Quality Engineering Manager - FlashArray

Engg; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Wellness resources

Company-sponsored team events

Job summary

Pure Storage in Bengaluru is seeking an Engineering Manager for the FlashArray Foundation Quality Engineering team. You will build and lead a high-performing QA and automation group, translating roadmap requirements into test strategies that span software, firmware, and hardware.

The role emphasizes shift-left CI/CD, AI-assisted tooling, and collaboration with Development, Product, Release, and Support to ensure reliable, scalable releases.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of overall technical software experience, including 3+ years directly managing, hiring, and scaling engineering teams.
• Domain knowledge in enterprise storage, networking, or embedded systems.
• Deep expertise in test architecture, systems validation, CI/CD, and scalable automation frameworks using Python.
• Linux environments, storage protocols (NVMe, FC), hardware qualification, fault injection, and long-running reliability testing.
• Strong leadership and cross-regional collaboration across global engineering teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE or equivalent.
• Experience validating enterprise storage platforms, NVMe-oF architectures, or NPI platform refreshes (preferred).
• Hands-on experience with modern CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins), observable quality dashboards, and automated failure classification systems.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted tools for automated test design, triage, and log analysis.
• Experience managing engineering teams across multi-region locations (e.g., Bangalore and North America).

Responsibilities

• Build & Lead a High-Performing Team: Hire, mentor, and coach a newly forming team of quality and automation engineers in Bangalore, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and shared ownership.
• Drive Quality Strategy & Shift-Left Automation: Define and execute the FA Foundation quality roadmap—including risk-based coverage, automated CI/CD pipeline integration, fault injection, and release-readiness criteria across software, firmware, and hardware.
• Partner Cross-Functionally for Delivery: Collaborate early in the design cycle with Development, Architecture, Product, and Release teams to improve testability, align dependencies, remove roadblocks, and ensure high-confidence product deliveries.
• Optimize Frameworks & AI Integration: Modernize test automation frameworks, testbed configurations, and triage workflows—incorporating AI-assisted engineering tools to improve log analysis, test generation, and failure triage speed.
• Transform Learnings into Prevention: Utilize quality metrics and root-cause analyses from customer escalations to establish durable automated test coverage and prevent recurring issues.

Skills

Leadership experience

Quality engineering

CI/CD

Python

Linux

Storage protocols

System validation

Test architecture

Global collaboration

BSc in CS/CE

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Jenkins

Job description

Everpure (NYSE: P) has evolved from storage pioneer to data platform, closing fiscal 2026 with $3.7 billion in revenue, its first billion-dollar quarter, and accelerating growth into FY27. Our strategic agenda spans the companies defining the next era of technology - hyperscalers, AI labs, the AI hardware supply chain, data platform providers, and the broader AI ecosystem. This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.

THE ROLE

As the Engineering Manager for the FlashArray (FA) Foundation Quality Engineering team, you will build and lead a high-performing team of Quality Engineers and Software Test Developers in Bangalore. You will combine people leadership, technical judgment, and execution discipline to drive the quality, test automation, and release readiness of foundational FlashArray capabilities. Working at the intersection of software, hardware, firmware, and cloud infrastructure, you will partner closely with Development, Product Management, Release, and Support teams. Your focus will be translating complex roadmap requirements into modern test strategies, establishing strong shift-left CI/CD signals, and ensuring our products consistently deliver industry-leading reliability to our customers.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Build & Lead a High-Performing Team: Hire, mentor, and coach a newly forming team of quality and automation engineers in Bangalore, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and shared ownership.
• Drive Quality Strategy & Shift-Left Automation: Define and execute the FA Foundation quality roadmap—including risk-based coverage, automated CI/CD pipeline integration, fault injection, and release-readiness criteria across software, firmware, and hardware.
• Partner Cross-Functionally for Delivery: Collaborate early in the design cycle with Development, Architecture, Product, and Release teams to improve testability, align dependencies, remove roadblocks, and ensure high-confidence product deliveries.
• Optimize Frameworks & AI Integration: Modernize test automation frameworks, testbed configurations, and triage workflows—incorporating AI-assisted engineering tools to improve log analysis, test generation, and failure triage speed.
• Transform Learnings into Prevention: Utilize quality metrics (coverage, pass rates, triage time) and root-cause analyses from customer escalations to establish durable automated test coverage and prevent recurring issues.

Work Location: We value direct collaboration and maintain an in-office environment. You will be based out of our Bangalore office in compliance with company policies, outside of standard approved leave or business travel.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Core Qualifications Leadership Experience: 15+ years of overall technical software experience, including 3+ years directly managing, hiring, and scaling engineering teams.
• Domain & Systems Knowledge: Proven experience delivering complex software, hardware, firmware, or distributed infrastructure products within enterprise storage, networking, or embedded systems domains.
• Test Engineering Excellence: Deep expertise in test architecture, systems validation, shift-left CI/CD execution, and designing scalable automation frameworks using Python (or similar programming languages).
• Technical Breadth: Solid grounding in Linux environments, storage protocols (NVMe, FC), hardware qualification, fault injection, and long-running reliability testing.
• Global Collaboration & Communication: Exceptional leadership and communication skills, with a track record of partnering effectively across distributed global engineering teams.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Preferred Qualifications Experience validating enterprise storage platforms, NVMe-oF architectures, or New Product Introduction (NPI) platform refreshes.
• Hands-on experience with modern CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins), observable quality dashboards, and automated failure classification systems.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted tools for automated test design, triage, and log analysis.
• Experience managing engineering teams across multi-region locations (e.g., Bangalore and North America).

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

• Innovation : We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge, and aspire to be trailblazers.
• Growth : We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful.
• Team : We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good. And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events.
• Check out purebenefits.com for more information.

ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY:

Candidates with disabilities may request accommodations for all aspects of our hiring process. For more on this, contact us at [e-mail] if you’re invited to an interview.

OUR COMMITMENT TO A STRONG AND INCLUSIVE TEAM:

We’re forging a future where everyone finds their rightful place and where every voice matters. Where uniqueness isn’t just accepted but embraced. That’s why we are committed to fostering the growth and development of every person, cultivating a sense of community through our Employee Resource Groups and advocating for inclusive leadership. Everpure is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an indivi