Linux Kernel Software Engineer - Systems Engineering
Pure StorageBase Salary
$167k - $246k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop new features in the Linux kernel for enterprise storage products.
- Maintain and patch existing code to resolve difficult technical and customer issues.
- Optimize kernel performance across CPU instruction sets, NUMA, interrupt handling, and threading.
- Diagnose and resolve problems at the boundary of hardware and software with partners and vendors.
- Lead software architecture and development from initial concept through release.
- Collaborate with peers and cross-functional teams, provide mentorship, participate in code reviews, and define requirements for storage server projects.
Requirements
- Deep hands-on experience with Linux kernel and device driver development and a record of shipping high-performance, resilient products.
- Strong foundation in computer architecture, operating systems, networking, algorithms, and data structures.
- Exceptional problem-solving, debugging, design, and validation skills.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly in writing and verbally.
- Preferred experience upstreaming Linux kernel code.
- Preferred experience with storage system concepts and protocols, especially NVMe and PCIe.
- Preferred experience working with hardware vendors to resolve difficult problems.
Benefits
- Primarily in-office work from the Santa Clara, California office, subject to company policies.
- Flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events.
- Growth and development support, inclusive employee resource groups, and a collaborative team environment.
About Pure Storage
Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) uncomplicates data storage, forever. Pure delivers a cloud experience that empowers every organization to get the most from their data while reducing the complexity and expense of managing the infrastructure behind it. Pure’s commitment to providing true storage as-a-service gives customers the agility to meet changing data needs at speed and scale, whether they are deploying traditional workloads, modern applications, containers, or more. Pure believes it can make a significant impact in reducing data center emissions worldwide through its environmental sustainability efforts, including designing products and solutions that enable customers to reduce their carbon and energy footprint. And with a certified customer satisfaction score in the top one percent of B2B companies, Pure's ever-expanding list of customers are among the happiest in the world. For more information, visit www.purestorage.com.