DDN - Lead Software Engineer - CI/CD/Prometheus

Job Description

Job Summary :

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer for our Pune-based GRIDScaler team.

Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, and maintain software libraries and features in Golang, Python, and Rust to enhance the GRIDScaler product.

- Build and maintain CLI and REST API interfaces for internal and customer-facing tools.

- Develop and integrate telemetry, observability, and monitoring solutions to improve product reliability and customer support.

- Write and maintain unit tests, functional tests, and automation scripts to ensure robust deliverables.

- Collaborate with Engineering Managers and a geographically distributed team to understand requirements and translate them into scalable software solutions.

- Work with QA and DevOps teams to configure and maintain the Jenkins-based build and CI/CD pipelines.

- Assist in debugging and resolving customer escalations, including performance and stability issues.

- Contribute to product documentation and knowledge sharing within the engineering team.

Qualifications

- BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent degree/experience.

- 7+ years of experience working in Linux system environments, with a solid understanding of Linux internals.

- 5+ years of experience in Python and Golang development; Rust experience strongly preferred.

- 3+ years of experience with enterprise-class or HPC storage systems and/or distributed systems.

- Hands-on experience building telemetry and monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, custom monitoring agents).

- Strong experience developing and maintaining command-line tools and REST APIs.

- Familiarity with CI/CD systems such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar.

- Knowledge of parallel file systems, particularly IBM Spectrum Scale (GPFS) or Lustre, is highly preferred.

- Experience with bash, Lua, and automation scripting is a plus.

- Prior exposure to Agile software development processes.

- Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills in complex, distributed environments.

- Excellent time management, communication, and collaboration skills in a fast-paced, globally distributed team.