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Own Every Moment at NetApp At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure-delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function. Job Summary We are hiring experienced Systems Software Engineers across multiple NetApp engineering organizations. This pipeline posting is designed to attract strong C/C++ systems-level engineers who can contribute to core storage and data management technologies across ONTAP and other NetApp products. Candidates will be considered for roles on several teams, including ONTAP, WAFL, Replication/HA, Protocols (NFS/SMB/SAN/NVMe), Distributed Systems, Cloud Platforms, and Performance Engineering. Engineers in these roles design, build, and optimize foundational components of NetApp's storage stack. You will work on real-world problems involving filesystems, storage internals, distributed systems, performance, scalability, reliability, and data integrity. Work may include developing new features, enhancing subsystems, analyzing complex code paths, improving throughput and latency, debugging customer issues, or driving proofs of concept. You will collaborate with senior engineers, product teams, hardware teams, and cloud engineering groups to deliver high-quality software used globally by enterprise customers. This posting can support multiple levels (3, 4, and 5). Team and level placement will be determined during the interview process based on experience, technical depth, and demonstrated capabilities. Job Requirements Core Responsibilities (All Levels) Design, implement, and enhance features within ONTAP and related NetApp storage systems Write high-quality C/C++ code that is efficient, reliable, and maintainable Analyze and improve existing code paths for performance, scalability, and correctness Debug complex issues using system-level tools, logs, tracing, and profiling Collaborate across engineering teams, including filesystem, protocol, cloud, hardware, and QA Participate in design and code reviews, contributing to engineering best practices Investigate performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations Support prototyping, research, and feasibility analysis for new ideas and features Communicate design decisions, technical findings, and progress clearly with peers Use AI-assisted tools to accelerate design, development, testing, and troubleshooting Level Specific Requirements Software Engineer 3 (5-8 years) Owns well-defined components or features Implements end-to-end functionality with guidance Performs profiling, debugging, and testing across subsystems Contributes to design discussions and supports cross-team integration Ramps quickly on ONTAP, WAFL, protocols, or storage technologies Software Engineer 4 (9-15 years ) Designs and owns complex subsystems or multi-sprint epics Drives cross-team delivery with minimal supervision Mentors junior and mid-level engineers Leads deep-dive debugging and performance analysis Improves reliability, observability, and architecture patterns Software Engineer 5 (12-16 years) Leads major technical initiatives across teams or product line Defines long-term architectural direction and technical strategy Resolves highly complex system-wide issues in performance, data integrity, HA, scale, or protocols Mentors senior engineers and influences engineering culture Demonstrates deep domain expertise in filesystems, operating systems, HA/replication, or distributed systems Qualifications Required Technical Qualifications Strong proficiency in C/C++ for systems-level development Understanding of data structures, algorithms, memory management, and concurrency Experience with Unix/Linux systems programming Experience with one or more: filesystems, storage systems, networking/protocol stacks, distributed systems, high-availability architectures Strong debugging and performance analysis skills (gdb, perf, tracing, profiling tools) Ability to write maintainable, well-documented code Effective communication and collaboration skills Qualifications that make you stand out: Experience with ONTAP, WAFL, or similar storage operating systems Experience with NFS, SMB, SAN (iSCSI/FC), NVMe/TCP, NVMe-oF Experience with replication, clustering, HA, or consistency protocols Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) Exposure to kernel subsystems, VFS, IO schedulers, caching, or media management Experience with distributed systems design and large-scale performance tuning Knowledge of CI/CD, test automation, and modern development practices Education Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field Equivalent practical experience considered Compensation: The target salary range for this position is $120,000 - $280,000. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. The range is based on 'On Target Earnings' (OTE) representing the total potential earnings, which is the sum of the base salary and potential commission earned when performance targets are achieved. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off, various Leave options, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's). These offerings are subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. We will provide detailed information about the specific benefits for your region during the recruitment process. At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process. Equal Opportunity Employer: NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification. Why You'll Thrive at NetApp At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment-you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure. NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security. Our culture We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed-they drive everything we do. If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now. Submitting an Application To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application. AI Disclosure For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support-rather than replace-human decision-making.

