Open Source Engineering Leader — Shape Communities & Platform

NetApp, Inc.; Morrisville (NC); Hybrid; USD 196,000 - 293,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement or Pension Plans

Paid Time Off

Stock purchase plan

Restricted stocks (RSUs)

Job summary

NetApp is seeking an Open Source Engineering Manager to lead the Open Source Contributions team for the Instaclustr platform. You will drive upstream contributions across Cassandra, OpenSearch, Kafka, and Cadence, translating customer needs into community engagement and meaningful product input.

You will mentor a globally distributed team, set measurable OKRs, and collaborate with Product, Engineering, Developer Relations, Support, and Marketing to deliver reliable, high-performing upstream work

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of open source development models, communities, and licensing.
• Experience leading cross-functional, globally distributed engineering teams.
• Ability to review code and understand modern software development workflows.

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 translate 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.

Skills

Open source leadership

Distributed teams

Influence without authority

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

IDEs

Job description

NetApp is seeking an Open Source Engineering Manager to lead the Open Source Contributions team for the Instaclustr platform. You will drive upstream contributions across Cassandra, OpenSearch, Kafka, and Cadence, translating customer needs into community engagement and meaningful product input.

You will mentor a globally distributed team, set measurable OKRs, and collaborate with Product, Engineering, Developer Relations, Support, and Marketing to deliver reliable, high-performing upstream work