Staff Software Engineer - Data Path

DDN is seeking a Staff 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 environments.

• Implement metadata management services supporting efficient object tracking, lookup, and on-deman