1+ years of direct software engineering management experience leading low-level systems, kernel, or embedded infrastructure teams.
5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with deep expertise in C/C++, or low-level systems languages.
Strong expertise in Linux kernel internals, device drivers, block layer design, memory layout/NUMA, and high-performance I/O pathways.
Experience delivering hardware-adjacent systems software that demands ultra-high reliability, crash resilience, fault isolation, and safe recovery under physical drive or link failures.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).