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Software Engineer 2 - CDP

California, United StatesRemoteFull Time$109,600–$218,400 /yrPosted 2 months ago

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Role summary

Nutanix is seeking a Software Engineer 2 for its CDP team to design and develop high-performance data-path software for enterprise and hybrid cloud environments. This role involves working with complex distributed systems, focusing on performance, scaling, and resiliency of storage systems. The engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver quality products, engage with customers to resolve production issues, and contribute to next-generation features on the HCI platform. The primary technology stack includes C++, Go, and Python. This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days onsite per week in specified locations.

Hungry, Humble, Honest, with Heart.
The Opportunity
As a Software Engineer in CDP team at Nutanix, you will play a crucial role in designing and developing reliable, efficient, and high-performance data-path software for large-scale enterprise and hybrid cloud environments. Your work will involve understanding complex distributed systems and solving customer requirements by designing innovative solutions. You will also focus on performance, scaling out, and resiliency of distributed storage systems. Working closely with various teams, you will contribute to delivering high-quality products in a fast-paced environment. The role also offers the opportunity to engage with customers and support them in resolving production issues. This position supports Nutanix's mission by maintaining the quality of the Nutanix’s AOS(Acropolis operating system) , which is essential for enabling hyper-convergence and hybrid cloud solutions. What makes this role particularly interesting and unique is the chance to design and develop software for next-generation features on the distributed HCI platform and contribute to the transition to hybrid cloud. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to address technical debt and drive aggressive performance goals for the platform, while ensuring prompt resolution of customer issues by collaborating with support and SRE teams.
About The Team
The CDP team was the first team created at Nutanix. The team is responsible for the Nutanix Distributed Storage Fabric (NDSF) - a high-performance shared-nothing distributed file system. The Stargate team is the "data-engine" of the distributed file system, responsible for handling all the IO requests, placing data, dedupe, compression and encryption, healing from failures, etc. The work for the Stargate team is challenging because designing an enterprise-grade distributed file system means that we have strict requirements of consistency and performance, and we always have to reinvent ourselves as newer and faster drive technologies emerge.
The team’s primary technology stack

  • C++
  • Go
  • Python

Your Role

  • Design and develop reliable, efficient, high-performance data-path software for large-scale enterprise and hybrid cloud.
  • Develop an understanding of complex distributed systems and design innovative solutions for customer requirements.
  • Work on performance, scaling out, and resiliency of distributed storage systems.
  • Work alongside development, test, documentation, and product management teams to deliver high-quality products in a fast-paced environment.
  • Engage with customers and support when needed to solve production issues.

What You Will Bring

  • Completion of a bachelor’s or master's degree in Computer Science or a related Engineering field is required.
  • Familiarity with OS internals, distributed systems and good practices for design/implementation.
  • Hungry and humble attitude with a keen sense of working as part of a dynamic team

*The visa sponsorship is not available for this role at this time.*
Work Arrangement
Hybrid: This role operates in a hybrid capacity, blending the benefits of remote work with the advantages of in-person collaboration. In locations where our workplace policy applies (i.e. San Jose, Durham, Mexico City, Bangalore, Pune, Hoofddorp, Belgrade, Barcelona, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo), employees are expected to work onsite a minimum of 3 days per week to foster collaboration, team alignment, and access to in-office resources. Workplace type may vary based on location and team requirements. Please speak with your recruiter for details. Additional team-specific guidance and norms will be provided by your manager.
The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between USD $109,600 and USD $ 218,400 per year.
However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.
If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. Our application deadline is 40 days from the date of posting. In good faith, the posting may be removed prior to this date if the position is filled or extended in good faith.

Sample Nutanix interview questions

  • 1

    Create a distributed task scheduling platform.

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  • 2

    Lowest Common Ancestor on an N-ary Tree Find the lowest common ancestor on an N-ary tree. Input: root = [1,null,2,3,4], p = 2, q = 3 Output: 1 Explanation: Both nodes 2 and 3 are direct children of the root node 1, making 1 the lowest common ancestor.

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  • 3

    Buildings with an Ocean View Find all buildings that have an ocean view. Input: heights = [1,2,3,4] Output: [3] Explanation: Since the ocean is to the right, only the rightmost tallest building (index 3) is not blocked by any others.

    codingmedium
  • 4

    Valid Word Abbreviation Determine if a string matches a valid word abbreviation. Input: word = "apple", abbr = "a2e" Output: FALSE Explanation: The abbreviation claims exactly 2 characters are skipped between 'a' and 'e', but "ppl" is actually 3 characters long.

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  • 5

    Find the majority element in an array. Given an array of size n, find the majority element. The majority element is the element that appears more than ⌊n / 2⌋ times. You may assume that the majority element always exists in the array. Input: nums = [3, 2, 3] Output: 3 Explanation: The number 3 appears 2 times, which is strictly greater than n/2 (1.5).

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