Senior Cloud Infra & Software-Defined Storage Engineer

NetApp; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

NetApp’s Cloud Platforms team is building the next generation of cloud-native infrastructure, software-defined storage, and virtualization platforms powering enterprise data management across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Development Engineer with deep expertise in Linux systems, distributed storage, virtualization technologies, and cloud infrastructure platforms.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in systems software, cloud infra, or storage platforms.
• Strong C/C++ and Python programming skills.
• Deep OS internals, concurrency, memory management, and debugging.
• Hands-on with SD storage, distributed storage, or enterprise infra.
• Experience with virtualization tech and cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize storage and virtualization components across the stack.
• Contribute across multiple technical areas including storage, networking, and cloud infrastructure.
• Develop Linux user-space and kernel-space storage and networking subsystems.
• Debug complex system-level issues across compute, storage, networking, and virtualization.
• Mentor engineers and participate in code and design reviews.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust infrastructure capabilities.
• Participate in all product lifecycle stages from architecture to customer support.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Linux

KVM/QEMU

libvirt

virtio

AWS

Azure

GCP

OCI

Tools

KVM/QEMU

libvirt

virtio

Job description

NetApp’s Cloud Platforms team is building the next generation of cloud-native infrastructure, software-defined storage, and virtualization platforms powering enterprise data management across AWS, Azure, GCP, and OCI.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Development Engineer with deep expertise in Linux systems, distributed storage, virtualization technologies, and cloud infrastructure platforms.