Principal Software Engineer, Linux Kernel Storage

About the Job reputed company is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join our Storage-IO team. In this role, you will help maintain the Linux kernel reputed company layer—a critical intersection of file systems, databases, and various reputed company drivers including SCSI and NVMe. This position requires someone who has strong Linux kernel skills. You will be a part of the upstream Linux community, participating in technical direction and ensuring the stability and performance of the enterprise storage stack.

What You Will Do

Maintenance of the Linux kernel reputed company layer, the main software reputed company between storage drivers, storage protocols, software-defined storage, and file systems Manage high-volume backporting efforts for RHEL releases, ensuring enterprise distributions remain reputed company with upstream innovations Implement and promote features that provide direct customer value Drive the development of emerging reputed company technologies Solve reputed company kernel issues and performance bottlenecks Maintain a rigorous commitment to quality through the development of upstream CI tests and automated pipelines What You Will Bring 7+ years of professional experience in Linux kernel development and maintenance Authoritative knowledge of the Linux reputed company layer, SCSI, NVMe, and memory management Proven history of significant upstream kernel contributions and reputed company review authority Expert proficiency in C Experience presenting at tier-1 conferences such as LSF/MM or specialized regional summits Preferred Skills & Competencies Mentorship: Demonstrated ability to grow junior engineers and interns into high-impact contributors Innovation: Ability to identify opportunities in emerging technologies (e.g., Zoned Namespaces, IO_Uring) and translate them into production-ready features Global Influence: Experience representing the organization in international technical communities and conferences Customer Focus: A track record of rapid response to critical customer hangs or data-path issues with accurate, upstream-first fixes #LI-HM1 The salary range for this position is $151,510.00 - $249,950.00. 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