Engineering Manager & Product Owner Object Storage (Hybrid)

Quantum US; Centennial (CO); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

Quantum is seeking an Software Engineering Manager / Product Owner for Object Storage in Centennial, CO. This hybrid role leads the object storage engineering team, drives backlog priorities, and partners with Product Management on the roadmap.

The candidate will mentor engineers, establish strong development practices, and ensure delivery excellence across S3 data paths and storage hardware tiers. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including systems/distributed storage or similar domains.
• 2+ years of engineering management/technical leadership experience, coaching and developing engineers.
• Experience owning or driving an engineering backlog and working with Product Management on roadmaps and trade-offs.
• Strong understanding of software engineering delivery, architecture, quality, and lifecycle practices.
• Excellent communication across engineering, Product Management, and remote teams, including established teams in Belgium.
• Hybrid role with in-office work at Centennial, CO Tuesday through Thursday.

Responsibilities

• Lead and line-manage the Centennial object storage engineering team, including hiring and performance development.
• Own and prioritize the team backlog based on product priorities, technical needs, and dependencies.
• Define sprint goals and ensure the team has clear priorities and acceptance criteria.
• Partner with Product Management on roadmap planning, scope, sequencing, and trade-offs.
• Balance feature development with technical debt, quality, performance, and reliability.
• Communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and trade-offs to Product Management and the wider organization.
• Guide the team in storage, S3, and data movement domains across NVMe, HDD, and tape.

Skills

Software engineering

Distributed systems

Engineering management

Backlog ownership

Roadmap planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Quantum is seeking an Software Engineering Manager / Product Owner for Object Storage in Centennial, CO. This hybrid role leads the object storage engineering team, drives backlog priorities, and partners with Product Management on the roadmap.

The candidate will mentor engineers, establish strong development practices, and ensure delivery excellence across S3 data paths and storage hardware tiers. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits offered.