Jobs at DDN Storage

Designs and optimizes UBLK-based userspace block devices on Linux. Develops high-performance I/O paths, debugs userspace and kernel issues, tunes storage performance, collaborates on architecture, reviews code, benchmarks systems, supports QA testing, and analyzes logs. Requires strong C programming, Linux internals, io_uring, concurrency, kernel interaction, debugging, storage frameworks, clustering, and production performance-tuning experience.

Design, develop, maintain, and troubleshoot software for data-intensive storage workloads. Own architecture and core product areas, analyze and fix bugs across platforms, collaborate with distributed engineering teams, document products, and tune performance for specific environments.

Own the analytics transformation and modeling layer by building dbt models, trusted datasets, data quality tests, documentation, and Sigma BI content. Partner with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate analytical needs into scalable models. The role requires advanced SQL, Python, cloud data warehouse experience, dimensional modeling, BI development, and strong communication skills.

Leads and transforms DDN’s EMEA Sales Engineering organization, overseeing strategy, talent, KPIs, operational rigor, technical execution, and executive cross-functional alignment. The role manages managers, develops regional technical go-to-market capabilities, improves win rates and deal velocity, and guides customer engagements involving AI data storage, HPC, distributed systems, and infrastructure.

Own the global people and organizational agenda for R&D, partnering with the Chief Product Officer and leadership team. Responsibilities include organization design, workforce planning, talent strategy, performance management, employee relations, leadership coaching, global People programs, and organizational transformation. The role translates executive strategy into execution, coordinates regional People teams, and helps build scalable practices across performance, onboarding, talent reviews, manager enablement, compensation, and employee experience.

Designs, develops, and executes automated and manual tests for high-performance storage products serving HPC and AI markets. Responsibilities include building Python-based test automation, validating features and defect fixes in Linux environments, triaging daily failures, collaborating with distributed engineering teams, contributing to QA reports and release metrics, and validating product documentation.

Leads distributed engineering and quality teams developing cloud-based S3, NAS, and managed Lustre storage services. Owns technical direction, architecture, delivery planning, release quality, reliability, incident response, automation, customer escalations, and operational excellence. Partners with Product, Support, Sales Engineering, Cloud Operations, and executive stakeholders to deliver scalable, reliable storage solutions for enterprise and AI/HPC customers.

Build and support Salesforce Sales Cloud and CPQ solutions for sales, deal desk, and finance teams. Develop Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flows, integrations, and CPQ configurations; manage quote-to-order, renewals, amendments, deployments, testing, and production support. Collaborate with architects and stakeholders, troubleshoot pricing and integration issues, and deliver end-to-end features using Git, SFDX, and CI/CD tools.

Leads pre-sales architecture and consultative selling for AI, ML, HPC, and data management solutions. Designs scalable data architectures, AI workflows, generative AI applications, and performance-optimized deployments. Conducts discovery, demonstrations, presentations, proofs of concept, and technical enablement while supporting deal closure and customer adoption. Collaborates with sales, product, engineering, marketing, hyperscalers, OEMs, and channel partners to develop joint solutions and go-to-market strategies.

Support and enhance Workday Financials across configuration, testing, documentation, deployment, reporting, security, and finance business processes. Partner with Accounting, Finance, Procurement, and technical teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions. Improve integrations with Workato, Salesforce, Oracle, and other applications while supporting automation, data validation, ticket management, delivery tracking, and post-production operations.

Designs and executes manual and automated testing for web applications, APIs, and integrated systems. Creates test plans, performs functional, regression, integration, and exploratory testing, documents defects, validates fixes, and investigates failures using logs and diagnostics. Collaborates with engineering, product, and support teams on requirements, acceptance criteria, release validation, customer issues, test automation, quality documentation, and continuous improvement.

Drive quota-carrying enterprise sales for AI infrastructure solutions across the Nordics. Develop strategic account plans, build executive and technical relationships, manage complex sales cycles, negotiate contracts, and close deals. Partner with engineering teams, solutions architects, channel partners, and system integrators to deliver GPU, HPC, storage, and large-scale AI data center solutions. Represent the company at industry events and expand market presence.

Lead the technical vision, architecture, and implementation of the Data Ocean platform, building high-performance distributed storage capabilities across object, file, and block storage. Develop production C/C++ systems for caching, namespaces, tiering, replication, metadata, and data mobility. Drive architecture reviews, performance optimization, testing, and operational excellence while mentoring engineers and coordinating technical execution across global Engineering, Product, Architecture, cloud, and DevOps teams.

Lead the design and development of a scalable asynchronous replication engine for an AI data platform. Responsibilities include building multi-threaded replication pipelines, delta synchronization, secure TLS data transfer, integrity validation, failover workflows, REST APIs, metadata tracking, observability, and high-availability systems. The role also provides architectural leadership, mentorship, production troubleshooting, and collaboration with QA, security, backend, and platform teams.

Drive enterprise sales growth for AI infrastructure and high-performance data storage solutions across the Middle East. Develop strategic territory and account plans, build executive and technical relationships, manage complex sales cycles, achieve quotas, and collaborate with engineering, solutions architecture, and channel partners. Sell solutions supporting GPU computing, large-scale model training, cloud, research, and data-intensive workloads while representing the company at industry events.

Develop and enhance a high-performance S3-compliant file system using C/C++ and Linux. Responsibilities include technical design, full application development, system-level architecture, file system troubleshooting, research, testing, deployment, production support, technical reviews, and mentoring junior developers. The role also integrates monitoring and alerting capabilities and requires collaboration with global teams.

Leads distributed engineering organizations responsible for S3, POSIX, and NFS data platform offerings. Owns organizational design, hiring, execution, quality, production readiness, engineering standards, productivity, and technical direction. Partners with architects, product, QA, solutions, support, and executive stakeholders to deliver scalable, reliable enterprise software. Drives agile practices, CI/CD, observability, testing, AI-assisted development, and cross-time-zone collaboration across teams in India and internationally.

Leads DDN’s APAC AI business development strategy through relationships with NVIDIA, Neoclouds, NVIDIA Cloud Partners, GPU providers, technology partners, and enterprise customers. Creates ecosystem-driven pipeline, coordinates strategic pursuits, maps AI infrastructure opportunities, supports executive engagements, and translates technical capabilities into business value. Requires strong enterprise technology sales experience, AI infrastructure fluency, executive relationship skills, and frequent APAC travel.

Perform system bring-up, platform validation, firmware updates, BIOS/BMC/OS configuration, and hardware troubleshooting across storage, compute, and networking infrastructure. Monitor device health, validate drive swaps and rebuilds, investigate performance and stability issues, support Linux diagnostics, and collaborate on complex cross-layer debugging. Document and standardize operational procedures while ensuring system reliability and consistency.

Supports monthly and quarterly close activities, journal entries, reconciliations, financial reporting, and global close coordination. Improves accounting processes, documentation, controls, metrics, and automation across global entities. Participates in Workday Financials implementation testing, Oracle process evaluation, issue resolution, post-go-live stabilization, and broader finance transformation initiatives.