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.

In this role, you will develop software layers that abstract and manage server and storage hardware for new platforms used by DDN Infinia. You will integrate platform‑specific hardware interfaces and sensors into a consistent management and monitoring framework used for system health, diagnostics, and platform qualification.

This is a low‑level systems and platform engineering role, focused on hardware integration rather than UI or application development.

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.
• Generate hardware health events and alerts for system monitoring and diagnostics.
• Expose hardware state and inventory through internal REST‑based management APIs.
• Support platform 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 Linux systems programming in C or C++.
• Hands‑on experience working close to server or storage hardware.
• 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

• Experience with infrastructure or storage products.
• Exposure to OEM server platforms.
• Experience building platform or hardware abstraction layers.
• Familiarity with REST APIs and monitoring/alerting systems.

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.