Nasuni - Senior Software Engineer - Storage Network Protocols

Description :

Nasuni is a profitable, growing SaaS data infrastructure company reinventing enterprise file storage and data management in an AI-driven world. We power the data infrastructure of the worlds most innovative enterprises. Backed by Vista Equity Partners, our engineers arent working behind the scenes - theyre building whats next with AI. Our platform lets businesses seamlessly store, access, protect, and unlock AI-driven insights from exploding volumes of unstructured file data. As an engineer here, youll help build AI-powered infrastructure trusted by 900+ global customers, including Dow, Mattel, and Autodesk.

The Position :

Nasuni is growing its Storage Network Protocols team and is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in Linux / CentOS environments. This role involves designing and owning core technologies focused on high availability and non-disruptive upgrade mechanisms in distributed systems.

The ideal candidate is passionate about building scalable, resilient storage solutions and thrives in a hands-on engineering environment. Youll contribute directly to critical system components and help shape the evolution of Nasunis platform as it scales.

Responsibilities :

As a Senior Software Engineer at Nasuni, you will play a key role in enhancing our cloud-scale NAS platform. Your responsibilities will include:

- Collaborating on requirements analysis, architecture design, and design reviews to evolve Nasunis core platform and operating system.

- Developing and maintaining software and services that power our NAS appliance, delivering high performance and reliability to customers.

- Building and enhancing High Availability (HA) and Upgrade mechanisms to ensure seamless, non-disruptive customer experiences.

- Investigating and resolving bugs and defects reported by QA, customer support, and the development team.

Required Skills And Experience :

- 5+ years of experience building and operating large-scale, highly available distributed systems or cloud-based services.

- Proven expertise in C and C++ programming, with a strong focus on performance and reliability.

- Solid understanding of Linux clustering technologies such as Pacemaker, Corosync, etc.

- Proficient in object-oriented design and SDK development in both on-premises and cloud environments.

- Deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, multi-threaded systems, I/O subsystems, and Linux internals including XFS/EXT filesystems.

- Strong grasp of operating systems, distributed systems architecture, and cloud service fundamentals.

- Experience working with hypervisor platforms such as ESX, Hyper-V, KVM, or OpenStack.

- Ability to work with technical partners to translate ambiguous requirements into well-defined, actionable designs and component-level specifications.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly present complex technical topics to diverse audiences.

- Ability to lead technical implementation efforts, including rapid prototyping and delivery of proof-of-concept solutions.

- Demonstrated ability to collaborate and support team members, contributing to team knowledge around tools, technologies, and development best practices.

The Storage Network Protocols we use include; NFS, SMB, CIFS, and SAMBA.

Its an added bonus if you have :

- Computer Science degree or similar experience that includes System Design, Design Principals, Code Architecture.

- Our Cloud-Native Platform connects to enterprise applications and public storage via Software API's.

- Having prior API creation and utilization is essential.

- Experience with and contributions to open-source communities is a plus

- PostgreSQL is used as backbone to our system, prior Postgres is helpful.

- Exposure to Cloud Storage backend integration with AWS or Azure.

- Knowledge of containerization with Docker and Kubernetes

- Other high-level languages including Golang, Java, or Perl

Why Work at Nasuni - Hyderabad?:

Benefits:

As part of our commitment to your well-being and growth, Nasuni offers competitive benefits designed to support every stage of your life and career:

- Competitive compensation programs

- Flexible time off and leave policies

- Comprehensive health and wellness coverage

- Hybrid and flexible work arrangements

- Employee referral and recognition programs

- Professional development and learning support

- Inclusive, collaborative team culture

- Modern office spaces with team events and perks

- Retirement and statutory benefits as per Indian regulations