Storage software Director

Primary title:

• Define technical strategy and product roadmap for storage softwareblock, object, and file servicesensuring alignment with business goals and customer SLAs.
• Lead and scale multiple engineering teams (architecture, kernel/driver, reliability, QA) to deliver production-grade releases on time and with high quality.
• Drive architecture and design reviews for distributed storage, replication, snapshotting, tiering, and data-protection features; own trade-offs for performance, cost, and reliability.
• Partner with hardware, firmware, and silicon teams to co-design storage optimizations (NVMe, NVMe-oF, RDMA) and validate performance at system level.
• Establish engineering best practicesCI/CD, performance benchmarking, observability, incident responseand mentor senior engineers and architects.
• Represent the product and roadmap to customers and partners; lead technical due diligence, escalations, and cross-functional go-to-market initiatives.
  

Skills & Qualifications

• 20+ years of proven leadership delivering commercial storage software products or core storage subsystems.
• Deep expertise in distributed storage architectures and data-protection mechanisms (replication, erasure coding, snapshots).
• Strong systems programming background (C/C++) and hands-on experience with Linux kernel internals and driver development.
• Experience with block, object (S3-compatible), and file storage technologies and their operational requirements.
• Practical knowledge of storage protocols and fabrics: NVMe-oF, iSCSI, RDMA, and SAN/NAS concepts.
• Track record of shipping high-performance, highly available systems with rigorous benchmarking and observability.
  

Preferred

• Experience contributing to or leading open-source storage projects (Ceph, OpenZFS, etc.).
• Familiarity with cloud-native storage integration (Kubernetes CSI, S3 gateway architectures) and public cloud storage services.
• Background working with NAND/NVMe hardware, firmware partners, or storage appliance design.
  

• On-site R&D environment in India with access to hardware labs and real-product integration testing.
• Competitive compensation, equity opportunities, and a clear career path into senior technical leadership.
• High-autonomy, innovation-first culture focused on measurable customer impact and technical excellence.