Software Engineer 2

PowerScale, a Gartner Magic Quadrant leader in Unstructured Data Storage and Management is evolving to cater to the unique demands of the consumer market in the GenAI era. The evolution is driven by efforts to modernize the stack through the development of advanced technologies in data storage systems, cluster management, distributed systems and container management. The modernization initiative will empower PowerScale to provide a composable, disaggregated, software-defined architecture with the capacity to store exabytes of data and deliver unparalleled performance. Building cutting-edge Supportability and Control Path solutions is a critical part of this modernization journey.

We are looking for a Software Engineer 2 to join our Supportability and Control Path Engineering team. Applicants should be competent in making impactful and quick contributions in the system software space in a Linux/FreeBSD development environment on the complex Enterprise Storage Product that is PowerScale. Applicant should be fearless in frequently transitioning between programming (C/C++) and scripting (Python) languages. Applicants also need to have an interest and passion to mentor other team members to develop a culture of technical excellence and high quality execution.

What you’ll achieve

As a Software Engineer 2 in the Supportability and Control Path Team, you will have the opportunity to use your expertise to work on implementing modern Supportability solutions for the PowerScale product. Frameworks for Telemetry, Eventing, Statistics, Health Checks and Auto Healing, and API infrastructure are all part of this team's charter. You will constantly be challenged in developing and improving new and current technologies with the support of your team behind you as we re-architecture PowerScale's OneFS software to deliver value for our customers in this evolving GenAI era.

You will:

• Design, develop and deliver system software solutions and be part of company wide initiatives for Supportability problems in the domain of Enterprise Storage Software with Distributed Systems.
• Develop features for OneFS to enhance the Supportability of PowerScale so that we minimize the overall effort required by the company to address customer reported issues.
• Collaborate within and outside of your scrum team during the entire software development cycle to ensure we leverage common components, build optimized solutions with highest quality

Take the first step towards your dream career

Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here’s what we are looking for with this role:
Essential Requirements

• 2-5 years of experience in coding with C, C++ and Python for Enterprise storage applications.
• Experience in Linux, Unix and Posix user space and Systems programming.
• Experience in design and development using REST API's and HTTP protocols.
• Experience in Linux OS concepts and subsystems like processes/threads, memory, and contention.
• Experience in debugging, RCA(root cause analysis), crash analysis and system performance.

Desirable Requirements

• Experience in Filesystems, Object Storage, Network Attached Storage(NAS).
• Experience in Generative AI and implementation will be an added advantage.