PRINCIPAL ENGINEER, CLOUD STORAGE

Job SummaryAs a Principal Engineer in the NetApp’s Cloud Storage organization, you will be responsible for leading and executing our most challenging and complex projects. You will be responsible for decomposing complex problems into simple solutions, understanding system interdependencies and limitations, and possessing expert knowledge in Data Storage, disaster recovery (Ex: ONTAP), cloud architectures, performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, engineering best practices, and testing methods.

In addition to your technical expertise, you will also be responsible for partnering with technical and product leaders of all major cloud providers, writing/reviewing code, mentoring and developing others, influencing multiple NetApp teams, and making key technical decisions. You will be a key player in helping NetApp stay ahead of the curve and deliver innovative solutions to our customers.

You are expected to have a strong technical point of view and work with our internal and external partners and earn their trust with empathy. Your ability to communicate clearly with the top leaders of multiple high-profile companies and ability to use data to defend your decisions will be crucial for this role.Key ResponsibilitiesLead design, architecture, implementation, and delivery of complex software engineering projects in the cloud storageServe as a technical leader on demanding, cross-functional engineering projectsFunctionally decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions and fully understand system interdependencies and limitationUnderstand NetApp’s existing systems, their interdependencies, and limitationsPossess expert knowledge in Storage and disaster recovery (Ex: ONTAP), modern cloud architectures, microservices architecture, 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)Assist in the career development of others, actively coach and mentor other senior engineers on advanced technical issuesContribute to building intellectual property through patents.Architect and build modern CD/CI infrastructure which works all the time for several hundred developers working on multitude of interconnected software deployment pipelinesArchitect and design modern, cloud native QA framework and components.Job Requirements15+ years of experience in software/systems engineering.5+ years of experience in data management systems & storage platforms for managing and storing data across various workloads and environments. (Ex: NetApp’s ONTAP or similar systems).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.).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 a key technical adviser.Expertise to provide 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.EducationBachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science; or equivalent experience. Masters preferred.Compensation
The base salary range for this position is [$225,500]–[$317,00] 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.