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lab. Established in 1996, the Lab is headquartered in India's Silicon Valley and startup hub -
Bengaluru, with a strong presence in Pune and Hyderabad. Developers at ISDL deliver technology
stack from processor design, firmware, operating system to software defined storage. The lab also
400+ patents in cutting edge technologies and inventions so far.
While computing veers towards cognitive, cloud, mobile, social, and security, the lab has significantly
contributed to not just new products focused in these areas, but has also ushered in new
development models such as Agile, Design Thinking and DevOps.
We are seeking a highly skilled C/C++ expert with 8-10 years of product development, design, and
support expertise, and a proven track record of managing databases, particularly with a focus on
of our software development team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and
optimizing database-related functionalities to ensure the high performance, stability, and reliability
of our products.
• System Software Development and Maintenance: Code, design and implementation of
C/C++ software components for backup and storage products, ensuring adherence to coding
standards, best practices, and performance guidelines.
• Product Support: Provide technical expertise and support to customers and internal
stakeholders regarding database-related inquiries and issues.
• Database Design: Collaborate with the development team to design and optimize database
schemas, ensuring data integrity and scalability.
• System Engineering: Must have SAN storage background. Hands on experience in code, unit
test and in the SDLC for any File Systems, Volume managers and/or Backup Recovery
• Troubleshooting and Debugging: Investigate and resolve complex database issues, working
• Performance Engineering: Use performance tools like Flamegraph, Top, IfTop, Excel
graphing, analytics.
• Performance Tuning: Proactively monitor and analyse database performance metrics to
identify areas of optimization. Utilize your extensive experience in performance tuning
techniques to enhance query execution and reduce response times.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated with the latest advancements in database
technologies, C/C++ development practices, and system storage principles. Recommend and
implement improvements to enhance product performance and maintainability.
• Tool kits: Be adept in various tools to parse logs like awk, Perl, python, grep etc
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or
equivalent practical experience).
• Extensive 3-7 years of experience in C/C++ software development, including product
development and support.
• Strong expertise in managing IBM DB2 databases, including administration, performance
tuning, and debugging of complex database issues.
• Strong Systems exposure analysing memory corruption, multithreaded designs and SAN
• Proven experience in optimizing database performance through indexing, query
optimization, and caching strategies.
• Solid understanding of database design principles and best practices.
• Familiarity with data security and compliance standards.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills to analyse and resolve complex technical
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in a team-oriented
• Experience with other databases, such as SQL Server, Oracle, or MySQL, is a plus.
• Relevant certifications in C/C++ development, SAN-NAS certifications or database
administration are advantageous.
• Tags: OS internals iSCSI, FC, Backup recovery, ZFS, LVM, NVMe, gdb, C/C++ at least one
scripting language bash, Perl, python
Required Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or
equivalent practical experience)
Preferred Education
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering
