Director, Foundation Engineering — AI-Driven Cloud Infra

Netskope; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock award program

Comprehensive health plan

Bonus plan eligibility

Job summary

Netskope in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the Foundation Engineering team responsible for near real-time config propagation across 100+ data centers. You will inspire through AI-first leadership, balance technical judgment with strategic planning, and scale foundational cloud services to new heights.

You will mentor engineering managers and tech leads, own end-to-end delivery of scalable services, and collaborate with Product, PM, and other service owners to

Qualifications

• 15+ years in software engineering
• 5+ years managing managers and multi-team organizations
• Experience with distributed systems, infra-services, and cloud infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering managers and tech leads across multi‑team organization and data centers.
• Own end-to-end delivery of scalable, resilient foundational services.
• Collaborate with Product, Program Management, and service owners to align priorities and remove roadblocks

Skills

Distributed systems

Infrastructure services

Data synchronization

Cloud infrastructure

Kubernetes

AI integration

Leadership

Remote teams

Education

BS in Computer Science

MS in Computer Science preferred

Job description

Netskope in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the Foundation Engineering team responsible for near real-time config propagation across 100+ data centers. You will inspire through AI-first leadership, balance technical judgment with strategic planning, and scale foundational cloud services to new heights.

You will mentor engineering managers and tech leads, own end-to-end delivery of scalable services, and collaborate with Product, PM, and other service owners to