Linux Core Platform Storage Development Lead

Job Title: Linux Core Platform Storage Development Lead

Experience : 8 to 10 + Years

Location: Hyderabad

Key Responsibilities:

1. Architect & Lead Storage Subsystem Development:

• Design and lead implementation of Linux-based storage stack for embedded or

server platforms.

• Define architecture for storage interfaces (eMMC, UFS, NVMe, SATA, SD, USB

mass storage, etc.).

• Optimize for performance, power, and reliability on target SoC or platform.

2. Driver Development & Integration:

• Develop and maintain Linux kernel drivers for storage devices and controllers.

• Ensure upstream alignment with mainline Linux or maintain vendor-specific forks as

needed.

• Integrate vendor storage controller IPs and firmware.

3. File System & Block Layer Expertise:

• Work with Linux file systems (ext4, f2fs, xfs, btrfs).

• Optimize storage stack performance using IO schedulers, caching strategies, and

tuning.

4. Reliability, Data Integrity & Power Resilience:

• Implement support for journaling, wear leveling (especially for flash), secure erase,

and TRIM.

• Ensure data integrity during power loss (power-fail robustness).

• Work with hardware teams on power rail sequencing and power management

integration.

5. Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Coordinate with SoC vendors, QA, product management, and firmware/hardware

teams.

• Collaborate with bootloader, security, and OTA (Over-The-Air) update teams for

seamless storage handling.

6. Debugging & Performance Analysis:

• Use tools like blktrace, iostat, fio, perf, strace, and kernel logs for

performance and issue analysis.

• Root cause field issues (e.g., storage corruption, I/O latency) across layers.

7. Compliance & Validation:

• Validate storage against JEDEC/UFS/SD/USB/NVMe standards.

• Ensure support for secure boot, encrypted storage (dm-crypt, LUKS), and

SELinux/AppArmor policies where needed.

8. Mentorship & Leadership:

• Lead and mentor a team of kernel and platform developers.

• Conduct code reviews and establish best practices for Linux storage development.