Sr. Software Engineer, Middleware

TL;DR

Sr. Software Engineer, Middleware: Engineer sophisticated software layer that translates complex storage operations into seamless customer experiences with an accent on maintaining 99.9999% availability while processing massive data scales. Focus on architecting the reliable, high-performance foundation that allows global enterprises to run their mission-critical applications without downtime.

Location: Expected to work from the Santa Clara, CA office in compliance with Pure’s policies, unless on PTO, work travel, or other approved leave.

Salary: $175,000 - $317,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry.

What you will do

• Architect Distributed Systems: Design and implement high-performance middleware algorithms that manage system state and data orchestration across a clustered environment, ensuring zero single points of failure.
• Drive End-to-End Innovation: Own the lifecycle of major feature sets—from initial whiteboarding and API design to deployment—directly impacting how customers manage petabytes of data in the cloud and on-prem.
• Optimize System Reliability: Conduct deep-dive performance analysis and concurrency modeling to resolve bottlenecks in complex backend systems, maintaining our industry-leading "six-nines" uptime.
• Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to extend FlashArray capabilities into AWS and Azure, bridging the gap between traditional hardware and cloud-native architectures.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in developing low-latency, concurrent backend applications using languages like C++, Python, or Golang within Linux/UNIX environments.
• Proven ability to analyze software requirements, perform rigorous system risk assessments, and design scalable APIs and SQL-based data models.
• A track record of untangling complex distributed systems challenges and a commitment to writing clean, maintainable, and highly performant code.
• Strong communication skills and a desire to mentor peers while navigating the technical trade-offs of a fast-paced, high-growth engineering culture.
• Expected to work from the Santa Clara, CA office in compliance with Pure’s policies, unless on PTO, or work travel, or other approved leave.

Culture & Benefits

• Celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge and aspire to be trailblazers.
• Give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful.
• Build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.
• Offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources and company-sponsored team events.