Senior Engineer – Distributed File Systems & Linux Platform

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize scalable, fault-tolerant distributed file systems (object, block, and file storage)
• Define system architecture focusing on high availability, consistency, and performance
• Drive design decisions across storage, networking, and compute layers
• Deeply engage with Linux kernel internals, filesystem internals, and the I/O stack
• Optimize performance across the VFS layer, page cache, block layer, and networking stack (TCP/IP, RDMA)
• Debug kernel-level issues including panics, memory leaks, and I/O bottlenecks
• Implement replication, erasure coding, consensus protocols (Raft/Paxos), and metadata management
• Analyze system performance (latency, throughput, IOPS) and conduct benchmarking
• Build systems for fault detection, recovery, self-healing, and observability (metrics, tracing, logging)

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• 3+ years of experience in systems engineering
• Strong expertise in Linux kernel internals and filesystems (ext4, XFS, btrfs, ZFS)
• Experience with distributed storage systems such as Ceph, HDFS, GlusterFS, or Lustre
• Deep understanding of memory management, concurrency, synchronization, and networking protocols
• Proficiency with debugging and profiling tools including perf, ftrace, eBPF, gdb, and crash dump analysis
• Strong problem-solving mindset and ability to lead cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Security and SaaS environments

Benefits

• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Continuous professional development and career pathing
• Annual health check-ups and car lease program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Personal accident and term life insurance
• Inclusive company culture and Community Guilds

About the Company

Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) is the gold standard in cyber resilience. The company empowers customers to uncover, take action, and rapidly recover from cyberattacks – keeping data safe and businesses resilient. For over 25 years, more than 100,000 organizations have relied on Commvault to reduce risks and improve data governance.