Staff Software Engineer
Cohesity
Cohesity is the leader in AI-powered data security. Over 13,600 enterprise customers, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 and nearly 70% of the Global 500, rely on Cohesity to strengthen their resilience while providing Gen AI insights into their vast amounts of data. Formed from the combination of Cohesity with Veritas’ enterprise data protection business, the company’s solutions secure and protect data on-premises, in the cloud, and at the edge. Backed by NVIDIA, IBM, HPE, Cisco, AWS, Google Cloud, and others, Cohesity is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, with offices around the globe.
We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design , and our culture.
Want to join the leader in AI-powered data security?
As a Staff Engineer, you will provide technical leadership and architectural direction for our large-scale, highly available backup and recovery platform. You will drive system design decisions, mentor engineers, and lead complex initiatives that improve reliability, scalability, and performance across the stack.
Technical Leadership & Architecture
Lead the design and evolution of large-scale, highly available distributed systems.
Define architectural standards and best practices for concurrency, scalability, and resilience.
Drive performance optimization initiatives across multi-threaded and parallel processing systems.
Own critical components of the backup and disaster recovery platform end-to-end.
Deep Technical Expertise
Provide expert-level C++ development and debugging leadership across Linux and Windows environments.
Architect and optimize high-performance Windows applications and services, including Win32-based systems.
Lead advanced troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex production issues.
Guide system performance benchmarking, profiling, and scaling strategies.
Domain & Platform Expertise
Drive innovation in backup and disaster recovery technologies.
Provide technical oversight for integrations with Microsoft SQL Server, including backup and restore workflows.
Leverage deep familiarity with VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service), VDI (Virtual Device Interface), T-SQL
Ensure system reliability across Windows and Linux platforms.
Ownership & Cross-Functional Influence
Lead high-impact projects from concept to delivery, ensuring technical excellence and on-time execution.
Partner closely with Product, QA, DevOps, and Customer Support to resolve field issues and shape roadmap priorities.
Mentor senior engineers and elevate engineering standards across teams.
Contribute to technical strategy and long-term platform evolution.
We’d Love to Talk to You If You Have:
10+ years of experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems in C++ across Linux and Windows platforms.
Proven track record of architecting and scaling production-grade systems.
Deep expertise in multithreading, concurrency, and performance engineering.
Strong hands-on experience with:
Backup and disaster recovery systems
Windows application and systems programming (Win32)
Advanced debugging tools (WinDbg, Visual Studio Debugger)
Strong coding standards and code review leadership.
Experience working with engineering tools such as JIRA, GitHub, and TestRail.
BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance developer productivity, automate workflows, and improve decision-making.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical direction and mentor engineers across the organization.
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making.
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Cohesity is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.
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In-Office Expectations
Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.
Interested candidates based outside of the designated areas are welcome to apply, provided they have the right to work in the job location.