Principal Software Engineer - Protocols

Principal Software Engineer – Protocols

About Nasuni

Nasuni is a profitable, growing SaaS data infrastructure company reinventing enterprise file storage and data management in an AI-driven world. We power the data infrastructure of the world's most innovative enterprises. Backed by Vista Equity Partners, our engineers aren't working behind the scenes — they're building what's next with AI. Our platform lets businesses seamlessly store, access, protect, and unlock AI-driven insights from exploding volumes of unstructured file data. As an engineer here, you'll help build AI-powered infrastructure trusted by 900+ global customers, including Dow, Mattel, and Autodesk.

Nasuni is headquartered in Boston, USA with offices in Cork-Ireland, London-UK and we are starting an India Innovation Center in Hyderabad India to leverage exuberant IT talent available in India. Company's recent Annual Revenue at $160M and is growing at 25% CAGR.

We have a hybrid work culture. 3 days a week working from the Hyderabad office during core working hours and 2 days working from home.

As a Principal Software Engineer - Protocols - at Nasuni, you will play a key role in enhancing our cloud-scale NAS platform. Your responsibilities will include:

• Participate and lead requirements analysis, architecture design, design reviews, and other work related to expanding Nasuni's Platform, Protocols, and Operating System.
• Developing and maintaining software and services that power our NAS appliance, delivering high performance and reliability to customers.
• Building and enhancing High Availability (HA) and Upgrade mechanisms to ensure seamless, non-disruptive customer experiences.
• Investigating and resolving bugs and defects reported by QA, customer support, and the development team.

Required Skills and Experience

• 11+ years of experience building and operating large-scale, highly available distributed systems or cloud-based services.
• Proven expertise in C and C++ programming, with a strong focus on performance and reliability.
• Solid understanding of Linux clustering technologies such as Pacemaker, Corosync, etc.
• Proficient in object-oriented design and SDK development in both on-premises and cloud environments.
• Deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, multi-threaded systems, I/O subsystems, and Linux internals including XFS/EXT filesystems.
• Strong grasp of operating systems, distributed systems architecture, and cloud service fundamentals.
• Experience working with hypervisor platforms such as ESX, Hyper-V, KVM, or OpenStack.
• Ability to work with technical partners to translate ambiguous requirements into well-defined, actionable designs and component-level specifications.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly present complex technical topics to diverse audiences.
• Ability to lead technical implementation efforts, including rapid prototyping and delivery of proof-of-concept solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and support team members, contributing to team knowledge around tools, technologies, and development best practices.
• The Storage Network Protocols we use include; NFS, SMB, CIFS, and SAMBA.

It's an added bonus if you have...

• Computer Science degree or similar experience that includes System Design, Design Principals, Code Architecture.
• Our Cloud-Native Platform connects to enterprise applications and public storage via Software API's. Having prior API creation and utilization is essential.
• Experience with and contributions to open-source communities is a plus
• PostgreSQL is used as backbone to our system, prior Postgres is helpful.
• Exposure to Cloud Storage backend integration with AWS or Azure.
• Knowledge of containerization with Docker and Kubernetes
• Other high-level languages including Golang, Java, or Perl

Why Work at Nasuni – Hyderabad?

As part of our commitment to your well-being and growth, Nasuni offers competitive benefits designed to support every stage of your life and career:

• Competitive compensation programs
• Flexible time off and leave policies
• Comprehensive health and wellness coverage
• Hybrid and flexible work arrangements
• Employee referral and recognition programs
• Professional development and learning support
• Inclusive, collaborative team culture
• Modern office spaces with team events and perks
• Retirement and statutory benefits as per Indian regulations

To all recruitment agencies: Nasuni does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our job boards, Nasuni employees or any other company location. Nasuni is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Nasuni is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace where every team member can thrive. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, caste, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, national origin, or any other status protected by applicable laws in India or the country of employment. We celebrate individuality and are committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please let us know