$202,830 - $338,050 USD yearly
Focus on storage architecture and GPU-oriented computing, including NVIDIA GPUDirect Storage.
Originally posted 11 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Sr. Principal Engineer joins the KIOXIA Innovation Lab, focusing on storage architecture, AI infrastructure, and ecosystem partnerships. The position reports to the Director of the KIOXIA Innovation Lab and collaborates with Product Marketing and Engineering to enable AI architectures and promote Solid State Drives (SSDs).
What you'll do
- Develop reference architectures and oversee testing for flash storage in AI workloads, RAG pipelines, and enterprise applications.
- Collaboratively design server and storage infrastructure for GPU-oriented computing such as NVIDIA GPUDirect Storage and SCADA.
- Construct testing procedures using benchmark tools and datasets, evaluating performance improvements with GIDS and SCADA.
- Develop and maintain technical relationships with key customers and ecosystem partners.
- Author white papers, technical documentation, and industry presentations, representing KIOXIA at industry events and partner advisory councils.
- Act as a technical advisor internally to educate teams on emerging technologies and mentor technical staff.
What you'll need
- BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 12+ years of experience developing Data Center Infrastructure class Linux software or Enterprise-class storage solutions.
- At least 10 years of experience in architecting filesystems, block device layer drivers, or data management functionality for storage systems.
- 5+ years of experience evaluating new technologies for partnerships or acquisitions, including market evaluation and technical due diligence.
- Familiarity with the open-source industry, including active participation in community development processes.
- Knowledge of AI workflows, including data access patterns and infrastructure requirements.
- Ability to travel roughly 25% domestically and internationally.
Nice to have
- Prior experience as a member of a CTO staff or in a similar high-level technical advisory role.
- Advanced degrees (MS or PhD).
Skills: storage systems, GPUDirect Storage, filesystems, Linux, data center
First seen in our index 0 days ago, well below the 62-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · Storage Systems
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Open roles in category
40
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Median days since first seen
62 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$220k
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| Metric | KIOXIA America | All employers we track in this specialty (40 roles · 15 employers) |
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| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 40 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 3 | 6585 · 157 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 7 d | 62 d (+55 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $220k |
Skills observed across this category: storage systems, GPUDirect Storage, filesystems, Linux, data center
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 22 open roles · median 74 d
- MangoBoost · 4 open roles · median 5 d
- AMD · 2 open roles · median 8 d
- Broadcom · 1 open role · median 174 d
- Intel Corporation · 1 open role · median 19 d
- KIOXIA America (this employer) · 1 open role · median 14 d
How we counted: 40 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (Storage Systems) roles from 15 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 11 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there, and is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.