Own Every Moment at NetApp At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure-delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function. Job Summary Distinguished Engineer - AI Infrastructure We are seeking a Distinguished Engineer with unrivaled depth in AI/ML inferencing at scale and the distributed systems foundations that power it. You will architect and ship our next-generation AI infrastructure and inferencing platform serving millions of requests with uncompromising latency, throughput, and reliability requirements. You set the technical North Star-translating high-stakes business problems into elegant, defensible architectures that teams rally behind. You drive consensus through technical authority, shaping roadmaps where your architectural decisions become company strategy. You invent solutions where standard approaches fail, and turn constraints into lasting competitive moats. Core Expertise Required: AI Inferencing & ML Systems: Deep hands-on experience with high-performance inference engines (TensorRT, vLLM, ONNX Runtime, Triton), model optimization (quantization, pruning, distillation), and serving patterns for LLMs and computer vision models at scale. Proven track record building, architecting RAG pipelines and optimizing retrieval-augmented generation workflows for production latency targets. Distributed Systems at Scale: 15+ years architecting fault-tolerant, low-latency distributed systems. Expert-level understanding of consensus protocols, distributed state management, and data consistency models under partition. Experience with high-performance filesystems and storage engines optimized for AI workloads (checkpoints, model artifacts, training datasets). AI Infrastructure & Platform Engineering: Built enterprise-grade or SaaS platforms specifically designed for AI/ML workloads-model registries, feature stores, inference gateways, and multi-tenant serving infrastructure. Deep familiarity with GPU/TPU cluster orchestration, memory hierarchy optimization, and heterogeneous compute scheduling. High-Performance Data Planes: Designed and implemented high-throughput, low-latency networking stacks for critical data path operations. Expertise in RDMA, DPDK, kernel bypass techniques, and custom protocols for inter-service and accelerator-to-accelerator communication. Security & Multi-Tenancy: Hardened multi-tenant ML infrastructure with robust isolation, end-to-end encryption, key management for model weights, and fine-grained RBAC/ABAC for data scientists and production workloads. Cloud-Native Orchestration: Expert in Kubernetes scheduling extensions (device plugins, custom controllers), service mesh for AI microservices, and API gateway patterns for model serving. Job Requirements About the team ONTAP is NetApp's flagship storage operating system. The ONTAP team drives the product strategy, roadmap, and engineering delivery for ONTAP software and systems. You are responsible for developing innovative solutions and architecture for ONTAP software and systems spanning the areas of filesystems and storage, security, networking and protocols. The solutions you architect and design will drive mission critical applications, AI infrastructure and cloud workflows for Fortune 500 companies. What will you do: Provide the technology strategy to accelerate the pace of innovation within NetApp and the Industry. Define the roadmap and long-term vision, derived from key business priorities, technology and competitive trends as well as new and emerging customer use cases. Partner with Product management and engineering to define and deliver next generation products for NetApp. Influence executive management and engineering to contribute towards a competitive portfolio. Demonstrate influence and act as a force multiplier across engineers at NetApp. Mentor senior and principal engineers and be the technical bar-raiser for senior and principal technical roles. Evangelize both internally and externally for NetApp products you own and become an industry recognized authority on related technologies and domain. What will you bring: Globally recognized as domain expert in software and system design for highly scalable distributed storage and databases, control and data plane architectures required to fuel large scale infrastructure for serving Gen AI and AI as a Service workloads. Experience building highly resilient and scalable enterprise grade products. Experience in building large scale, compute intensive stateful applications. Ownership for Product and System architecture for multiple significant projects Expertise in coding, design, architecture, subsystems, and technology trends Excellent communication skills to communicate with executives, senior leadership on products, technology trends and customer issues. Compensation: The target salary range for this position is 266,050 - 396,000 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off, various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process. At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process. Equal Opportunity Employer: NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification. Why You'll Thrive at NetApp At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment-you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure. NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security. Our culture We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed-they drive everything we do. If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now. Submitting an Application To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application. AI Disclosure For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support-rather than replace-human decision-making.

