Member of Technical Staff - 3 - C++

The Opportunity

Nutanix engineers are crafting revolutionary technology, building the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud OS. Were using our love of programming and diverse backgrounds to deliver the simplicity and agility of popular public cloud services, but with the security and control that you need in a private cloud. At Nutanix, youll find no shortage of challenging problems to work on. We work closely with our product in a collegiate, collaborative environment that encourages the open exploration of ideas.

About the Team

You will report to the Senior Technical Manager, a seasoned expert with over 10 years of experience in distributed systems and storage. Our manager has a strong foundation in operating systems fundamentals and holds a Masters degree from Carnegie Mellon University. Leading the metro availability team in disaster recovery, this manager has a proven track record of delivering business continuity solutions for critical workloads.

For this role, the work setup is hybrid, requiring employees to be in the office 2-3 days a week. However, we offer flexibility and support for remote work to accommodate individual preferences and needs.

Your Role

• Design and develop software for a converged computing + storage platform for the software-defined data center.
• Develop a deep understanding of complex distributed systems, and design innovative solutions for customer requirements.
• Improve performance, scale-out and resiliency of distributed storage systems.
• Work closely with other development teams, testers, documentation writers and product management 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

• Love of programming and rock-solid in one or more languages: C, C++, Java, Python, ideally for enterprise-quality software
• Deep understanding of UNIX/Linux internals.
• Development experience in file systems, operating systems, database back-ends, distributed systems management, and Cloud technologies is a plus.
• Experience with Hadoop, MapReduce, Cassandra, Zookeeper and other large-scale distributed systems is preferred.
• Familiarity with OS internals, concepts of distributed data management, and design/implementation trade-offs in building clustered, high- performance, fault-tolerant distributed systems software.
• Experience working with virtualization technologies like VMware, Hyper-V, Xen. VMware preferred.
• Familiarity with x86 architecture, virtualization and/or storage management
• A Bachelor s degree in computer science or related field is required. Advanced degree in related fields preferred
• Very strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Can-do attitude while solving difficult problems spanning across multiple teams.
• Comfortable working in a fast-moving, agile environment
• 3-5 years of exp

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