Hungry, Humble, Honest, with Heart.
The Opportunity
As a Software Engineer in CDP team at Nutanix, you will play a crucial role in designing and developing reliable, efficient, and high-performance data-path software for large-scale enterprise and hybrid cloud environments. Your work will involve understanding complex distributed systems and solving customer requirements by designing innovative solutions. You will also focus on performance, scaling out, and resiliency of distributed storage systems. Working closely with various teams, you will contribute to delivering high-quality products in a fast-paced environment. The role also offers the opportunity to engage with customers and support them in resolving production issues. This position supports Nutanix's mission by maintaining the quality of the Nutanix Distributed Storage Fabric (NDSF), which is essential for enabling hyper-convergence and hybrid cloud solutions. What makes this role particularly interesting and unique is the chance to design and develop software for next-generation features on the distributed HCI platform and contribute to the transition to hybrid cloud. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to address technical debt and drive aggressive performance goals for the platform, while ensuring prompt resolution of customer issues by collaborating with support and SRE teams.
Engineering / R&D at Nutanix
The CDP team was the first team created at Nutanix. The team is responsible for the Nutanix Distributed Storage Fabric (NDSF) - a high-performance shared-nothing distributed file system. The Stargate team is the "data-engine" of the distributed file system, responsible for handling all the IO requests, placing data, dedupe, compression and encryption, healing from failures, etc. The work for the Stargate team is challenging because designing an enterprise-grade distributed file system means that we have strict requirements of consistency and performance, and we always have to reinvent ourselves as newer and faster drive technologies emerge.
The team’s primary technology stack
Your Role
- Design and develop reliable, efficient, high-performance data-path software for large-scale enterprise and hybrid cloud.
- Develop an understanding of complex distributed systems and design innovative solutions for customer requirements.
- Work on performance, scaling out, and resiliency of distributed storage systems.
- Work alongside development, test, documentation, and product management teams to deliver high-quality products in a fast-paced environment.
- Engage with customers and support when needed to solve production issues.
What You Will Bring
- Completion of a bachelor’s or master's degree in Computer Science or a related Engineering field is required.
- Familiarity with OS internals, distributed systems and good practices for design/implementation.
- Hungry and humble attitude with a keen sense of working as part of a dynamic team.
About the Team
Meet Harshit
- I joined Nutanix in 2015 as one of the few core data path engineers at that time. Although new to the distributed data storage realm, I had the privilege of working across the entire stack. Leading the development of pivotal features across the Nutanix distributed filesystem, I've amassed approximately 12 years of experience in designing and developing systems.
- As an engineering-focused problem solver, I thrive on collaborating and learning alongside fellow engineers. Outside of work, I am a devoted husband and father to a wonderful boy.
- I'm seeking someone who shares my passion for technology, possesses a positive attitude and confident approach to challenges, and values collaboration and teamwork. Above all, I appreciate simplicity and elegant design in solving complex problems.
The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between USD $ 92800 and USD $ 184800 per year.
However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.