Pure Storage
Senior System Software Manager
$217K–$326K
Santa Clara, California +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 13, 2026
- Location
- Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara, California, United States
About the job
Leads a systems software engineering team responsible for core platform architecture and delivery for a high-performance enterprise storage portfolio.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop engineers building Linux kernel features, hardware enablement, and NVMe fabric protocols.
- Own core platform software release planning and execution, including milestones and rollout strategies.
- Manage technical engagements with vendors and partners, aligning platform work with business and customer needs.
What they ask for
- Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, and growing software engineering teams while contributing to architecture and technical decisions.
- Expertise in Linux kernel development or low-level storage or networking protocols on x86 architectures.
- Mastery of software development lifecycle management, agile methods, and continuous integration.
- Proficiency in C/C++ and automation scripting, with problem-solving ability in complex, multi-threaded systems.
Pay
$217,000 — $326,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Linux kernel, NVMe, NFS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, SCSI, x86, C/C++
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