Own Every Moment at NetApp At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure-delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function. Job Summary Join our innovative and dynamic Cloud Engineering team at NetApp, where we are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of cloud technology. We are looking for a passionate and experienced Software Development Engineer to join us in developing industry leading data management solutions for NetApp's customers in all major Clouds. If you have hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or OCI, we want to hear from you! As a Software Development Engineer in NetApp's Cloud Platforms organization, you will play a critical role in the team responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, secure and robust operating systems and capabilities that run NetApp data management applications in the Cloud As part of the Research and Development function, the overall focus of the group is on competitive market and customer requirements, technology advances and innovation, product quality, product cost and time-to-market. To achieve these goals, software engineers in this organization leverage their technical strengths and teamwork skills via collaboration with Cloud partners and internal Engineering partners. Job Requirements Develop a strong technical understanding of NetApp's existing data management and storage solutions in the Cloud, their interdependencies, and limitations. Participate in all phases of the product development cycle including product design and development, test automation, debugging and support, and supporting resolution of impactful customer issues. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features. Handle unstructured tasks and conducting research to convert vague/undefined requirements into clearly articulated ones. Operate under limited supervision and direction, as this individual can operate, drive results and set priorities independently. Engage in a peer-to-peer collaboration and learning model, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Education Minimum Qualifications: 5+ years of hands-on experience in software development and cloud engineering. Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C/C++ or equivalent, and additionally, Python. Strong hands-on operational knowledge in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or OCI). Strong knowledge of cloud architecture, services, and best practices. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Strong verbal and written communication skills, and collaboration skills are a must. Ability to work with limited supervision and operate and drive results independently. Preferred Qualifications: Experience in software development of distributed data management systems (E.g.: NetApp ONTAP or similar systems). Advanced certifications in AWS, GCP, or OCI. Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation. Experience with Cloud monitoring and logging tools. Compensation: The target salary range for this position is 147,900 - 220,000 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. The range is based on 'On Target Earnings' (OTE) representing the total potential earnings, which is the sum of the base salary and potential commission earned when performance targets are achieved. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off, various Leave options, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's). These offerings are subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. We will provide detailed information about the specific benefits for your region during the recruitment process. At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process. Equal Opportunity Employer: NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification. Why You'll Thrive at NetApp At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment-you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure. NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security. Our culture We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed-they drive everything we do. If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now. Submitting an Application To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application. AI Disclosure For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support-rather than replace-human decision-making.

Own Every Moment at NetApp At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure-delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function. Job Summary Join NetApp's Cloud Platforms organization and help build the next generation of cloud-native infrastructure, software-defined storage, and virtualization platforms powering enterprise-scale data management solutions across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Software Development Engineer with deep expertise in Linux systems, distributed storage, virtualization technologies, and cloud infrastructure platforms. In this role, you will contribute to sizable portions of the product across multiple technical areas including software-defined storage, virtualization infrastructure, Linux systems software, and cloud-native distributed services. You will work on complex engineering problems requiring advanced technical judgment, systems thinking, and cross-functional collaboration. This role requires the ability to independently drive technical execution, proactively resolve blockers, and influence engineering outcomes across teams. As part of NetApp's Research and Development organization, you will collaborate with cloud providers and engineering teams to design scalable, secure, and highly performant infrastructure capabilities that support NetApp's cloud storage and data management offerings. Job Requirements Design, develop, and optimize components across the software-defined storage and virtualization stack, including storage services, virtual networking, Linux system services, and distributed infrastructure components. Contribute to sizable portions of the product across multiple technical areas and projects involving storage, networking, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure. Develop and maintain Linux user-space and kernel-space software related to storage subsystems, networking stacks, virtualization, and infrastructure services. Work with virtualization technologies including KVM/QEMU, libvirt, virtio, virtual networking, and storage virtualization frameworks. Debug and resolve complex system-level issues involving compute, storage, networking, virtualization, and distributed systems interactions. Apply advanced technical knowledge and judgment to evaluate architectural tradeoffs, scalability considerations, and operational reliability. Drive technical solutions independently while proactively identifying risks, dependencies, and escalation points. Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, support, and cloud partner teams to deliver robust infrastructure capabilities. Mentor junior engineers, participate in code and design reviews, and contribute to engineering best practices. Participate in all phases of the product lifecycle including architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, operational support, and customer issue resolution. Education 8+ years of experience in systems software engineering, cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, or storage platform development. Strong programming expertise in C/C++ and Python. Deep understanding of operating systems internals, concurrency, memory management, performance optimization, and systems-level debugging. Hands-on experience with software-defined storage systems, distributed storage platforms, or enterprise infrastructure software. Strong experience with virtualization technologies including KVM/QEMU, libvirt, virtio, and virtualized networking/storage infrastructure. Experience developing or troubleshooting storage and networking subsystems, kernel modules, or device drivers. Strong knowledge of storage technologies and protocols such as NVMe, iSCSI, NFS, SMB/CIFS, S3, or distributed block/object/file storage systems. Hands-on operational experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI infrastructure environments. Experience with CI/CD systems, automation frameworks, observability, and infrastructure-as-code tools. Strong analytical, debugging, and performance tuning skills. Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence technical discussions across teams. Ability to independently resolve most technical blockers while escalating major risks proactively. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with enterprise-scale storage operating systems such as ONTAP or similar platforms Experience leading subsystem development or technically complex cross-functional projects. Familiarity with cloud-native virtualization and infrastructure orchestration platforms. Experience with scalability engineering, reliability engineering, and operational excellence initiatives. Advanced cloud certifications or equivalent industry experience. Compensation: The target salary range for this position is 170,000 - 253,000 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. The range is based on 'On Target Earnings' (OTE) representing the total potential earnings, which is the sum of the base salary and potential commission earned when performance targets are achieved. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off, various Leave options, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's). These offerings are subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. We will provide detailed information about the specific benefits for your region during the recruitment process. At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process. Equal Opportunity Employer: NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification. Why You'll Thrive at NetApp At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment-you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure. NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security. Our culture We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed-they drive everything we do. If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now. Submitting an Application To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application. AI Disclosure For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support-rather than replace-human decision-making.

