NetApp · 1 day ago
Distinguished Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$290K/yr - $350K/yr
10+ years expNetApp is a leader in intelligent data infrastructure, delivering solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data. They are seeking a Distinguished Engineer to build and scale architecture across cloud environments, focusing on automation and reliability. This role involves close collaboration with technical leaders and engineers to drive innovation and solve complex engineering challenges.
Cloud ComputingData ManagementData StorageInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Lead the definition, design, architecture quality, implementation, and delivery of the most advanced, most difficult, most cross-cutting, and/or most ambiguous challenges spanning across the Cloud business unit
Operate with independence and act as force multipliers to the benefit of the company, delivering on its most complex challenges
Foster a culture of learning and experimentation, and advocate for best engineering, QA, and Operational practices for the entire business unit
Serve as a technical leader on demanding, cross-functional engineering projects. The expectation will be to functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions and fully understand system interdependencies and limitation
Understand not just the technical and product capabilities but the nuances of the NetApp cloud business and help to understand and balance conflicting stakeholder objectives, while simultaneously building trust and demonstrating empathy with customers’ needs
Architect and build modern CD/CI infrastructure which works all the time for several hundred developers working on multitude of interconnected software deployment pipelines
Architect and design modern, cloud native QA framework and components
Assist in the career development of others, actively coach and mentor other senior and principal engineers on advanced technical issues
Contribute to building intellectual property through patents
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 10+ years of experience as software engineer
4+ years hands-on experience as a senior Principal Engineer leading multiple software engineering teams
Expert knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices
Expert in designing and building large-scale systems in a multi-tiered, distributed environment (Service Oriented Architecture)
Extensive experience building fault tolerant and high scale distributed architecture on one of the major cloud providers
Extensive experience of cloud native application or services operations, data management, migration, and security
Excellent communication and writing skills, with the ability to effectively engage with customers, stakeholders, and the engineering community
Proactive and self-driven, with the ability to work independently and take ownership of initiatives
Experience operating and troubleshooting reliable, scalable software systems
Experience building fully automated testing frameworks from code check-in to deployment
Proficient in at least one modern programming language such as Rust, GoLang or Java
Prior experience building services or applications in cloud-native architectures using either AWS, Azure, or Google cloud
Experience with monitoring frameworks (such as CloudWatch, Datadog, Grafana, Elastic or similar)
Decent understanding of storage architectures, design patterns, and best practices
Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent experience
Preferred
Prior experience as a Principal or Senior Principal engineer working on high-scale, geo-distributed applications or services built on major cloud providers
Experience with open-source technologies such as Apache Cassandra, Kafka, PostgreSQL, or similar distributed systems
Familiarity with storage systems is preferred but not mandatory
Preferred will be experience with storage technologies such as RAID, Volumes, Replication solutions
Benefits
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Retirement or Pension Plans
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Various Leave options
Performance-Based Incentives
Employee stock purchase plan
Restricted stocks (RSU’s)
Volunteer time off
Employee Assistance Program
Fitness, and mental health resources
Company
NetApp
NetApp specializes in data storage, data infrastructure, and data management solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.25BKey Investors
Sequoia Capital
2025-03-12Post Ipo Debt· $1.25B
1995-11-21IPO
1994-01-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
George Kurian
Chief Executive Officer
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