Staff Software Engineer (Cloud Storage & Distributed Systems)

NetApp; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

NetApp in Bengaluru seeks a highly motivated senior engineer to advance cloud-scale distributed systems supporting ANF on Microsoft Azure. You will contribute across development, automated validation, performance, and service reliability, owning features from design through production in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Ideal candidates bring deep experience with data management systems, cloud-native services, and strong technical leadership, with a passion for AI-native engineering

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software/systems engineering experience.
• 5+ years in data management systems & storage platforms.
• 5+ years in technical leadership positions.

Responsibilities

• Own data plane features from design to production.
• Develop cloud-native services with containers and microservices.
• Drive automated testing, reviews, and operational readiness.
• Collaborate across teams for end-to-end storage, networking, and security.
• Participate in architecture and code reviews.
• Troubleshoot production issues and improve scalability.
• Translate customer needs into high-quality technical solutions.

Skills

Cloud-native development

Distributed systems

CI/CD practices

Containerization (Docker)

Performance optimization

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

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

Are you passionate about cloud technologies and eager to develop innovative cloud-based solutions? NetApp's Azure NetApp Files (ANF) team is building industry-leading cloud storage services that power mission-critical enterprise workloads in Microsoft Azure. We are looking for a highly motivated senior engineer to help develop and operate cloud-scale distributed systems that span storage, networking, cloud infrastructure, and user experience. This is a unified engineering role where engineers are expected to contribute across development, automated validation, performance, operational readiness, and service reliability. The ideal candidate enjoys solving complex technical challenges, takes ownership from design through production, and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. While programming language experience, we expect engineers to incorporate AI-native engineering practices.

Job Requirements

• Own the functional, performance and scalability of data plane rich with data management
• Own features through the entire software lifecycle including design, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, and production support.
• Design, develop, and operate cloud-native services leveraging containers, microservices, distributed systems principles, and modern CI/CD practices.
• Drive engineering excellence through automated testing, code reviews, operational readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate across engineering teams to deliver end-to-end solutions spanning storage, networking, cloud infrastructure, security, observability, and customer-facing experiences.
• Participate in architecture discussions, design reviews, and code reviews to help drive technical excellence and engineering best practices.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term reliability, scalability, and operational improvements.
• Work closely with product management, architects, and partner teams to translate customer and business requirements into high-quality technical solutions.
• Effectively communicate technical concepts, design tradeoffs, and project status to stakeholders across the organization.
• Contribute to the technical growth of the team through knowledge sharing, code reviews, design discussions, and mentorship opportunities.

Education

• 12+ 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 in technical leadership positions

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.

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.