Sr. Software Engineer (Data Migration & Management) (SAN JOSE)

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

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 

• Own and drive the architecture and technical direction for complex cloud-native services, while remaining hands-on by making meaningful code contributions (design, implementation, reviews, and quality). Ensure solutions meet performance, scale, reliability, and enterprise-readiness requirements through validation and qualification. 
• You ideate and work to solve complex customer problems and thereby contributing to intellectual property. 
• Coach and mentor engineers across the team (including new hires and early-in-career talent) through design guidance, code reviews, and pairing, raising the bar on engineering excellence and execution. 
• As part of a larger team, you are required to work closely with team members and leadership in ensuring the overall team objectives are met as ONE team. Your partnership with other team members will be crucial to success of all customer deliverables. 

Job Requirements

• 12+ years of industry experience in software development. 
• 5+ years of experience in data management/migration systems & storage platforms for managing and storing data across various workloads and environments.
• 3+ years of expert level hands-on experience in fault tolerant, highly scalable cloud architectures including service-oriented architectures, cloud-native (FAAS, PAAS), and cloud storage services with at least one hyper scaler (Azure, AWS, GCP) 
• Proficiency with Filesystems, or file/cloud storage protocols . Experience in NFS/SMB/iSCSI protocols. 
• Proficiency in Programming languages like C, C++, Golang, Node.js, Python 
• Experience with docker, Kubernetes. 
• Experience with GitHub, Jenkins, Ansible, CI build systems and Automated Testing. 
• Proactive and self-driven, with strong technical judgment and influential skills. 
• 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. 

Preferred Experience

• Excellent understanding of concepts related to storage architecture, storage management, data management, standard networking. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Experience in Agile Software Development practices. 
• Work effectively with the stake holders, excellent in technical communication, and a proven track record in a fast-paced environment. 
• Ability to work on, troubleshoot, and solve complex customer problems. 

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 $220,000-265,000. 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.

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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.