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 drive results, innovate to elevate, and excel together across every function. Job Summary NetApp is uniquely placed in the industry and in a unique position partnering with major hyper scalers (AWS, GCP and Azure) which adds a new challenge for Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) driving innovation in the space of Cloud Fundamentals. Cloud Storage team is embarking on a new charter to address these challenges for Cloud native applications, of simplifying customer operations and being a key differentiator. Bring in your experience and expertise for the new frontier, to build best in class SaaS applications, woven with architecture and design that are deployed across multiple hyper scalers. This is an opportunity to challenge yourself with cutting-edge technologies and thrive. Key Responsibilities - Lead design, architecture, implementation, and delivery of complex software engineering projects in the cloud storage service organization. - Serve as a technical leader on demanding, cross-functional engineering projects - Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions and fully understand system interdependencies and limitation. - Understand NetApp’s existing systems, their interdependencies, and limitations - Possess expert knowledge in modern cloud architectures, microservices architecture, full stack development, Kubernetes, Golang/C# or another major object-oriented programming language, performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices. - Influence multiple internal teams and external partners without authority and with strong empathy. (This is an IC role) - Writing/reviewing code, assist in the career development of others, actively coach and mentor other senior engineers on advanced technical issues - Contribute to building intellectual property through patents. Job Requirements - 15+ years of experience in software/systems engineering. - 5+ years of experience delivering SaaS solutions in one of the major cloud providers. - 5+ years of experience in data management/migration systems & storage platforms for managing and storing data across various environments. - 5+ years of expert-level hands-on experience in highly scalable cloud architectures, including service-oriented architectures, cloud-native (FAAS, PAAS), and cloud storage services (NOSQL and relational DB, etc.). - 5+ Experience with Filesystems, or file/cloud storage protocols. Experience in NFS/SMB/iSCSI protocols. - Excellent experience building fault-tolerant and high-scale distributed architecture on one of the major cloud providers. - Proactive and self-driven, with strong technical judgment and influential skills. - Ability to influence Directors, VPs, and SVP as critical technical advisers. - Expertise in providing both architectural guidance and detailed technical direction. - Excellent communication and writing skills, with the ability to effectively engage with customers, stakeholders, and the engineering community Education - Bachelor's degree in technical area of study: engineering disciplines - Master's degree in technical field such as engineering, software development, preferred with less additional experience stated above Compensation: The target salary range for this position is $220,000-372,000. 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.