Build the storage systems behind the world’s most demanding AI and HPC environments.
If you’re the kind of engineer who cares about performance at scale, low-level systems behavior, and solving the hard problems most software roles never get near, this is the kind of work that separates builders from coders.
At DDN, you won’t be working on another generic backend stack. You’ll be engineering the distributed and parallel file systems that power data-intensive, performance-critical infrastructure used in some of the most advanced computing environments in the world.
Why this role is different - This is for engineers who want depth, not fluff.
You’ll work on real distributed systems challenges where C/C++ matters, performance matters, reliability matters, and the quality of your engineering shows up in production at scale. If you’ve built, optimized, debugged, or supported distributed file systems and parallel storage environments, you’ll immediately understand why this role is exciting.
What you’ll do
What you’ll bring
Who will love this role
You’ll thrive here if you are energized by complex systems, care deeply about how things work under the hood, and want your engineering to have visible technical impact. This is an opportunity to work on specialized, high-value infrastructure where your expertise is genuinely hard to replace.
Who this role is not for
This is not a fit for generalist software engineers who have only touched distributed systems at a distance. It’s not for people looking to move away from hands-on engineering, and it’s not for candidates whose experience is mostly application-layer development without real file systems or storage depth.
If your strongest work lives in deep systems engineering, parallel file systems, and performance-sensitive infrastructure, you’ll likely be a strong fit. If not, this role will feel too specialized.
Why join DDN - DDN is trusted where performance, scale, and reliability are non-negotiable. For the right engineer, this is a chance to work on the kind of infrastructure problems that define careers: hard technical work, meaningful ownership, and systems that matter.
Apply now - If you have strong C/C++ fundamentals and real experience with distributed and parallel file systems, we’d love to hear from you.
DDN (DataDirect Networks) is the world’s leading AI and data intelligence company, empowering organizations to maximize the value of their data with end-to-end HPC and AI-focused solutions. Its customers range from the largest global enterprises and AI hyperscalers to cutting-edge research centers, all leveraging DDN’s proven data intelligence platform for scalable, secure, and high-performance AI deployments that drive 10x returns.
