About The Position
Viridien is seeking a Software Developer – High-Performance I/O & Storage Systems to design, build, and improve services that enable efficient data access and storage across distributed environments. This role focuses on developing high-performance backend services and APIs that integrate closely with performance-critical applications, ensuring efficient data handling, scalability, and reliability across the full data path. You will join a team focused on building high-performance data systems that support distributed computing and data-intensive workloads. The team works across backend services, storage systems, and client integration layers to deliver scalable and efficient data access solutions.
Requirements
- Strong software development experience in languages such as C, C++, Go, or Python.
- Proven experience building backend services, distributed systems, or performance-critical components.
- Understanding of how software interacts with storage systems, operating systems, and hardware.
- Experience working with I/O-intensive systems, storage APIs, or data services.
- Experience analysing and optimising performance, including throughput and latency.
- Experience designing and working with APIs such as gRPC.
- Familiarity with distributed systems and microservices architectures.
- Experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with object storage systems such as S3 or similar.
- Familiarity with Linux systems programming or low-level performance tuning.
- Experience in high-performance or data-intensive environments.
- Experience providing technical or project leadership.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop high-performance services for data access and storage.
- Work with storage technologies, including object storage systems.
- Optimise read and write paths to improve throughput and reduce latency.
- Build and maintain APIs, including gRPC-based services.
- Develop backend services supporting distributed data access.
- Analyse and improve performance across the full data path.
- Identify and resolve bottlenecks in I/O, storage, and system interactions.
- Contribute to containerised deployments and distributed architectures.
- Participate in system design and architecture discussions.
Benefits
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Highly attractive bonus scheme
- Initial 22 days annual leave with future increases, complemented by a flexible buying and selling holiday program
- Company pension with generous employer contribution
- Wellbeing Unmind app – puts you in control of your mental health
- A flexible benefits platform with numerous discount schemes - gym membership, restaurants, cinema tickets, and much more!
- Regular social club events, spontaneous reward events throughout the year
- Cycle purchase scheme
- Flexible Private Medical & Dental care programmes
- Sponsorship of visas/comprehensive relocation packages
- Bank Holiday Swap - our holiday swap program allows you to change it for another day of your choice!
- Relaxed dress code policy
- Learning and Development opportunities through tailored training programs via the Learning Hub
- Support for volunteering and company initiatives
- Commitment to protecting our environment through sustainable solutions, energy saving and waste reduction enterprises.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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