Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure Storage

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Responsibilities

• ▹Design, develop and maintain software for storage systems, focusing on performance, scalability and reliability
• ▹Implement and optimize storage protocol APIs for file (NFS, SMB), block (iSCSI, Fibre Channel) and object (S3) access
• ▹Develop distributed systems for managing and orchestrating storage resources across multiple solutions and redundant arrays
• ▹Collaborate with hardware and system architects to integrate software with storage solutions, including NVMe and GPU-direct storage
• ▹Troubleshoot and debug complex issues in a production data center environment
• ▹Contribute to the full software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering and design to deployment and maintenance

Requirements

• ▹Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• ▹5+ years of experience in software development for storage systems
• ▹Proven experience with distributed systems programming: load balancers, data durability, consensus algorithms, fault tolerance
• ▹Strong programming skills in languages such as C, C++, Go or Python
• ▹Deep understanding of storage protocols: file (NFS, SMB, Lustre), block (iSCSI, Fibre Channel), object (S3, Swift)
• ▹Experience with Linux kernel internals and system-level programming
• ▹Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes in production
• ▹Familiarity with CI/CD and QA practices for distributed systems development
• ▹This role requires presence in the San Francisco, San Jose or Bellevue office 4 days per week

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with AI/ML workloads and the unique storage challenges they present
• ▹Knowledge of data center networking and high-speed interconnects such as InfiniBand and RoCE
• ▹Experience with performance tuning and optimization of storage systems
• ▹Familiarity with hardware acceleration technologies, specifically GPUs and DPUs

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Generous cash and equity compensation
• ▹Health, dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents
• ▹Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
• ▹401k plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
• ▹Flexible paid time off that people actually use

About the company

Lambda, the Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers, from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity. Founded in 2012, with 500+ employees and growing fast, its investors include NVIDIA, Andrej Karpathy and ARK Invest, among others.