Own Every Moment at NetApp At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure-delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function. Job Summary Join our innovative and dynamic Cloud Engineering team at NetApp, where we are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of cloud technology. We are looking for a passionate and experienced Software Development Engineer to join us in developing industry leading data management solutions for NetApp's customers in all major Clouds. If you have hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or OCI, we want to hear from you! As a Software Development Engineer in NetApp's Cloud Platforms organization, you will play a critical role in the team responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, secure and robust operating systems and capabilities that run NetApp data management applications in the Cloud As part of the Research and Development function, the overall focus of the group is on competitive market and customer requirements, technology advances and innovation, product quality, product cost and time-to-market. To achieve these goals, software engineers in this organization leverage their technical strengths and teamwork skills via collaboration with Cloud partners and internal Engineering partners. Job Requirements Develop a strong technical understanding of NetApp's existing data management and storage solutions in the Cloud, their interdependencies, and limitations. Participate in all phases of the product development cycle including product design and development, test automation, debugging and support, and supporting resolution of impactful customer issues. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features. Handle unstructured tasks and conducting research to convert vague/undefined requirements into clearly articulated ones. Operate under limited supervision and direction, as this individual can operate, drive results and set priorities independently. Engage in a peer-to-peer collaboration and learning model, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Education Minimum Qualifications: 5+ years of hands-on experience in software development and cloud engineering. Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C/C++ or equivalent, and additionally, Python. Strong hands-on operational knowledge in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or OCI). Strong knowledge of cloud architecture, services, and best practices. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Strong verbal and written communication skills, and collaboration skills are a must. Ability to work with limited supervision and operate and drive results independently. Preferred Qualifications: Experience in software development of distributed data management systems (E.g.: NetApp ONTAP or similar systems). Advanced certifications in AWS, GCP, or OCI. Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation. Experience with Cloud monitoring and logging tools. Compensation: The target salary range for this position is 147,900 - 220,000 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. The range is based on 'On Target Earnings' (OTE) representing the total potential earnings, which is the sum of the base salary and potential commission earned when performance targets are achieved. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off, various Leave options, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's). These offerings are subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. We will provide detailed information about the specific benefits for your region during the recruitment process. At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process. Equal Opportunity Employer: NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification. Why You'll Thrive at NetApp At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment-you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure. NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security. Our culture We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed-they drive everything we do. If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now. Submitting an Application To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application. AI Disclosure For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support-rather than replace-human decision-making.

Own Every Moment at NetApp At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure-delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function. Job Summary We are looking for a Distinguished Engineer (DE) reporting into Cloud Business Unit SVP&GM. Someone in this role will get the opportunity to work on building and scaling NetApp architecture and experience across all three major cloud services - Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud as NetApp storage is first party integrated into all these three cloud providers. This is a technical leadership role which will require collaborating with other technical leaders and software engineers across NetApp to drive innovation, engineering excellence, and designing scalable architectures. It is expected that someone in this role will work on most complex engineering problems in space of service fundamentals (availability, reliability, performance, and scalability), developer velocity (CD/CI, modern canary, and real user telemetry-based testing) and designing fault tolerant, highly available and low latency control plane architectures. To earn the respect of the NetApp software engineering community and to keep their tools sharp, Distinguished Engineers (DEs) at NetApp are hands-on practitioners, not consultants. So, it is expected that someone in this role should be able to code and serve as role model for the NetApp technical community. It is expected the person in the role will devote 40% or more of their time in producing artifacts, such as vision statements, design documents, and source code. Prior experience working as a principal or senior principal engineer in one or more high scale, geo distributed applications or services built on either of the major cloud providers will be highly preferred. Prior experience working on storage systems is preferred but not mandatory. Key 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. Job Requirements 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 Java, Typescript, Python, or Ruby. 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. Preferred will be experience with storage technologies such as RAID, Volumes, Replication solutions. 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. Education Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent experience. Compensation: The target salary range for this position is $285,000-355,000. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off (PTO), various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process. At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process. Equal Opportunity Employer: NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification. Why You'll Thrive at NetApp At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment-you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure. NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security. Our culture We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed-they drive everything we do. If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now. Submitting an Application To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application. AI Disclosure For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support-rather than replace-human decision-making.

