Distinguished Engineer

Job Summary

NetApp is developing a portfolio of data-centric storage platforms and services to help the worlds leading organizations harness their data in new and interesting support of that mission we are rapidly growing our Keystone team. The Keystone Service team is responsible for cutting-edge technologies that enable NetApps Pay as you go offering. Keystone Service helps customers manage data on prem or in the cloud and have invoices that are charged in a subscription manner

As a Distinguished Engineer in the NetApps Keystone organization you will be responsible for architectural innovation mentoring other architects and shaping the future of Keystone architecture. 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.

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.

Job Requirements

• 18 years of experience in software/systems engineering
• 10 years of experience in data management systems & storage platforms for managing and storing data across various workloads and environments. (Ex: NetApps ONTAP or similar systems)
• 10 years of expert level hands-on experience in highly scalable cloud architectures including service-oriented architectures cloud-native (SAAS) data engineering data analytics and cloud storage services.
• Strong technical judgment and influential skills
• Ability to operate as a key technical adviser and guide engineers on critical customer design issues and escalations
• Ability to provide both architectural guidance and detailed technical direction

Responsibilities

• Establish engineering excellence frameworks integrating AI-assisted development security-first practices and sustainability metrics
• Mentor senior technical staff and foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning
• Lead research initiatives in emerging technologies and guide proof-of-concept development
• Lead and execute complex software engineering projects in the data hybrid & storage area.
• Understand NetApps existing systems their interdependencies and limitations.
• Possess expert knowledge in storage management modern cloud architectures performance scalability enterprise system architecture andengineering best practices.
• Influence multiple internal teams and external partners without authority and with strong empathy. (This is an IC role

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering required (Computer science preferred) and/or relevant experience.