Member of Technical Staff, Kernel

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of Linux and VMWare initiator stacks, focusing on NVMe (RoCE, FC, TCP/IP), FC-SCSI (FCP), and iSCSI interfaces.
• Develop, debug, and enhance Fibre Channel and NIC drivers for Pure Storage arrays.
• Evaluate and optimize Linux initiator behavior to ensure high performance and correctness for Flasharray attachment.
• Maintain Linux kernels for internal testing and contribute bug fixes and enhancements to the Linux upstream.
• Resolve complex Fibre Channel bugs and enhance the resilience of the FC stack, including multipathing and link health projects.
• Document supported configurations and create compatibility documentation for customers.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership for complex projects.

Requirements

• 5-10+ years of professional software development experience.
• Extensive experience in Linux/Unix kernel development or device driver development (specifically storage or networking drivers).
• Deep expertise in storage protocols such as SCSI (FC-SCSI, iSCSI) and/or NVMe Fabrics (NVMe/RoCE, NVMe/TCP, NVMe/FC).
• Proficiency in C, C++, and Python.
• Strong understanding of VMWare initiator stacks.
• Solid knowledge of network protocols, including TCP/IP.
• Proven ability to perform complex performance analysis and optimization for storage systems.
• Demonstrated experience debugging difficult protocol, kernel, or system-level issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience upstreaming code to the Linux kernel.
• Experience developing test automation for kernel/driver components.
• Experience with block and multipath modules.

About the Company

Everpure is fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry through innovative thinking and cutting-edge technology. We build high-performance storage solutions that empower businesses to manage their data with unprecedented speed and reliability.