Senior Backend Engineer - API & Microservices for Cloud

NetApp, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 215,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) / Retirement plans

RSU’s / stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

NetApp, Inc. is seeking a senior software engineer for the ANF team to design, develop, and own backend microservices and REST APIs across cloud-scale distributed systems.

You will work on API lifecycles, containerized architectures, and production support within a hybrid San Jose environment. The ideal candidate has deep production experience with Go, C++, or C#, and is comfortable with PostgreSQL or MongoDB, CI/CD, and Kubernetes-based services.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience building production software, backend services, distributed systems, or cloud-native platforms.
• Hands-on development experience in Go, C++, or C#.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and own production-quality REST APIs and backend service components for ANF cloud services.
• Build API functionality end-to-end, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Develop cloud-native microservices using containerized architectures, Docker, Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD pipelines.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term improvements for reliability and performance.

Skills

Go/C++/C#

REST APIs

Microservices

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

PostgreSQL/MongoDB

Cloud-native

Distributed systems

Azure/AWS/GCP

Education

BS in CS/EE

MS preferred

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

CI/CD tooling

Job description

NetApp, Inc. is seeking a senior software engineer for the ANF team to design, develop, and own backend microservices and REST APIs across cloud-scale distributed systems.

You will work on API lifecycles, containerized architectures, and production support within a hybrid San Jose environment. The ideal candidate has deep production experience with Go, C++, or C#, and is comfortable with PostgreSQL or MongoDB, CI/CD, and Kubernetes-based services.