Sr Director of Engineering - Infinia

This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing.

"DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC 

“The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - Marc Hamilton, VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA 

DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence. 

Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management. 

Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage. 

Job Description: Sr Director of Engineering - Infinia

Position Summary:

DDN is seeking a dynamic and experienced Sr. Director of Engineering to lead the design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of the core critical components of Infinia Data Intelligent Platform in EMEA and Israel. This high-performance, scalable system is tailored for the AI era, and your leadership will be pivotal in ensuring its scalability, reliability, and efficiency. Key focus areas include task scheduling, tracing, memory, SPDK Data, profiling, reliability, networking, SQL data structures, and cluster management. The ideal candidate will have a deep technical expertise in distributed systems and data storage alongside a proven track record of leading high-performance organizations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ownership: Oversee the full lifecycle of system development, ensuring seamless delivery of Infinia’s platform to customers with exceptional quality.
• Strategic Roadmap Development: Drive the creation and execution of strategic roadmaps, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with company goals.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Lead, mentor, and develop a best-in-class engineering team, fostering an environment of continuous improvement, technical and operational excellence.
• Collaborative Development: Partner with architects, engineers, and cross-functional organizations to ensure the delivery of innovative, high-quality technical designs.
• Performance & Accountability: Track, report, and manage the organization’s performance against project milestones, ensuring on-time delivery of high-quality solutions.
• Process Improvement: Implement and refine engineering best practices, driving continuous improvements in quality, performance, and operational efficiency.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 15+ years of professional software development experience with a focus on large-scale distributed systems, storage solutions, or database systems.
• 10+ years of experience building, leading, and managing high-performance engineering organizations.
• Knowledge of one or more modern programming languages such as C++, Java, Go, or Rust.
• Technical expertise in cluster management, I/O operations, and event-driven architectures.
• Deep understanding of scalable computing systems, software architectures, and algorithms.
• Proficiency in networking, distributed, asynchronous, and concurrent programming.
• Experience with full development lifecycle practices, including design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Proven track record of successfully leading organization to iteratively deliver high-quality software on time.
• Strong leadership skills with demonstrated success in performance management, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration.

Preferred Skills:

• Expertise with cluster management tools and frameworks.
• In-depth knowledge of memory management, cache allocation, and bulk data processing.
• Familiarity with performance analysis tools and methodologies.
• Experience working in high-performance computing or data-intensive environments.

This role offers an exceptional opportunity to lead a high-impact engineering organization at the core of DDN’s cutting-edge storage solutions. If you are passionate about solving complex technical challenges and driving innovation in high-performance systems, we encourage you to apply.

Join our dynamic and driven team, where engineering excellence is at the heart of everything we do. We seek individuals who love to challenge themselves and are fueled by curiosity. Here, you'll have the opportunity to work across various areas of the company, thanks to our flat organizational structure that encourages hands-on involvement and direct contributions to our mission. Leadership is earned by those who take initiative and consistently deliver outstanding results, both in their work ethic and deliverables, making strong prioritization skills essential. Additionally, we value strong communication skills in all our engineers and researchers, as they are crucial for the success of our teams and the company as a whole.

Interview Process: After submitting your application, one of our recruiters will review your resume. If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to a 30-minute interview during which a member of our team will ask some basic questions. If you clear the interview, you will enter the main process, which can consist of up to four interviews in total:

• Coding assessment: Often in a language of your choice.
• Systems design: Translate high-level requirements into a scalable, fault-tolerant service (depending on role).
• Real-time problem-solving: Demonstrate practical skills in a live problem-solving session.
• Meet and greet with the wider team.
• Our goal is to finish the main process in 2-3 weeks at most.

DataDirect Networks (DDN) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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