C/C++ Systems Engineer - Core Storage & Distributed Systems

NetApp; Morrisville (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

NetApp is hiring experienced systems software engineers to work on core storage and data management technologies across ONTAP and related products. Candidates will contribute to filesystems, performance, and reliability in a collaborative, multi-team environment.

Roles span multiple teams (ONTAP, WAFL, replication/HA, protocols) and levels. We value strong C/C++ skills, debugging, and the ability to optimize complex code paths, with a hybrid in-office/work-from-home setup.

Qualifications

• Proficient in C/C++ for systems-level development.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, memory management, and concurrency.
• Experience with Unix/Linux systems programming.
• Familiarity with filesystems, storage systems, networking/protocol stacks, distributed systems, and HA architectures.
• Debugging and performance analysis skills with profiling tools.
• Ability to write maintainable, well-documented code and collaborate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and enhance features within ONTAP and related NetApp storage systems.
• Write high-quality C/C++ code that is efficient, reliable, and maintainable.
• Analyze and improve existing code paths for performance, scalability, and correctness.
• Debug complex issues using system-level tools, logs, tracing, and profiling.
• Collaborate across engineering teams including filesystem, protocol, cloud, hardware, and QA.
• Participate in design and code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices.
• Investigate performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations.
• Support prototyping, research, and feasibility analyses for new ideas and features.
• Communicate design decisions and progress clearly with peers.
• Utilize AI-assisted tools to accelerate design, development, testing, and troubleshooting.

Skills

C/C++

Data structures & algorithms

Unix/Linux systems programming

Filesystems

Storage systems

Networking protocols

Distributed systems

High availability

Debugging tools

Code maintainability

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

GDB

Perf

Tracing tools

Job description

NetApp is hiring experienced systems software engineers to work on core storage and data management technologies across ONTAP and related products. Candidates will contribute to filesystems, performance, and reliability in a collaborative, multi-team environment.

Roles span multiple teams (ONTAP, WAFL, replication/HA, protocols) and levels. We value strong C/C++ skills, debugging, and the ability to optimize complex code paths, with a hybrid in-office/work-from-home setup.