Sr. Software Engineer - Platform

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. 

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer – Platform Hardware Management to join our Infinia Platform Enablement team in India. 

This role focuses on hardware management and platform integration software running in enterprise infrastructure environments, including server inventory, telemetry, health monitoring, platform diagnostics, and management workflows. You will work primarily in Go, extending an existing hardware management and platform enablement framework (HMI) to support new server platforms, hardware configurations, telemetry workflows, and infrastructure management capabilities. 

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement hardware management and abstraction software for new server and storage platforms. 
• Integrate with platform hardware interfaces such as BMCs, Redfish, IPMI, and Linux sensor tools. 
• Collect and normalize hardware telemetry including temperatures, power, fans, drives, and enclosures. 
• Manage firmware bundle structure and artifacts for supported platforms. 
• Generate hardware health events and alerts for system monitoring and diagnostics. 
• Integrate with internal management APIs to expose hardware state and inventory. 
• Support Infinia bring‑up, qualification, and validation by enabling reliable hardware visibility. 
• Collaborate with platform, firmware, validation, and support teams to debug hardware‑related issues. 
• Contribute to technical documentation describing platform behavior and capabilities. 
• For senior engineers, mentor junior team members and help drive best practices in platform enablement. 

Qualifications Required: 

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field. 
• Strong experience with Go programming (2+ years preferred) for systems-level development. 
• Strong understanding of Go concurrency patterns including goroutines, channels, and context management preferred. Experience with C, C++, or Python is a plus, but Go proficiency is required. 
• Experience integrating new hardware platforms into existing software frameworks. 
• Ability to work with vendor tools and documentation to enable new platform support. 
• Experience with server hardware management concepts such as inventory, telemetry, sensors, health monitoring, or platform diagnostics. 
• Understanding of Linux-based infrastructure or hardware management environments. 
• Familiarity with hardware management technologies such as: 
  • Redfish or IPMI 
  • BMC tooling 
  • Linux hardware utilities (lm-sensors, lspci, lsblk, dmidecode) 
• Strong debugging skills across hardware, firmware, and OS layers. 
• Understanding of server components (CPU, memory, NICs, NVMe/SSD). 

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with gRPC or similar RPC frameworks 
• Understanding of distributed systems concepts (distributed locking, state synchronization, ETCD/Consul). 
• Experience with event-driven architectures or asynchronous communication patterns. 
• Knowledge of concurrency patterns in Go (goroutines, channels, context management) 
• Experience developing long-running Linux services or infrastructure-oriented software. 

Senior Software Engineer 

• 5–8 years of systems or platform software experience. 

Independently enables new hardware platforms and mentors others. 

DataDirect Networks, Inc. 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.