Senior Member of Technical Staff

About The Role We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our team and contribute to the development and maintenance of our critical systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in systems engineering principles, with a deep understanding of filesystems, Linux, Operating system, and kernel concepts.

What You’ll Do

• Feature Development: Contribute to the development of new features and enhancements, working closely with product managers and other engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Bug Resolution: Actively participate in on-call, diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex software bugs across various system components, ensuring timely and efficient problem-solving.
• Customer Issue Management: Interact directly with customers to understand their technical issues, provide troubleshooting guidance, and resolve software bugs
• System Optimization: Identify performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations to improve system efficiency and scalability.
• Code Review: Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and maintainability.
• Documentation: Create and maintain clear and concise technical documentation, including design specifications, user manuals, and troubleshooting guides.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in software engineering or a similar role.
• Strong proficiency in Linux operating systems, scripting, and kernel internals.
• In-depth knowledge of filesystem and system calls
• Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts,
• Strong proficiency in C++ programming language
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with zookeeper, hadoop,Postgres, Cassandra.
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash).
• Contributions to open-source projects.

If you are a passionate and talented systems engineer looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, we encourage you to apply.

Hybrid Work at ThoughtSpot This office-assigned role is available as a hybrid position, reporting to the office in India - Bangalore.

Spotters assigned to an office are encouraged to experience the energy of their local office with an in-office expectation of 2-3 days per week. This approach balances the benefits of in-person collaboration and peer learning with the flexibility needed by individuals and teams.

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