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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