Staff Software Development Engineer (Puls8 / OpenEBS)

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Staff Software Development Engineer to join our OpenEBS/Puls8 team in Bangalore. This is a technical leadership role combining hands-on development with customer support responsibilities. You will drive architectural decisions, set technical standards, and mentor engineering teams while also providing expert-level support to enterprise customers on complex cloud-native storage implementations.

Key Responsibilities:

Development & Technical Leadership:

• Design and develop complex features for OpenEBS/Puls8 with focus on scalability, performance, and reliability

• Drive architectural decisions and technical direction for cloud-native storage solutions

• Set and maintain high standards for code quality, testing practices, and engineering excellence

• Lead technical discussions and design reviews across multiple teams

• Solve ambiguous, complex technical problems with system-wide impact

• Mentor senior and junior engineers, fostering technical growth across the organization

• Contribute to open-source community and represent DataCore at technical forums

Customer Support:

• Provide expert-level technical support for complex customer issues

• Debug and resolve critical production issues in distributed Kubernetes environments

• Partner with team members on architecture and implementation best practices

• Translate customer feedback into product improvements and feature requirements

Mandatory Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related field

• 10+ years of software development experience with 5+ years in storage/distributed systems

• Expert-level proficiency in Rust, Golang, or C with deep understanding of systems programming

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including operators, CSI drivers, and StatefulSets

• Deep expertise in distributed systems, consensus algorithms, and data replication

• Strong knowledge of storage protocols, block/file/object storage architectures

• Proven track record of driving technical initiatives with cross-team impact

• Experience setting technical direction and mentoring engineering teams

• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills for complex production systems

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

Desirable Qualification:

• Active contributions to major open-source projects (Kubernetes, CNCF projects)

• Experience with OpenEBS, Rook, Longhorn, or similar cloud-native storage platforms

• Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals and container runtime architectures

• Experience with performance optimization at scale and capacity planning

• Background in technical customer support or consulting for enterprise customers

• Publications, conference talks, or technical blog posts demonstrating thought leadership

What we offer:

Technical leadership opportunities on cutting-edge cloud-native storage platforms, significant influence on product architecture and direction, mentorship and impact across global engineering teams, work with enterprise customers on mission-critical infrastructure, and career growth in a high-impact role.