Senior Software Engineer – File System at Nasuni

<p><strong>Senior Software Engineer — Filesystem</strong></p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> Hyderabad, India — Hybrid, 3 days onsite per week</p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Role Overview</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Nasuni is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help build and improve the core file system technology behind our cloud-native file data platform. This role sits within the File System team, responsible for the storage architecture, metadata services, caching, snapshots, replication, recovery, and protocol capabilities that power Nasuni’s enterprise file platform.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">You will design, develop, test, debug, and&nbsp;operate&nbsp;production-grade systems software used by large enterprise customers. You will work closely with engineers across File System, Platform, Control Plane, Security, Infrastructure, and QA to improve scalability, resilience, performance, and operational simplicity.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy C/C++ systems programming, distributed systems, file system internals, Linux, performance engineering, and production debugging. It is not intended for engineers focused primarily on front-end development, application-only feature delivery, or high-level architecture without hands-on implementation.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Level &amp; Scope Definition</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">You will own complex file system features or components from design through production. You will make technical tradeoffs, write high-quality code,&nbsp;participate&nbsp;in design reviews, resolve difficult defects, and help improve engineering practices within the team. You will influence implementation approaches and reliability improvements while partnering with more senior technical leaders on broader architecture decisions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Responsibilities</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Design and implement core file&nbsp;system&nbsp;and storage platform capabilities using C and C++.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Build and improve services related to metadata, snapshots, caching, replication, recovery, data consistency, and storage efficiency.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Contribute to NFS, SMB, S3, POSIX, or related file access and storage protocol capabilities.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Debug complex issues across distributed services, Linux environments, and Kubernetes-based infrastructure.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Improve performance, scalability, reliability, observability, and test coverage for production systems.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Partner with engineering teams to deliver secure, maintainable, and operationally efficient platform improvements.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Participate in design reviews, code reviews, incident analysis, and root-cause investigations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Use AI-assisted engineering workflows where&nbsp;appropriate for&nbsp;code generation, debugging, test creation, log analysis, documentation, and workflow automation while&nbsp;maintaining&nbsp;accountability for correctness, security, and quality.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Mentor engineers through code review, technical guidance, and practical systems engineering practices.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Expected Outcomes &amp; Impact</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Deliver reliable file system features that support enterprise-scale workloads.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Improve performance, resiliency, debuggability, and operational efficiency across core storage components.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Reduce defects and production risk through stronger testing, observability, and root-cause discipline.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Accelerate team execution while&nbsp;maintaining&nbsp;high engineering standards.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Qualifications</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Must Have</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">6+ years of software engineering experience, including substantial systems programming experience.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Strong C and C++ development skills in production environments.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with Linux, concurrency, memory management, debugging, and performance analysis.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Experience building or&nbsp;operating&nbsp;distributed systems, storage systems, file systems, or infrastructure software.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Understanding of&nbsp;file system concepts such as POSIX semantics, metadata, caching, consistency, snapshots, replication, or recovery.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Experience owning complex technical work from design through production release.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Strong debugging, testing, code review, and root-cause analysis skills.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Preferred</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with NFS, SMB, S3, FUSE, VFS, Linux kernel interfaces, or object storage systems.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with Kubernetes, cloud-native infrastructure, or containerized distributed services.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with high availability, data protection, replication, or recovery workflows.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with performance benchmarking, profiling, observability, and&nbsp;production&nbsp;incident analysis.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Experience mentoring engineers or leading feature-level technical design.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Ideal</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Experience building enterprise-scale file systems, distributed storage platforms, or cloud file services.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Deep&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;in metadata services, file system consistency, protocol behavior, or performance-sensitive storage paths.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Experience using AI-assisted engineering workflows to improve development speed, troubleshooting, testing, or documentation.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Experience Guidelines</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">6–10+&nbsp;years&nbsp;total software engineering experience.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">3+ years in distributed systems, storage, infrastructure, or systems programming.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">1–3+ years owning complex components, major features, or production-critical technical work.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">AI at Nasuni</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">AI at Nasuni is used to improve efficiency, decision-making, and engineering outcomes. In this role, you will be expected to use AI tools where&nbsp;appropriate for&nbsp;code&nbsp;assistance, debugging, architecture analysis, documentation, test generation, and workflow automation while applying strong engineering judgment, validation, security awareness, and ownership. AI is a productivity multiplier, not a substitute for technical&nbsp;expertise.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">About Nasuni</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Nasuni is the unstructured data foundation for enterprise teams—and the AI that supports them. We manage, protect, and activate the world’s unstructured data so organizations can work smarter, spend wisely, and create safely without limits. As a Vista-backed SaaS data infrastructure company, Nasuni is transforming how enterprises manage file data with a next-generation, AI-ready platform—turning massive file stores into secure, actionable, and AI-ready data for intelligent automation, analytics, and global collaboration.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Why Work at Nasuni — Hyderabad / India</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">With Vista Equity Partners’ backing, our Hyderabad team&nbsp;benefits&nbsp;from access to a global ecosystem of software leaders, cross-portfolio learning, leadership programs, and AI innovation communities.&nbsp;You’ll&nbsp;innovate at the intersection of cloud, AI, and enterprise data infrastructure, collaborate with talented teams, and build modern platforms trusted by enterprises worldwide. Join us in Hyderabad and help shape the future of intelligent, AI-ready data management.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Benefits</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">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, including 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, an inclusive and collaborative team culture, modern office spaces with team events and perks, and retirement and statutory benefits as per Indian regulations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">To all recruitment agencies: Nasuni does not accept agency resumes. Please do not&nbsp;forward&nbsp;resumes to our job boards, Nasuni employees, or any other company location. Nasuni is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p class="p1"><em>This privacy notice relates to information collected (whether online or offline) by Nasuni&nbsp;Corporation and our corporate affiliates (collectively, “Nasuni”) from or about you in your&nbsp;capacity as a Nasuni employee, independent contractor/service provider or as an&nbsp;applicant for an employment or contractor relationship with Nasuni.&nbsp;</em></p></div>