Senior Manager - Platform Engineering

4w1 month ago

DDN

Raleigh, US · Full-time · $200,000 – $260,000

About this role

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 powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers across industries like life sciences, healthcare, financial services, and autonomous vehicles.

As Senior Manager of Platform Engineering, you will lead the design, architecture, and evolution of Infinia, operating across the full system stack including storage, compute, networking, firmware, BIOS, operating systems, orchestration, and cloud infrastructure. You will guide teams through complex architectural decisions and foster a high-performing engineering culture.

You will partner closely with product, infrastructure, and executive leadership to deliver reliable, high-availability solutions for data-intensive workloads. DDN's Infinia engineers come from diverse backgrounds and are considered among the highest tier of technology game changers globally, having pioneered numerous advancements in data-enabling technologies.

This role offers the chance to make a significant impact at a company shaping the future of AI and data management. You will lead a team of senior and principal engineers, driving the technical roadmap and establishing engineering best practices that improve system availability, durability, and performance at scale.

Requirements

Proven experience leading and growing teams of senior and principal engineers in distributed storage or platform engineering.
Deep understanding of the full system stack including storage, compute, networking, firmware, BIOS, operating systems, orchestration, and cloud infrastructure.
Experience with hardware qualification, performance characterization, platform bring-up, and feature enablement for on-premises and cloud platforms.
Strong ability to partner with product management and executive leadership to translate business needs into technical priorities.
Expertise in defining and monitoring engineering metrics, SLIs/SLOs, and operational health indicators for high-availability systems.
Demonstrated success establishing engineering best practices, development processes, validation strategies, and quality standards.
Experience with storage media behavior, system reliability, and performance at scale in data-intensive environments.

Responsibilities

Lead and grow a diverse team of senior and principal engineers focused on distributed storage and platform engineering systems, including hiring, mentoring, career development, and performance management.
Work closely with architects and senior technical leaders to define and drive the technical roadmap for Infinia while understanding the platform implications of product and infrastructure decisions.
Lead the implementation required to support new on-premises and cloud platforms, including hardware qualification, performance characterization, platform bring-up, and feature enablement.
Partner with product management and stakeholders to translate business needs into technical priorities and executable engineering plans.
Define and monitor engineering metrics, SLIs/SLOs, and operational health indicators to improve system availability, durability, and performance at scale.
Establish engineering best practices, development processes, validation strategies, and quality standards to improve product reliability.
Guide teams through complex architectural decisions and foster a high-performing engineering culture.

Benefits

Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI and high-performance data storage technology.
Be part of a global market leader powering the world's most demanding AI data centers.
Collaborate with a team of top-tier engineers who have pioneered advancements in the storage industry.
Make a significant impact at a company shaping the future of AI and data management.