Senior Linux Software Engineer - Systems Engineering
Pure StorageSanta Clara, California
Full Time
Posted March 6, 2025
$167k - $246k
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Job Description
The role involves developing and enhancing the Linux kernel for enterprise-grade storage products, including feature development, bug fixes, and performance tuning, while mentoring junior engineers and participating in code reviews.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop on the Linux kernel for Pure's storage products, including new features, bug fixes, and performance enhancements.
- Specify and set requirements for enterprise-grade storage servers across multiple product lines.
- Engage in software development through architecture, development, testing, release, and maintenance.
- Lead and mentor junior engineers.
- Participate in code reviews.
- Achieve world-class performance through experimentation, analysis, and tuning.
Requirements
- 5 years development in Linux kernel device drivers.
- B.S. or higher degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Track record of shipping products with high performance and high resiliency.
- Strong problem solving and debugging skills.
- Strong understanding of CPU architecture, computer architecture, operating systems, algorithms, and data structures.
- Understanding of I/O technologies and standards such as NVMe, Ethernet, Fibre Channel, or SCSI.
- Experience with user space device drivers.
- Understanding of enterprise data storage system architectures and behavior.
- Demonstrated ability to optimize performance at many levels - from CPU instruction optimizations, to NUMA and interrupt handling, to threading and locking issues.
- Experience contributing to mainline kernel.
Benefits & Perks
Annual base salary range: 167,000-246,000
In-office work environment in Santa Clara, CA
Flexible time off
Wellness resources
Company-sponsored team events
Potential for incentive pay and/or equity
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