Staff Engineer, Lustre

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Staff Engineer specializing in LustreFS with 10+ years experience in systems software. Driving innovations in AI data storage at DataDirect Networks, a leader in high-performance solutions.

Posted 6/22/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $185,000 - $230,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsLinux

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop and debug LustreFS features, fixes and enhancements
Investigate customer and scale-related defects, drive root-cause analysis and implement fixes
Contribute to performance tuning, failure analysis and reliability improvements
Participate in code reviews, design reviews and subsystem discussions
Work closely with QE and support to reproduce issues

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience in systems software, distributed systems, storage, Linux kernel or filesystem engineering
Strong experience in LustreFS development, support or performance engineering
Strong C programming and Linux systems debugging skills
Working knowledge of Linux kernel internals, filesystem semantics, networking and performance analysis
Experience with LNet and/or high-performance transports such as RDMA, InfiniBand, RoCE or TCP-based storage networking
Ability to debug and resolve issues spanning multiple layers including client, server, network and backend storage
Strong collaboration skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Engineering excellence
Opportunity to work across various areas of the company
Hands-on involvement in projects
Flat organizational structure encouraging contributions
Strong communication skills valued

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Hard Skills & Tools

LustreFS developmentC programmingLinux systems debuggingLinux kernel internalsfilesystem semanticsnetworkingperformance analysisLNetRDMAInfiniBand

Soft Skills

collaboration