Principal Systems Engineer – File Protocols, NAS & Storage with C/C++ Expertise

Overview

Design, develop, and support NAS file protocol and storage system solutions as a Principal Systems Engineer. The role focuses on file protocols, filesystems, I/O layers, low-level C/C++ development, troubleshooting, performance, reliability, validation, and cross-functional product engineering.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and support solutions involving NAS file protocols and storage systems.
• Work across file protocol, filesystem, and I/O layers to analyze behavior and resolve issues.
• Troubleshoot mounting, file sharing, authentication, authorization, caching, failover, and performance problems.
• Debug complex issues across OS, storage, networking, and protocol layers.
• Perform log analysis, packet analysis, trace analysis, and root cause investigation.
• Develop and maintain low-level utilities, tools, and components using C and C++.
• Improve the performance and reliability of storage and file services.
• Support validation and testing for data integrity, scalability, resiliency, and failover.
• Collaborate with development, QA, and support teams to reproduce issues and drive fixes.
• Build automation and diagnostic tools using scripting languages where needed.
• Document technical findings, troubleshooting steps, and design recommendations.

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Electronics, or a related field.
• Around 15 years of experience in systems engineering, storage engineering, protocol engineering, or a related field.
• Strong expertise in NAS file protocols such as SMB and NFS.
• Deep understanding of file concepts and storage concepts.
• Strong knowledge of storage systems and file services.
• Hands-on experience with C and C++ programming.
• Solid understanding of Linux/Unix operating systems, system calls, file systems, and process/thread behavior.
• Experience with debugging, root cause analysis, and system-level troubleshooting.
• Good understanding of networking fundamentals and distributed systems.
• Strong analytical mindset, communication skills, ownership, and attention to detail.

Nice to have

• Experience with SMB/CIFS and NFSv3/NFSv4 internals.
• Experience with performance tuning and stress testing.
• Experience with Wireshark, tcpdump, strace, gdb, Python, Shell, or Perl.
• Exposure to cloud storage or hybrid storage environments.
• Experience in cross-functional product engineering teams.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
• Hybrid role requiring an average of 2 days per week from an HPE office.