Open Source Engineering Lead Strategy and Community Growth

NetApp, Inc.; North Carolina; On-site; USD 196,000 - 293,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Restricted Stocks

Job summary

NetApp, Inc. is seeking an Open Source Engineering Manager to lead the Open Source Contributions team, guiding contributions across key ecosystems such as Cassandra, OpenSearch, Kafka, and Cadence.

You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, Developer Relations, Support, and Marketing to translate customer needs into upstream contributions and community engagement, shaping direction and roadmaps. You will mentor a globally distributed team, define measurable OKRs, and drive improvements in

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant industry experience.
• 3+ years of people management or leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of open source development models, communities, and licensing; experience with distributed engineering teams.
• Ability to review code and understand modern software development workflows.
• Familiarity with development tools such as Git, CI/CD pipelines, and IDEs.
• Experience collaborating across Product Management, Engineering, Support, and Developer Relations teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a distributed team of open source engineers.
• Define and execute the open source engagement strategy and team OKRs.
• Partner with Product Management to bring community feedback into product planning.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Support to resolve complex issues involving upstream projects.
• Represent NetApp within strategic open source communities, foundations, and working groups.
• Build relationships with maintainers and influence project direction and governance.
• Track team objectives, delivery plans, risks, budgets, and resource allocation.
• Drive hiring, onboarding, performance management, coaching, and career development.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Promote best practices for community participation and open source contributions.
• Encourage adoption of AI tools and practices that improve team productivity.
• Provide regular executive updates and stakeholder communications.
• Participate in community discussions, technical forums, and industry events.

Skills

Open source development

Distributed teams

Code review

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Communication skills

Cloud platforms

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

IDEs

Job description

NetApp, Inc. is seeking an Open Source Engineering Manager to lead the Open Source Contributions team, guiding contributions across key ecosystems such as Cassandra, OpenSearch, Kafka, and Cadence.

You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, Developer Relations, Support, and Marketing to translate customer needs into upstream contributions and community engagement, shaping direction and roadmaps. You will mentor a globally distributed team, define measurable OKRs, and drive improvements in