Principal Engineer

Overview:

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. DataDirect Networks (DDN) 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 is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is 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 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. 

We are looking for a Principal Engineer to lead our Infinia platform monitoring team, driving innovation in our engineering organization.

DDN Infinia engineering leaders are recognized technology pioneers who have shaped the storage industry through groundbreaking innovations. They foster environments of technical excellence, mentor the next generation of engineers, and drive architectural decisions that transform the data management landscape.

What you'll bring to DDN

Technical and Operational Excellence

• Deep experience in in designing, building, and operating large scale distributed systems
• Demonstrated track record designing and delivering monitoring systems at scale
• Experience building production readiness standards and checklists, ensuring systems are highly available and meet reliability and resiliency targets.
• Strong understanding of modern software development practices and technologies (Go, Python, C++)
• Hands on data systems design experience
• Advanced understanding of Linux systems, networking, and automation

Leadership Experience

• 5+ years as a principal engineer, leading technical teams of 15+ engineers
• Track record of mentoring and building technical capabilities
• Proven ability to lead geographically distributed technical teams

Strategic Skills

• Ability to communicate complex technical problems to stakeholders of varying technical background
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with data-driven decision making

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the most complex and challenging technical problems for the team
• Drive the adoption of modern monitoring, telemetry and observability systems across the product portfolio
• Develop production readiness standards for the product to ensure product reliability
• Raise the technical bar of the team and increase velocity of technical decision making
• Collaborate with product management to define and execute on the technical roadmap
• Mentor and grow the next generation of technical leaders at DDN
• Drive adoption of best practices in system design, testing, and operational excellence
• Ensure high standards for code quality, testing, and documentation
• Build a culture of operational excellence by sharing on-call responsibilities and leading incident responses as needed.

Join our dynamic and driven team, where engineering excellence is at the heart of everything we do. We seek individuals who love to challenge themselves and are fueled by curiosity. Here, you'll have the opportunity to work across various areas of the company, thanks to our flat organizational structure that encourages hands-on involvement and direct contributions to our mission. Leadership is earned by those who take initiative and consistently deliver outstanding results, both in their work ethic and deliverables, making strong prioritization skills essential. Additionally, we value strong communication skills in all our engineers and researchers, as they are crucial for the success of our teams and the company as a whole.

Interview Process: After submitting your application, one of our recruiters will review your resume. If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to a 30-minute interview during which a member of our team will ask some basic questions. If you clear the interview, you will enter the main process, which can consist of up to four interviews in total:

• Coding assessment: Often in a language of your choice.
• Systems design: Translate high-level requirements into a scalable, fault-tolerant service (depending on role).
• Real-time problem-solving: Demonstrate practical skills in a live problem-solving session.
• Meet and greet with the wider team.
• Our goal is to finish the main process in 2-3 weeks at most.

DataDirect Networks (DDN) 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.

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