About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Technical Lead with 10–15+ years of experience in systems, platform, embedded, or infrastructure engineering. The role involves leading the design and development of a Kubernetes-native HCI platform, with deep expertise in storage architecture, CSI/CNI, Linux kernel development, and high-performance networking. The ideal candidate will provide hands-on technical leadership and drive platform reliability, performance, and complex customer issue resolution.

Key Responsibilities

- Own the architecture and development of storage subsystems, including NVMe, block storage, and CSI drivers.

- Lead CNI networking, SR-IOV, NIC offloading, and high-performance networking solutions.

- Design and optimize embedded Linux services, kernel modules, and low-level platform components.

- Drive performance benchmarking, reliability testing, failure handling, and platform scalability.

- Lead root cause analysis and resolution of complex customer escalations related to storage, networking, and kernel-level issues.

- Provide hands-on technical leadership, code reviews, design guidance, and mentorship to engineering teams.

- Collaborate with Product, QA, Support, and Services teams to improve platform quality and customer outcomes.

Requirements

Required Skills

- 10–15+ years of experience in systems, platform, embedded,



or infrastructure engineering.

- Mandatory: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) certification.

- Strong expertise in Kubernetes architecture and internals, CSI/CNI frameworks, and driver development.

- Hands-on experience with Linux kernel internals, kernel-level development, and Embedded Linux.

- Strong knowledge of NVMe, block storage, distributed storage concepts, and storage lifecycle management.

- Expertise in CNI plugin development, pod networking, SR-IOV, NIC offloading, and high-performance networking.

- Strong programming skills in C, C++, Go, and/or Python.

- Proven technical leadership, debugging, performance optimization, and root cause analysis skills.

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Preferred Skills

- Experience with Kubernetes-native HCI platforms or infrastructure appliances.

- Experience compiling/customizing Linux kernels, hardware bring-up, PCIe devices, or firmware interactions.

- Exposure to on-premises, air-gapped, or regulated environments.

- Previous experience as a Technical Lead, Staff Engineer, or Architect.

Advantages

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· https://kadellabs.com/

· https://in.linkedin.com/company/kadel-labs

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📌 Senior Technical Lead – Ultima Platform (India)
🏢 Kadel Labs
📍 India