Job Description
Software Engineering Manager — Filesystem & Storage Protocols
Location: Boston MA (Preferred)
About the Role
Nasuni is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead our Filesystem & Storage Protocols team a group responsible for building and evolving the core storage engine of our cloud-scale NAS platform.
This team owns some of the most technically demanding components in the product: a high-performance distributed filesystem storage protocol integrations (NFS SMB CIFS Samba) S3 support and the high availability mechanisms that underpin enterprise reliability. If you are a systems engineer who loves hard problems leads by example and wants to shape how cloud-native storage is built this role is for you.
This is a coding role. You will write code review designs evaluate tradeoffs guide implementation decisions and drive technical excellence across the team.
What You Will Own
Technical Leadership
- Lead design and development of filesystem and storage protocol components across NFS SMB CIFS and Samba
- Drive architecture reviews and guide implementation of distributed filesystem features data protection and consistency and durability mechanisms
- Ensure performance scalability and reliability at enterprise scale
Execution & Delivery
- Own end-to-end delivery for the filesystem domain
- Translate product requirements into clear technical roadmaps and execution plans
- Drive delivery across distributed and global teams
- Establish and uphold best practices for code quality testing and observability
People Leadership
- Directly manage a team of 6–10 engineers
- Hire mentor and develop engineers at all levels
- Foster a culture of strong technical depth and ownership
- Provide regular feedback and performance management
- Run the scrum team and create plan/strategy for product delivery
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Product on roadmap and prioritization
- Collaborate with Cloud and Platform teams on integration
- Support customer escalations and root-cause analysis
What We Are Looking For
Required
- 7–12+ years of software engineering experience with 2+ years of direct people management
- Strong C and/or C++ development background on Linux systems
- Deep understanding of operating systems filesystems multi-threading and concurrency and I/O subsystems
- Experience with distributed systems or storage platforms
- Experience with building software stack on Kubernetes platform
- Proven ability to lead design reviews drive technical decisions and translate complex requirements into execution plans
- Strong communication and cross-team collaboration skills
Preferred
- Hands-on experience with NFS SMB CIFS or Samba
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS Azure) Docker and Kubernetes
- Understanding of networking protocols (TCP UDP HTTP) and API design
- Experience with hypervisors (ESX KVM or similar)
AI-Driven Development & Engineering Productivity
- Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot Claude or similar tools to improve engineering productivity
- Ability to integrate AI tools into the development workflow for:
- Code generation and scaffolding
- Debugging and root cause analysis
- Test generation and validation
- Documentation and knowledge sharing
- Experience guiding teams on best practices for responsible AI usage including:
- Code quality validation
- Security and compliance considerations
- Avoiding over-reliance on generated code
- Demonstrated ability to accelerate development cycles using AI without compromising system reliability or design integrity
- Familiarity with applying AI tools in:
- Distributed systems debugging
- Infrastructure and configuration generation (Kubernetes CI/CD)
- Performance analysis and optimization workflows
Nice to Have
- Experience modernizing on-premises storage to cloud-native architectures
- Contributions to open-source systems or storage projects
- Experience scaling systems to large enterprise deployments
- Exposure to Python Go Java or similar languages
- Linux system-level experience including system services firewalls and iptables
- Familiarity with Samba internals or prior Samba contributions
- Experience with cloud storage integrations and APIs
Education
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science Electronics & Communication or a related field.
Why work at Nasuni?
As part of our commitment to your well-being we are pleased to offer comprehensive benefits packages to employees across the US. Benefits packages generally include:
- Best in class employee onboarding and training
- "Take What You Need” paid time off policy
- Comprehensive health dental and vision plans
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- 401(k) and Roth IRA retirement plan
- Generous employee referral bonuses
- Flexible remote work policy
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Wide array of wellbeing offerings
- Pre-tax savings accounts with company contributions
- Great team culture and social activities
- Collaborative workspaces
- Free on-site fitness centers and stocked kitchens in select office locations
- Professional development resources
Compensation Transparency:
In accordance with U.S. pay transparency laws Nasuni is committed to providing visibility into compensation for all U.S.-based roles. Click HERE to view our compensation ranges by job grade. Actual compensation will be based on a variety of factors including a candidate’s experience skills education and work location.
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Skills Required
- 7-12+ years of software engineering experience
- 2+ years of direct people management
- Strong C and/or C++ development background on Linux systems
- Deep understanding of operating systems filesystems multi-threading and concurrency and I/O subsystems
- Experience with distributed systems or storage platforms
- Experience with building software stack on Kubernetes platform
- Proven ability to lead design reviews and drive technical decisions
- Strong communication and cross-team collaboration skills
What the Team is Saying
Nasuni Compensation & Benefits Highlights
- Leave & Time Off Breadth—The package is described as “take‑what‑you‑need” or generous PTO with paid holidays sick time and paid volunteer time. This breadth positions time away as easy to access across different needs.
- Healthcare Strength—Offerings include comprehensive medical dental and vision coverage with HSA/FSA options plus disability and life insurance EAP wellness and fitness reimbursements and pet insurance. These components indicate broad health protection and supportive wellness resources.
- Flexible Benefits—Flexible schedules and hybrid/remote work options are emphasized allowing employees to combine remote and on‑site work as fits their role and life. This flexibility supports work‑life integration across locations.
Nasuni Insights
What We Do
Nasuni is a leading unstructured data platform for enterprises where file data is mission-critical for both people and AI. We power the operational file layer where work happens — helping organizations manage protect and activate data so teams can work smarter reduce costs and operate securely without limits. Built on a patented architecture that fuses cloud object storage with enterprise file services — including permissions versioning and a global namespace — Nasuni delivers high-performance file access global data availability and a scalable governed AI-ready single source of truth across every major cloud. Trusted by more than 1300 enterprises globally Nasuni helps organizations modernize file infrastructure strengthen data security and support AI-driven operations. Learn more at www.nasuni.com.
Why Work With Us
We’re scaling up our people our products and our ecosystem. We’re not just building better technology. Nasuni is successful because we focus on taking care of our employees nurturing talent ensuring quality for our customers maintaining a healthy balance sheet and yes always improving our technology.
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