Own Every Moment at NetApp At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure-delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function. Job Summary Join our innovative and dynamic Cloud Engineering team at NetApp, where we are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of cloud technology. We are looking for a passionate and experienced Software Development Engineer to join us in developing industry leading data management solutions for NetApp's customers in all major Clouds. If you have hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or OCI, we want to hear from you! As a Software Development Engineer in NetApp's Cloud Platforms organization, you will play a critical role in the team responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, secure and robust operating systems and capabilities that run NetApp data management applications in the Cloud As part of the Research and Development function, the overall focus of the group is on competitive market and customer requirements, technology advances and innovation, product quality, product cost and time-to-market. To achieve these goals, software engineers in this organization leverage their technical strengths and teamwork skills via collaboration with Cloud partners and internal Engineering partners. Job Requirements Develop a strong technical understanding of NetApp's existing data management and storage solutions in the Cloud, their interdependencies, and limitations. Participate in all phases of the product development cycle including product design and development, test automation, debugging and support, and supporting resolution of impactful customer issues. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features. Handle unstructured tasks and conducting research to convert vague/undefined requirements into clearly articulated ones. Operate under limited supervision and direction, as this individual can operate, drive results and set priorities independently. Engage in a peer-to-peer collaboration and learning model, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Education Minimum Qualifications: 5+ years of hands-on experience in software development and cloud engineering. Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C/C++ or equivalent, and additionally, Python. Strong hands-on operational knowledge in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or OCI). Strong knowledge of cloud architecture, services, and best practices. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Strong verbal and written communication skills, and collaboration skills are a must. Ability to work with limited supervision and operate and drive results independently. Preferred Qualifications: Experience in software development of distributed data management systems (E.g.: NetApp ONTAP or similar systems). Advanced certifications in AWS, GCP, or OCI. Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation. Experience with Cloud monitoring and logging tools. Compensation: The target salary range for this position is 147,900 - 220,000 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. The range is based on 'On Target Earnings' (OTE) representing the total potential earnings, which is the sum of the base salary and potential commission earned when performance targets are achieved. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off, various Leave options, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's). These offerings are subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. We will provide detailed information about the specific benefits for your region during the recruitment process. At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process. Equal Opportunity Employer: NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification. Why You'll Thrive at NetApp At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment-you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure. NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security. Our culture We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed-they drive everything we do. If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now. Submitting an Application To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application. AI Disclosure For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support-rather than replace-human decision-making.

Own Every Moment at NetApp At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure-delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function. Job Summary Join NetApp's Cloud Platforms organization and help build the next generation of cloud-native infrastructure, software-defined storage, and virtualization platforms powering enterprise-scale data management solutions across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI. We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Software Development Engineer with deep expertise in Linux systems, distributed storage, virtualization technologies, and cloud infrastructure platforms. In this role, you will contribute to sizable portions of the product across multiple technical areas including software-defined storage, virtualization infrastructure, Linux systems software, and cloud-native distributed services. You will work on complex engineering problems requiring advanced technical judgment, systems thinking, and cross-functional collaboration. This role requires the ability to independently drive technical execution, proactively resolve blockers, and influence engineering outcomes across teams. As part of NetApp's Research and Development organization, you will collaborate with cloud providers and engineering teams to design scalable, secure, and highly performant infrastructure capabilities that support NetApp's cloud storage and data management offerings. Job Requirements Design, develop, and optimize components across the software-defined storage and virtualization stack, including storage services, virtual networking, Linux system services, and distributed infrastructure components. Contribute to sizable portions of the product across multiple technical areas and projects involving storage, networking, virtualization, and cloud infrastructure. Develop and maintain Linux user-space and kernel-space software related to storage subsystems, networking stacks, virtualization, and infrastructure services. Work with virtualization technologies including KVM/QEMU, libvirt, virtio, virtual networking, and storage virtualization frameworks. Debug and resolve complex system-level issues involving compute, storage, networking, virtualization, and distributed systems interactions. Apply advanced technical knowledge and judgment to evaluate architectural tradeoffs, scalability considerations, and operational reliability. Drive technical solutions independently while proactively identifying risks, dependencies, and escalation points. Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, support, and cloud partner teams to deliver robust infrastructure capabilities. Mentor junior engineers, participate in code and design reviews, and contribute to engineering best practices. Participate in all phases of the product lifecycle including architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, operational support, and customer issue resolution. Education 8+ years of experience in systems software engineering, cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, or storage platform development. Strong programming expertise in C/C++ and Python. Deep understanding of operating systems internals, concurrency, memory management, performance optimization, and systems-level debugging. Hands-on experience with software-defined storage systems, distributed storage platforms, or enterprise infrastructure software. Strong experience with virtualization technologies including KVM/QEMU, libvirt, virtio, and virtualized networking/storage infrastructure. Experience developing or troubleshooting storage and networking subsystems, kernel modules, or device drivers. Strong knowledge of storage technologies and protocols such as NVMe, iSCSI, NFS, SMB/CIFS, S3, or distributed block/object/file storage systems. Hands-on operational experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI infrastructure environments. Experience with CI/CD systems, automation frameworks, observability, and infrastructure-as-code tools. Strong analytical, debugging, and performance tuning skills. Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence technical discussions across teams. Ability to independently resolve most technical blockers while escalating major risks proactively. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with enterprise-scale storage operating systems such as ONTAP or similar platforms Experience leading subsystem development or technically complex cross-functional projects. Familiarity with cloud-native virtualization and infrastructure orchestration platforms. Experience with scalability engineering, reliability engineering, and operational excellence initiatives. Advanced cloud certifications or equivalent industry experience. Compensation: The target salary range for this position is 170,000 - 253,000 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. The range is based on 'On Target Earnings' (OTE) representing the total potential earnings, which is the sum of the base salary and potential commission earned when performance targets are achieved. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off, various Leave options, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's). These offerings are subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. We will provide detailed information about the specific benefits for your region during the recruitment process. At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process. Equal Opportunity Employer: NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification. Why You'll Thrive at NetApp At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment-you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure. NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security. Our culture We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed-they drive everything we do. If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now. Submitting an Application To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application. AI Disclosure For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support-rather than replace-human decision-making.

Own Every Moment at NetApp At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure-delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function. Job Summary We are hiring experienced Systems Software Engineers across multiple NetApp engineering organizations. This pipeline posting is designed to attract strong C/C++ systems-level engineers who can contribute to core storage and data management technologies across ONTAP and other NetApp products. Candidates will be considered for roles on several teams, including ONTAP, WAFL, Replication/HA, Protocols (NFS/SMB/SAN/NVMe), Distributed Systems, Cloud Platforms, and Performance Engineering. Engineers in these roles design, build, and optimize foundational components of NetApp's storage stack. You will work on real-world problems involving filesystems, storage internals, distributed systems, performance, scalability, reliability, and data integrity. Work may include developing new features, enhancing subsystems, analyzing complex code paths, improving throughput and latency, debugging customer issues, or driving proofs of concept. You will collaborate with senior engineers, product teams, hardware teams, and cloud engineering groups to deliver high-quality software used globally by enterprise customers. This posting can support multiple levels (3, 4, and 5). Team and level placement will be determined during the interview process based on experience, technical depth, and demonstrated capabilities. Job Requirements Core Responsibilities (All Levels) Design, implement, and enhance features within ONTAP and related NetApp storage systems Write high-quality C/C++ code that is efficient, reliable, and maintainable Analyze and improve existing code paths for performance, scalability, and correctness Debug complex issues using system-level tools, logs, tracing, and profiling Collaborate across engineering teams, including filesystem, protocol, cloud, hardware, and QA Participate in design and code reviews, contributing to engineering best practices Investigate performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations Support prototyping, research, and feasibility analysis for new ideas and features Communicate design decisions, technical findings, and progress clearly with peers Use AI-assisted tools to accelerate design, development, testing, and troubleshooting Level Specific Requirements Software Engineer 3 (5-8 years) Owns well-defined components or features Implements end-to-end functionality with guidance Performs profiling, debugging, and testing across subsystems Contributes to design discussions and supports cross-team integration Ramps quickly on ONTAP, WAFL, protocols, or storage technologies Software Engineer 4 (9-15 years ) Designs and owns complex subsystems or multi-sprint epics Drives cross-team delivery with minimal supervision Mentors junior and mid-level engineers Leads deep-dive debugging and performance analysis Improves reliability, observability, and architecture patterns Software Engineer 5 (12-16 years) Leads major technical initiatives across teams or product line Defines long-term architectural direction and technical strategy Resolves highly complex system-wide issues in performance, data integrity, HA, scale, or protocols Mentors senior engineers and influences engineering culture Demonstrates deep domain expertise in filesystems, operating systems, HA/replication, or distributed systems Qualifications Required Technical Qualifications Strong proficiency in C/C++ for systems-level development Understanding of data structures, algorithms, memory management, and concurrency Experience with Unix/Linux systems programming Experience with one or more: filesystems, storage systems, networking/protocol stacks, distributed systems, high-availability architectures Strong debugging and performance analysis skills (gdb, perf, tracing, profiling tools) Ability to write maintainable, well-documented code Effective communication and collaboration skills Qualifications that make you stand out: Experience with ONTAP, WAFL, or similar storage operating systems Experience with NFS, SMB, SAN (iSCSI/FC), NVMe/TCP, NVMe-oF Experience with replication, clustering, HA, or consistency protocols Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) Exposure to kernel subsystems, VFS, IO schedulers, caching, or media management Experience with distributed systems design and large-scale performance tuning Knowledge of CI/CD, test automation, and modern development practices Education Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field Equivalent practical experience considered Compensation: The target salary range for this position is $120,000 - $280,000. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. The range is based on 'On Target Earnings' (OTE) representing the total potential earnings, which is the sum of the base salary and potential commission earned when performance targets are achieved. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off, various Leave options, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's). These offerings are subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. We will provide detailed information about the specific benefits for your region during the recruitment process. At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process. Equal Opportunity Employer: NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification. Why You'll Thrive at NetApp At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment-you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure. NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security. Our culture We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed-they drive everything we do. If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now. Submitting an Application To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application. AI Disclosure For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support-rather than replace-human decision-making.

