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Sr. Software engineer - linux


Company : Lucidity


Location : Tiruchirappalli,


Created : 2025-07-20


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Role : Sr/Lead Software Engineer - Linux Experience : 3-9 Years Location : Bangalore/ Remote About us Lucidity is a rapidly growing company with a first of its kind and impactful product in the cloud storage. Joining Lucidity offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology, solve real-world problems for major enterprises, and be part of a company that is reshaping the future of cloud storage. We were also awarded Best Infra and Dev Tools SaaS Startup by SaaSBoomi – Link Listed among India’s Top Startups by Link We are backed by $32 M in funding from investors like Alpha Wave Global, WestBridge Capital, and Beenext - Link We are the category leader in cloud storage optimization. Trusted by major enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies spanning across the US and the UK, being the major Markets. Opportunity to work with experienced co-founders Vatsal & Nitin - serial entrepreneurs who bring with them more than a decade of experience working with companies like Microsoft, Swiggy, and Tracxn and building and selling large tech products. We have a presence across India, Abu Dhabi, the US, and the UK. What we do Lucidity is a company that provides an automated NoOps disk auto-scaler for cloud storage across AWS, Azure, and GCP. It addresses over-provisioned block storage by dynamically scaling capacity, increasing disk utilization to around 80% from 25-35%. This results in cost reductions of up to 70% for businesses. Here's a video of what Lucidity does. Key benefits include: Significant Cost Savings on storage (especially EBS costs). Elimination of Downtime by preventing disk space issues. Reduced DevOps Effort through automation. Application Agnostic solution works with various systems. What you’ll do Design, Develop and maintain storage, filesystem, or virtualization features on Linux using C/C++. Work on Linux kernel modules and system internals. Debug and troubleshoot complex system issues using advanced tools. Rapidly prototype and iterate on solutions to validate new ideas and concepts. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate new features and resolve technical challenges. What you'll need Must Haves Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming. Hands-on Linux kernel development experience. Expertise in storage, filesystem, or virtualization development. Solid understanding of OS internals (filesystems, I/O, device drivers, memory management). Experience with POSIX APIs and Linux system calls. Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills (GDB, strace, perf, fio, iostat, blktrace). Excellent prototyping skills. Good to haves Skilled in multi-threading, concurrency, and IPC. Proven ability to optimize for I/O performance and reliability. Familiarity with Git or other version control systems. Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Why us We're hiring a set of highly skilled, enthusiastic, and passionate people who thrive in a high-growth environment. We believe the best way to grow is to give everyone the opportunity to pursue their interests. Plus, with benefits like flexible hours, company offsite, unlimited leaves, we ensure you enjoy the journey as much as we do. Work in deep tech company and be part of an accelerated growth journey What do we promise? A high-growth work environment Autonomy to decide & deliver on KPIs Work from home | Flexible hours | Unlimited Leaves Attractive ESOPs for eligible employees. Potential to see 100x in the next 5 years