Senior Software Engineer, Core Platform Business Unit

We’re in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here, you lead with innovative thinking, grow along with us, and join the smartest team in the industry.

This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.

The Role

Production Engineering (PE) partners with Pure Storage Engineering teams to deliver productivity tools and services that streamline the development cycle of FlashBlade and FlashArray products. We eliminate bottlenecks in testing and delivery, ensuring high-quality software reaches customers faster.

Our engineers combine strong communication, software, and systems skills with a passion for building reliable, scalable services and automation.

What You'Ll Do

• Design and build developer platforms and automation services that improve reliability, scalability, and velocity of software delivery.
• Architect and implement high-availability solutions (disaster recovery, failover, scaling strategies)
• Develop services, frameworks, and automation tooling in Python, Go, or Rust to improve developer productivity and system reliability.
• Extend and optimize CI frameworks (e.g., Jenkins or equivalent) for complex, multi-machine, distributed build/test environments.
• Apply strong Linux/Unix fundamentals to design resilient systems, debug issues across layers, and tune performance.
• Embed security into CI/CD systems by design, including access control, patch automation, and system hardening.
• Drive capacity planning and system optimization, ensuring efficient utilization of infrastructure and resources.
• Perform risk analysis and mitigation through proactive vulnerability assessments and automation of remediation processes.
• Build observability and debugging tools to surface metrics, logs, and traces that accelerate troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Standardize and advance monitoring, logging, and incident management practices across engineering teams.
• Collaborate closely with developers to integrate CI/CD systems into the full development lifecycle, ensuring fast, reliable, and secure code delivery.
• Participate in on-call rotation, incident postmortems, planning, and continuous improvement initiatives, bringing a software engineer’s perspective to reliability and scalability challenges.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong background in designing scalable architectures and building reliable systems end-to-end.
• Deep expertise with CI/CD platforms and modern automation practices for large-scale systems.
• Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Rust), with a track record of building automation, developer tooling, or scalable services.
• Strong Linux/Unix fundamentals, including advanced troubleshooting, debugging, and performance tuning.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Kubernetes preferred; Docker Swarm, Nomad, or similar are also valuable).
• Proven background in observability, with experience designing and integrating monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting into CI/CD pipelines and production systems.
• Bonus: Experience with build systems (e.g., Bazel, CMake), cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), or contributions to open-source CI/CD and developer productivity projects.

We are primarily an in-office environment and therefore, you will be expected to work from the Santa Clara office in compliance with Pure’s policies, unless you are on PTO, or work travel, or other approved leave.

#Li-Onsite

Salary ranges are determined based on role, level and location. For positions open to candidates in multiple geographical locations, the base salary range is reflective of the labor market across the applicable locations. 

This role may be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity. 

There is no application deadline and we accept applications on an ongoing basis until the job is filled.

The annual base salary range is: $175,000—$263,000 USD

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

• Pure Innovation: We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge and aspire to be trailblazers.
• Pure Growth: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been Named Fortune's Best Large Workplaces in the Bay Area™, Fortune's Best Workplaces for Millennials™ and certified as a Great Place to Work®!
• Pure Team: We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources and company-sponsored team events. Check out purebenefits.com for more information.

Accommodations And Accessibility:

Candidates with disabilities may request accommodations for all aspects of our hiring process. For more on this, contact us at TA-Ops@purestorage.com if you’re invited to an interview.

OUR COMMITMENT TO A STRONG AND INCLUSIVE TEAM:

We’re forging a future where everyone finds their rightful place and where every voice matters. Where uniqueness isn’t just accepted but embraced. That’s why we are committed to fostering the growth and development of every person, cultivating a sense of community through our Employee Resource Groups and advocating for inclusive leadership.
 
Pure is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or any other characteristic legally protected by the laws of the jurisdiction in which you are being considered for hire.

JOIN US AND BRING YOUR BEST.

Bring Your Bold.

Bring Your Flash.