Senior Software Architect

Senior/ Principal Software Architect – Storage & File Systems

Denver, CO (Hybrid) | Up to $250,000 base + benefits | Full-time

An established leader in enterprise data storage is hiring a Principal Software Architect to set the technical direction for its distributed storage and file-system software. This is a senior individual‑contributor architecture role for someone who has designed large-scale storage systems and can be the technical authority across teams - shaping architecture, raising the engineering bar, and staying hands‑on where it matters.

What you'll do

• Own the architecture of distributed, scale‑out storage and file‑system software - data path, object and file layers, metadata, and data protection.
• Set technical direction across multiple engineering teams and drive the hardest cross‑cutting design decisions.
• Define the approach to performance, scalability, durability and reliability, and hold the system to it.
• Prototype, review and guide implementation; mentor senior and staff engineers and lift the overall standard of the codebase.

What we're looking for

• 15+ years of systems software engineering, with a track record of architecting storage or distributed systems at scale.
• Deep expertise in C/C++ and in file systems, object/block storage, or high‑performance data paths.
• Mastery of distributed‑systems design: consistency, replication, erasure coding, fault tolerance and scale‑out.
• Strong Linux systems and performance‑engineering background.
• The judgement and communication to be the technical authority across teams while remaining hands‑on.

Nice to have

• Experience taking a storage product from architecture through to production at petabyte scale.
• Familiarity with modern interconnects (NVMe-oF, RDMA) and cloud/hybrid storage models.

What's on offer

• Base salary up to $250,000 , depending on experience.
• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Company‑paid life, AD&D and disability insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer contribution.
• Employee Assistance Program and wellness benefits.
• Hybrid working (3 Days) , Denver, CO.
• ** Must have full working rights in the United States.

This role is live and interviews will be happening imminently, the interview process is 3 stages and average time from Recruiter Screening call (Human, Not AI), to Offer/ Decision is around 2 - 3 weeks.