Senior / Staff NFS Engineer

Why this role is compellingAt DDN, you will work on problems that sit at the heart of modern infrastructure:Scaling and optimizing Network File SystemsBuilding and improving distributed file systems and object storageTuning performance across kernel-level and user-space I/O stacksWorking with NVMe, SSDs, RDMA, and high-speed networkingIntegrating storage platforms into Kubernetes-native environmentsUsing Python to automate, debug, test, and improve complex systemsYour work will directly influence how high-performance data platforms behave under real-world load, not just in theory.What you’ll doDesign, build, and optimize features across DDN’s NFS and storage stackDiagnose bottlenecks across file systems, storage media, networking, and I/O pathsImprove performance, scalability, and resiliency in distributed storage environmentsWork across kernel-space and user-space components to solve hard systems problemsCollaborate with engineers across storage, systems, and platform layersDevelop tooling and automation in Python to improve observability, testing, and operationsHelp shape the next generation of infrastructure for AI and data-intensive workloadsWhat we’re looking forStrong hands-on experience with Network File Systems (NFS)Deep understanding of distributed file systemsExperience with object storageProduction experience with KubernetesStrong Python skillsExperience working on kernel-level and/or user-space I/O stacksFamiliarity with NVMe, SSDs, RDMA, and high-speed networkingA systems mindset: you know how to debug complex performance and reliability issues across layersYou’ll thrive here ifYou are energized by low-level systems workYou like solving problems most engineers avoid because they are too deep, too subtle, or too performance-sensitiveYou care about the details of how storage and networking behave under pressureYou want your work to matter in environments where performance is mission-criticalThis role is probably not for you ifYour background is primarily general backend, SRE, or platform engineering without deep storage/filesystem ownershipYou’ve used storage systems, but haven’t built or debugged them at a systems levelYou prefer abstraction layers over getting hands-on with performance, I/O paths, and infrastructure internalsYou want a role focused on coordination more than engineering depthLocationSanta ClaraEmployment TypeFull timeLocation TypeHybridDepartmentDepartmentEngineeringEngineeringInfinia Engineering