Member Of Technical Staff 4
Nutanix· enterprise· Computer Software· Oct 6, 2026 · 21d ago
San Jose, California
Hybrid
Full-time
Staff
$147K–$218K est.
Job description
Who are our employees?
We’re an eclectic group of 5,000+ dreamers, believers and builders, operating in over 40 countries. We’re Hungry. Humble. Honest. With Heart. The 4H’s: these are our core values and the DNA of our company. They help drive our employees to succeed, to strive to be better, to learn from every experience. Our employees are encouraged to have spirited debates and conversations and to think with a founder’s mindset. This means we’re all CEO’s of the company and, as such, make the best decision every day that aligns with our company goals. It’s through our values, our conversations and mindsets that we can continue to disrupt the industry and drive innovation in the market.
Who are we in the market?
Nutanix is a global leader in cloud software and hyperconverged infrastructure solutions, making infrastructure invisible so that IT can focus on the applications and services that power their business. Companies around the world use Nutanix Enterprise Cloud OS software to bring one-click application management and mobility across public, private and distributed edge clouds so they can run any application at any scale with a dramatically lower total cost of ownership. The result is organizations that can rapidly deliver a high-performance IT environment on demand, giving application owners a true cloud-like experience. Learn more about our products at www.nutanix.com or follow us on Twitter @Nutanix .
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The Opportunity
As a Member of Technical Staff - 4 in the 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 Curator team is the intelligence engine of the distributed storage fabric. We are responsible for the background processes that ensure the health, performance, and scalability of the Nutanix cluster. Our work involves designing and maintaining advanced metadata-driven scan frameworks to handle self-healing, data management (such as garbage collection and ILM), and complex data transformations. We operate at scale, managing fault tolerance and generating critical insights that power the entire storage platform. The work is challenging because we must architect highly efficient, distributed algorithms to manage petabyte-scale metadata while adhering to strict performance and consistency requirements in a fast-evolving cloud-native environment. 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.
• Hands-on experience with distributed systems concepts and frameworks such as MapReduce, Zookeeper, consensus protocol, etc.
• Fluency with multithreaded programming and ability to debug complex concurrency issues at scale.
• Current authorization to work in the United States without employer visa sponsorship.
Learn More About the Technology: nutanixbible.com
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 $147,000 and USD $294,000 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.
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Benefits
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401(K)
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave