Leonard, Tamara
2011-Aug-22 20:27 UTC
Software Engineer – Cluster Networking (File Systems, Storage, HPC)
Software Engineer ? Cluster Networking Position will be located at our Sunnyvale, CA, headquarters To Apply, Please Visit: http://hire.jobvite.com/j/?bj=oaHDVfw9&s=FreeBSD Panasas, Inc., the leader in high-performance parallel storage for business-critical applications, enables customers to rapidly solve complex computing problems, speed innovation and accelerate new product introduction. Addressing the Big Data market, all Panasas storage products leverage the patented PanFS? storage operating system to deliver superior performance, data protection, scalability and manageability. The company?s global reach extends to 50 countries with a diverse line-up of fortune 500 companies in key verticals including life sciences, finance, oil and gas, government, research, manufacturing and aeronautics.. Building on five consecutive years of uninterrupted revenue growth the company achieved record revenue in 2010, increasing by more than 40 percent for the year. (http://www.panasas.com/company/pressreleases/pr-02-08-2011.php) Panasas has a culture where bright, dedicated people can flourish with the opportunity to shape an industry. To learn more, please visit us at www.panasas.com<http://www.panasas.com/> Summary As a member of the storage development team you will be working on the design and development of various networking components in the system. As part of your job you will be working with the hardware team to define and spec new networking hardware such as 10G, 40G, and IB interface cards. You will also be working with senior engineers from other areas to help tune the end-to-end performance of the storage cluster. Responsibilities * Design and Develop new functionality. * Develop unit and system tests and execute them prior to handing off code to the QA team * Participate in the end-to-end analysis of the system?s performance. * Participate in file system performance tuning. * Resolve bugs found by QA and in the field. * Work with Service team to make sure that new features can be easily maintained and serviced. * Participate in the training of QA and the service teams on new features that have been developed by the team. * Work on high priority/critical issues found at customer sites. Experience/Qualifications * Minimum of 5 years industry experience developing storage-related software products is required. * Extensive knowledge of C/C++, in-depth knowledge of Unix internals and excellent design and programming skills are required. * Experience in kernel level development, multi-threading / parallel programming, distributed systems and fault-tolerance techniques are required, preferably on FreeBSD/Linux. * Extensive experience in TCP/IP or Infiniband is a must. * Strong problem solving skills, strong debugging ability in both live debugging and dump analysis, are required. * Experience in performance modeling, analysis and tuning is highly preferred. * Knowledge of network file systems protocols (NFS, CIFS, AFS) is preferred. * Knowledge of SAN & NAS storage paradigms, knowledge of Object Storage, and experience with NFS v4.1are plusses. * Must be an excellent team-player. Requirements: * BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent experience. To Apply, Please Visit: http://hire.jobvite.com/j/?bj=oaHDVfw9&s=FreeBSD Panasas offers a competitive compensation and benefits package with pre-IPO stock. Equal Opportunity Employer. Tamara Leonard Senior Corporate Recruiter 408-215-6765 TLeonard@Panasas.com [http://www-internal.panasas.com/marketing/images/Panasas-logo-lores-email-signature-022511.png] The Leader in High Performance Scale-out NAS www.panasas.com<http://www.panasas.com>