Distinguished Engineer, Cloud Business
Company: NetApp
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: September 20, 2024
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Job Description:
About NetApp NetApp is the intelligent data infrastructure
company, turning a world of disruption into opportunity for every
customer. No matter the data type, workload or environment, we help
our customers identify and realize new business possibilities. And
it all starts with our people. If this sounds like something you
want to be part of, NetApp is the place for you. You can help bring
new ideas to life, approaching each challenge with fresh eyes. We
embrace diversity and openness because it's in our DNA. Of course,
you won't be doing it alone. At NetApp, we're all about asking for
help when we need it, collaborating with others, and partnering
across the organization - and beyond. "At NetApp, we fully embrace
and advance a diverse, inclusive global workforce with a culture of
belonging that leverages the backgrounds and perspectives of all
employees, customers, partners, and communities to foster a higher
performing organization."-George Kurian, CEO 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. Education Bachelor's degree in computer science or a
related field or equivalent experience. Sponsor Compensation The
base salary range for this position is [$294,200]-[$413,600] and
will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications,
experience, and education. 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. 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. Did you know Statistics show women apply to jobs
only when they're 100% qualified. But no one is 100% qualified. We
encourage you to shift the trend and apply anyway We look forward
to hearing from you. Why NetApp? We are all about helping customers
turn challenges into business opportunity. It starts with bringing
new thinking to age-old problems, like how to use data most
effectively to run better - but also to innovate. We tailor our
approach to the customer's unique needs with a combination of fresh
thinking and proven approaches. We enable a healthy work-life
balance. Our volunteer time off program is best in class, offering
employees 40 hours of paid time per year to volunteer with their
favorite organizations. We provide comprehensive medical, dental,
wellness, and vision plans for you and your family. We offer
educational assistance, legal services, and access to discounts.
Finally, we provide financial savings programs to help you plan for
your future. If you want to help us build knowledge and solve big
problems, let's talk.
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