Software Engineer (Back-End, Storage)

Requirements

• Deep experience with Back-end development (C++, Go, Rust, or PHP)
• Experience building complex production systems
• Experience with profiling methods and tools
• Experience leading a team initiative from discovery to production
• Solid understanding of security best practices
• High-level understanding of cryptography concepts
• (Desirable) Experience with storage systems (e.g. Ceph, Seaweed or Tape)
• (Desirable) Operational experience such as SRE or on-call, demonstrating ability to diagnose and troubleshoot complex problems for critical systems
• Even if you don’t meet all the requirements listed above, but feel you could still be a great fit, please still apply

What the job involves

• Storage is at the very center of everything we do
• Whatever needs to be persisted eventually uses our Storage infrastructure
• For this we run our storage infrastructure predominantly on-premise in multiple data centers
• In this role you will join the Storage Dev team that is responsible to develop and maintain all the software required in the Storage realm
• This, among others, includes Storage APIs, Seaweed & Ceph contributions
• Be responsible for the operational excellence of the systems/features and their interaction with other systems
• Work closely with a group of Back-End Engineers and Architects to build resilient, massively-scalable solutions for millions of people to rely on
• Collaborate with the SRE teams and other stakeholders to ensure that the Storage back-end meets critical business and reliability requirements
• Document back-end capabilities and their proper use
• Create technical designs and implement them to further develop the platform