NetApp Principal Software Engineer Cloud Platforms 

United States, North Carolina 

813972411

As a Principal Engineer in the NetApp’s Cloud Platforms 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 storage management (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 partnering with technical and product leaders of all major cloud provider, mentoring and developing others, influencing internal 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.

• Lead and execute complex software engineering projects in the data & storage area.
• Decompose complex problems into simple solutions.
• Understand NetApp’s existing systems, their interdependencies, and limitations.
• Possess expert knowledge in storage management (Ex: ONTAP), modern cloud architectures, performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering best practices.
• Mentor and develop others.
• Influence multiple internal teams and external partners without authority and with strong empathy. (This is an IC role)

• 10+ 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.).
• Strong technical judgment and influential skills
• Ability to operate at the Director, VPs, and SVP level as a key technical adviser.
• Ability to provide both architectural guidance and detailed technical direction.
If you are interested in joining a team of world-class engineers and helping NetApp shape the future of data storage, we encourage you to apply.

o Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering required (Computer science preferred) and/or, relevant experience.
o 10+ years of experience in commercial software development (Non-internship)