Member of Technical Staff 2

Hungry, Humble, Honest, with Heart.

The Opportunity

Join our team at Nutanix as a Member of Technical Staff -2 Engineer in our San Jose office, where you will play a crucial role in providing a solid Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM) product to our customers. Your mission will be to design and build an observability platform that allows our customers to proactively monitor and manage their hybrid cloud infrastructure and applications. By building a reliable NCM data platform and driving the adoption of best practices, you will contribute to the success of our products. This is a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies on data platforms, operationalize and optimize all aspects of a data pipeline from gateways, message bus, data processors, database abstraction layer to databases, and be part of a fast-paced environment where autonomy and ownership are valued. The work will range from analyzing application requirements and proposing and benchmarking databases, designing data processing pipelines to data analysis and recommending best practices based on workload.

About the Team

Engineering / R&D at Nutanix

The NCM data platform provides an end-end telemetry platform that includes telemetry data collection via agents and a big data pipeline that provides capabilities such as data transformation/processing, data warehousing, and data analytics. The NCM data platform is a team of ~15 people, spread across India and the US, with a mix of senior and junior engineers. The team is special because it works in a hybrid environment, prioritizing fast deliverables while dedicating time for cross-geo collaboration. The team's success lies in its ability to bring together diverse skill sets and work towards building a unified experience for Nutanix customers.

Your Role

Your Role

Design and develop features for the NCM data platform, ensuring high performance for both on-prem and cloud environments.

Participate in data modeling discussions to influence the data products roadmap based on service team requirements.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including development, testing, documentation, and product management, to ensure high-quality deliverables.

Propose and implement best practices for operationalizing data platforms, enhancing data catalog and tracing capabilities.

Continuously assess and enhance the team's technology stack while adapting to evolving industry standards.

Collaborate with the best engineers in the industry to work on complex challenges in shipping data platforms as part of enterprise software products


What You Will Bring

What You Will Bring

Bachelors or Masters degree in computer science or related streams

2+(Bachelors) or 0+(Masters) years of experience in software product development

* Experience with one or more of the following languages (Python, Scala, Java, Golang, C++)

Experience working with Database technologies and optimizing workloads

Experience working with Big Data technologies viz. Message queues/API gateways, Kubernetes ecosystem, and microservice patterns

Having an owner's mindset and ability to work in a fast-paced and demanding environment

Experience working with Kubernetes ecosystem, microservice patterns and Apache Spark is a plus

Awareness of Data Marts, Data Lakes and Data Warehouses is a plus

Work Arrangement

Hybrid: This role operates in a hybrid capacity, blending the benefits of remote work with the advantages of in-person collaboration. In locations where our workplace policy applies (i.e. San Jose, Durham, Mexico City, Bangalore, Pune, Hoofddorp, Belgrade, Barcelona, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo), employees are expected to work onsite a minimum of 3 days per week to foster collaboration, team alignment, and access to in-office resources. Workplace type may vary based on location and team requirements. Please speak with your recruiter for details. Additional team-specific guidance and norms will be provided by your manager.

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between USD $109,600 and USD $218,400 per year.

However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. Our application deadline is 40 days from the date of posting. In good faith, the posting may be removed prior to this date if the position is filled or extended in good faith.

Nutanix is an equal opportunity employer.


Nutanix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and (in the U.S.) an Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected by applicable law. We hire and promote individuals solely on the basis of qualifications for the job to be filled. We strive to foster an inclusive working environment that enables all our Nutants to be themselves and to do great work in a safe and welcoming environment, free of unlawful discrimination, intimidation or harassment. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by contacting [email protected].