Overview

DataDirect Networks (DDN.com) is a world leader in massively-scalable storage platforms and solutions engineered for the AI era. Our storage, data management, and professional services enable content-rich and high-data growth environments to achieve the highest levels of systems performance, scalability and efficiency. In solving today’s AI storage challenges at scale, DDN enables innovative organizations to maximize the value of their information, everywhere. As the technology behind the world’s leading data-driven organizations, our customers include online content and social networking providers, high performance AI and machine learning, life sciences, financial services, media production houses, and security and intelligence agencies.

Job Description

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Development Engineer for our team, which focuses on creating storage solutions for the most data-intensive workloads. The ideal candidate will have experience designing, implementing, and shipping software using Linux kernel development tooling and practices.

Responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:

• Software design and development for new features and maintenance of existing features.
• Analysis of bug reports and development of software fixes on multiple platforms.
• Work with the Engineering manager and a geographically distributed team to understand product requirements and features.
• Contribute to and validate product documentation.
• Assist with performance tuning of features for specific environments and use-cases.

Qualifications:

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent degree/experience.
• 5 years of software development experience with C in Linux environments.
• 3 years of experience working with enterprise-class or HPC storage systems and/or distributed systems.
• Strong team player with good communication skills and should be self-starter.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize, multitask, and work under deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of Parallel File Systems, in particular Lustre, is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with Linux kernel VFS, IO, and the Ext4 file system is preferred.
• Experience with Git strongly preferred, and JIRA, Jenkins, Gerrit, and Github are assets.

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

DDN Core Characteristics

Self Starter - Takes independent action to identify and solve problems. Seeks out relevant information and experts 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.