Own Every Moment at NetApp At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure-delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function. Job Summary Distinguished Engineer - AI Infrastructure We are seeking a Distinguished Engineer with unrivaled depth in AI/ML inferencing at scale and the distributed systems foundations that power it. You will architect and ship our next-generation AI infrastructure and inferencing platform serving millions of requests with uncompromising latency, throughput, and reliability requirements. You set the technical North Star-translating high-stakes business problems into elegant, defensible architectures that teams rally behind. You drive consensus through technical authority, shaping roadmaps where your architectural decisions become company strategy. You invent solutions where standard approaches fail, and turn constraints into lasting competitive moats. Core Expertise Required: AI Inferencing & ML Systems: Deep hands-on experience with high-performance inference engines (TensorRT, vLLM, ONNX Runtime, Triton), model optimization (quantization, pruning, distillation), and serving patterns for LLMs and computer vision models at scale. Proven track record building, architecting RAG pipelines and optimizing retrieval-augmented generation workflows for production latency targets. Distributed Systems at Scale: 15+ years architecting fault-tolerant, low-latency distributed systems. Expert-level understanding of consensus protocols, distributed state management, and data consistency models under partition. Experience with high-performance filesystems and storage engines optimized for AI workloads (checkpoints, model artifacts, training datasets). AI Infrastructure & Platform Engineering: Built enterprise-grade or SaaS platforms specifically designed for AI/ML workloads-model registries, feature stores, inference gateways, and multi-tenant serving infrastructure. Deep familiarity with GPU/TPU cluster orchestration, memory hierarchy optimization, and heterogeneous compute scheduling. High-Performance Data Planes: Designed and implemented high-throughput, low-latency networking stacks for critical data path operations. Expertise in RDMA, DPDK, kernel bypass techniques, and custom protocols for inter-service and accelerator-to-accelerator communication. Security & Multi-Tenancy: Hardened multi-tenant ML infrastructure with robust isolation, end-to-end encryption, key management for model weights, and fine-grained RBAC/ABAC for data scientists and production workloads. Cloud-Native Orchestration: Expert in Kubernetes scheduling extensions (device plugins, custom controllers), service mesh for AI microservices, and API gateway patterns for model serving. Job Requirements About the team ONTAP is NetApp's flagship storage operating system. The ONTAP team drives the product strategy, roadmap, and engineering delivery for ONTAP software and systems. You are responsible for developing innovative solutions and architecture for ONTAP software and systems spanning the areas of filesystems and storage, security, networking and protocols. The solutions you architect and design will drive mission critical applications, AI infrastructure and cloud workflows for Fortune 500 companies. What will you do: Provide the technology strategy to accelerate the pace of innovation within NetApp and the Industry. Define the roadmap and long-term vision, derived from key business priorities, technology and competitive trends as well as new and emerging customer use cases. Partner with Product management and engineering to define and deliver next generation products for NetApp. Influence executive management and engineering to contribute towards a competitive portfolio. Demonstrate influence and act as a force multiplier across engineers at NetApp. Mentor senior and principal engineers and be the technical bar-raiser for senior and principal technical roles. Evangelize both internally and externally for NetApp products you own and become an industry recognized authority on related technologies and domain. What will you bring: Globally recognized as domain expert in software and system design for highly scalable distributed storage and databases, control and data plane architectures required to fuel large scale infrastructure for serving Gen AI and AI as a Service workloads. Experience building highly resilient and scalable enterprise grade products. Experience in building large scale, compute intensive stateful applications. Ownership for Product and System architecture for multiple significant projects Expertise in coding, design, architecture, subsystems, and technology trends Excellent communication skills to communicate with executives, senior leadership on products, technology trends and customer issues. Compensation: The target salary range for this position is 266,050 - 396,000 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off, various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process. At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process. Equal Opportunity Employer: NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification. Why You'll Thrive at NetApp At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment-you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure. NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security. Our culture We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed-they drive everything we do. If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now. Submitting an Application To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application. AI Disclosure For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support-rather than replace-human decision-making.

