Principal Software Architect

Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Tue, Feb 10, 2026
This job expires in: 20 days

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Principal Software Architect - Performance.

Key Responsibilities
  • Define and own performance architecture for data path and I/O path components across distributed file systems
  • Lead performance analysis and optimization of large-scale, high-performance, scale-out file systems
  • Drive optimization of performance-critical file system code, primarily in C++
Required Qualifications
  • 15+ years of experience in performance engineering, systems engineering, or distributed systems
  • Deep understanding of distributed file systems and scale-out storage architectures
  • Expert-level knowledge of data path and I/O path design and optimization
  • Strong proficiency in C++ with extensive experience in performance-critical code
  • Proven expertise in performance measurement techniques, including profiling, tracing, and benchmarking

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