Staff Engineer - Data Path
DDN is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Data Ocean engineering team and develop high-performance data path software for next-generation AI and enterprise storage platforms.
This role focuses on designing, implementing, and optimizing core data path services that enable intelligent caching, object storage integration, metadata management, and efficient data movement across modern storage environments.
The ideal candidate is a strong systems engineer with deep C/C++ development expertise, experience building high-performance Linux-based software, and a passion for solving complex storage and distributed systems challenges.
This is a hands-on engineering role requiring ownership of design, implementation, debugging, performance optimization, and delivery of production-quality software.
Responsibilities
Data Path Software Development
Design and implement high-performance data path components for the Data Ocean platform.
Develop intelligent caching capabilities for object storage workloads.
Build scalable services for data movement across object, file, and block storage en
