• Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (e.g. Python Rust) with a track record of building automation developer tooling or scalable services.
  
  
• Strong Linux/Unix fundamentals including advanced troubleshooting debugging and performance tuning.
  
  
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Kubernetes preferred; Docker Swarm Nomad or similar are also valuable).
  
  
• Proven background in observability with experience designing and integrating monitoring logging tracing and alerting into CI/CD pipelines and production systems.
  
  
• Bonus: Experience with build systems (e.g. Bazel CMake) cloud platforms (AWS GCP Azure) or contributions to open-source CI/CD and developer productivity projects.

We are primarily an in-office environment and therefore you will be expected to work from the Santa Clara office in compliance with Pures policies unless you are on PTO or work travel or other approved leave.

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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

• Pure Innovation: We celebrate those who think critically like a challenge and aspire to be trailblazers.
• Pure Growth: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been Named Fortunes Best Large Workplaces in the Bay Area Fortunes Best Workplaces for Millennials and certified as a Great Place to Work!
• Pure Team: We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.

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 for more information.

ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY:

Candidates with disabilities may request accommodations for all aspects of our hiring process. For more on this contact us at if youre invited to an interview.

OUR COMMITMENT TO A STRONG AND INCLUSIVE TEAM:

Were forging a future where everyone finds their rightful place and where every voice matters. Where uniqueness isnt just accepted but embraced. Thats why we are committed to fostering the growth and development of every person cultivating a sense of community through our Employee Resource Groups and advocating for inclusive leadership.

Pure is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race religion color national origin sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression transgender status sexual stereotypes age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or any other characteristic legally protected by the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are being considered for hire.

JOIN US AND BRING YOUR BEST.

BRING YOUR BOLD.

BRING YOUR FLASH.