Lead Software Engineer - UI

Overview:

DDN Storage is seeking great candidates to join our dynamic team of passionate customer-enabling technologists!

This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DDN Storage is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare, to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing 

"DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC

“The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - ~ Marc Hamilton
VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA

DDN Storage is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge storage and data management solutions are designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN Storage empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.

Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.

Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage.

Tintri is a wholly owned subsidiary of DataDirect Networks (DDN), the data-at-scale powerhouse and world’s largest privately held storage company. Tintri solutions serve the needs of enterprise data centres with intelligent infrastructure. Learn more about the Tintri portfolio of solutions at https://www.tintri.com/products.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

DataDirect Networks Inc. is seeking a Software User Interface Developer/Engineer based in Pune, India for the development and maintenance of DDN’s Common UI infrastructure and application to DDN’s various product offerings. Candidates must have experience with Angular and proven UI development and be willing to develop their Human Factor Engineering skills to ensure that the UI’s implemented provide the best user experience. The candidate must be an excellent communicator, be able to work in a fast paced environment and be a self-starter. The candidate must be able to collaborate with other teams and individuals worldwide to quickly learn DDN products/technology/setup & configuration. The candidate must be able to leverage and integrate the Common UI into each of the respective DDN products.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Help define Common UI for all DDN products
• Translating functional requirements into delivered solutions
• Define and articulate technical designs with the appropriate details to technical teams.
• Lead and participate in the development of new Common UI
• Participate in the maintenance and development of new features for our core products for CUI
• Bug fixing and improvement of existing code in Common UI
• Help to triage, diagnose and solve production system software problems
• Mentor junior developers
• Participate in technical reviews throughout the course of development.
• Support product deployment and production defect resolution in a timely manner.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Personally accountable and highly motivated with solid people skills.
• Demonstrated experience in software development and product support
• Experience with HTML/CSS, Rest API development and use
• Experience with Angular framework
• 5+ years overall experience with web application technologies
• Some knowledge of server caching for performance
• Experience using agile development methodologies
• Experience developing applications intended to scale to multiple servers
• Experience using continuous integration tools, Jenkins preferred
• Experience using source control, GIT preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electronics Engineering

PLUS SKILLS:

• UNIX system shell scripting skills.
• Experience with python technologies (i.e. Tornado, Redis, & APSchedule)
• Knowledge of JQuery including BackboneJS, requireJS, Bootstrap, underscoreJS
• Knowledge of RPM creation and deployment.
• Experience with CentOS/Red Hat distribution.
• Working knowledge of established JavaScript frameworks (JQuery, AngularJS, etc.)

WORTH MENTIONING:

• Big data experience (i.e. GPFS, Lustre, Hadoop)
• Experience with data mining, Hadoop or map-reduce algorithms
• Experience with Amazon Cloud for automated VM provisioning, setup and testing.
• Strong understanding of network principles, topology, load balancing, routing desired.
• Knowledge of cloud storage, cloud computing, data center operations is desirable.

Our team is highly motivated and focused on engineering excellence.

We look for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity.

Engineers are encouraged to work across multiple areas of the company.

We operate with a flat organizational structure.

All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission.

Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important.

All engineers and researchers are expected to have strong communication skills.

They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

Interview Process:

After submitting your application, the team reviews your CV and statement of exceptional work. If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to a 30-minute interview (“phone interview”) during which a member of our team will ask some basic questions. If you clear the initial phone interview, you will enter the main process, which consists of four technical interviews:

• Coding assessment in a language of your choice.
• Systems design: Translate high-level requirements into a scalable, fault-tolerant service.
• Systems hands-on: Demonstrate practical skills in a live problem-solving session.
• Project deep-dive: Present your past exceptional work to a small audience.
• Meet and greet with the wider team.
• Our goal is to finish the main process within one week.
• We don’t rely on recruiters for assessments.
• Every application is reviewed by a member of our technical team.

DataDirect Networks, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.