Spectra Logic is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to advance their platform's reliability, performance, and hardware compatibility by integrating hardware with the FreeBSD operating system, focusing on driver development, networking, and storage systems.
Requirements
- Strong expertise in FreeBSD internals, especially kernel and driver development.
- Proven experience with hardware/software integration at the OS level.
- Hands-on knowledge of the FreeBSD networking stack.
- Proficiency in C programming and low-level debugging tools.
- Solid understanding of storage architectures, with direct experience in tape storage systems highly valued.
- Contributions to the FreeBSD open-source community or similar OS projects.
- Experience with performance tuning and scalability improvements in FreeBSD.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain device drivers and low-level system software for FreeBSD.
- Integrate new hardware platforms and devices into FreeBSD-based environments.
- Enhance and troubleshoot the FreeBSD networking stack for high-performance and high-reliability use cases.
- Contribute to the design and optimization of storage systems, with a strong emphasis on tape storage solutions.
- Diagnose and resolve kernel-level issues, ensuring system stability and efficiency.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and provide mentorship to junior developers.
- Stay current with FreeBSD development, industry best practices, and emerging hardware technologies.
Other
- 10+ years of professional experience in systems-level software development.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to tackle complex systems issues.
- Familiarity with hardware design concepts or firmware development.
- Knowledge of Go and Java frameworks is valued
- Applications will be accepted through Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