Own Every Moment at NetApp At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure-delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function. Job Summary We are looking for a Distinguished Engineer (DE) reporting into Cloud Business Unit SVP&GM. Someone in this role will get the opportunity to work on building and scaling NetApp architecture and experience across all three major cloud services - Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud as NetApp storage is first party integrated into all these three cloud providers. This is a technical leadership role which will require collaborating with other technical leaders and software engineers across NetApp to drive innovation, engineering excellence, and designing scalable architectures. It is expected that someone in this role will work on most complex engineering problems in space of service fundamentals (availability, reliability, performance, and scalability), developer velocity (CD/CI, modern canary, and real user telemetry-based testing) and designing fault tolerant, highly available and low latency control plane architectures. To earn the respect of the NetApp software engineering community and to keep their tools sharp, Distinguished Engineers (DEs) at NetApp are hands-on practitioners, not consultants. So, it is expected that someone in this role should be able to code and serve as role model for the NetApp technical community. It is expected the person in the role will devote 40% or more of their time in producing artifacts, such as vision statements, design documents, and source code. Prior experience working as a principal or senior principal engineer in one or more high scale, geo distributed applications or services built on either of the major cloud providers will be highly preferred. Prior experience working on storage systems is preferred but not mandatory. Key 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. Job Requirements 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 Java, Typescript, Python, or Ruby. 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. Preferred will be experience with storage technologies such as RAID, Volumes, Replication solutions. 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. Education Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field or equivalent experience. Compensation: The target salary range for this position is $285,000-355,000. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off (PTO), various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process. At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process. Equal Opportunity Employer: NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification. Why You'll Thrive at NetApp At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment-you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure. NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security. Our culture We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed-they drive everything we do. If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now. Submitting an Application To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application. AI Disclosure For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support-rather than replace-human decision-making.

Own Every Moment at NetApp At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure-delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function. Job Summary Join our innovative and dynamic Cloud Engineering team at NetApp, where we are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of cloud technology. We are looking for a passionate and experienced Software Development Engineer to join us in developing industry leading data management solutions for NetApp's customers in all major Clouds. If you have hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or OCI, we want to hear from you! As a Software Development Engineer in NetApp's Cloud Platforms organization, you will play a critical role in the team responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, secure and robust operating systems and capabilities that run NetApp data management applications in the Cloud As part of the Research and Development function, the overall focus of the group is on competitive market and customer requirements, technology advances and innovation, product quality, product cost and time-to-market. To achieve these goals, software engineers in this organization leverage their technical strengths and teamwork skills via collaboration with Cloud partners and internal Engineering partners. Job Requirements Develop a strong technical understanding of NetApp's existing data management and storage solutions in the Cloud, their interdependencies, and limitations. Participate in all phases of the product development cycle including product design and development, test automation, debugging and support, and supporting resolution of impactful customer issues. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features. Handle unstructured tasks and conducting research to convert vague/undefined requirements into clearly articulated ones. Operate under limited supervision and direction, as this individual can operate, drive results and set priorities independently. Engage in a peer-to-peer collaboration and learning model, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Education Minimum Qualifications: 5+ years of hands-on experience in software development and cloud engineering. Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as C/C++ or equivalent, and additionally, Python. Strong hands-on operational knowledge in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or OCI). Strong knowledge of cloud architecture, services, and best practices. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Strong verbal and written communication skills, and collaboration skills are a must. Ability to work with limited supervision and operate and drive results independently. Preferred Qualifications: Experience in software development of distributed data management systems (E.g.: NetApp ONTAP or similar systems). Advanced certifications in AWS, GCP, or OCI. Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation. Experience with Cloud monitoring and logging tools. Compensation: The target salary range for this position is 147,900 - 220,000 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. The range is based on 'On Target Earnings' (OTE) representing the total potential earnings, which is the sum of the base salary and potential commission earned when performance targets are achieved. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off, various Leave options, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's). These offerings are subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. We will provide detailed information about the specific benefits for your region during the recruitment process. At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process. Equal Opportunity Employer: NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification. Why You'll Thrive at NetApp At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment-you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure. NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security. Our culture We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed-they drive everything we do. If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now. Submitting an Application To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application. AI Disclosure For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support-rather than replace-human decision-making.