Senior Cloud Storage Engineer - Distributed Systems Lead

NetApp; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 215,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

NetApp is looking for engineers to contribute to the Azure NetApp Files (ANF) team, delivering cloud storage services for Microsoft Azure and enterprise workloads. You will work across storage, networking, cloud infrastructure, and user experience in a unified engineering role.

The role emphasizes ownership from design through production, with a focus on performance, reliability, and AI‑native engineering practices in a fast‑paced team environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software or systems engineering
• 3+ years in data management systems and storage platforms (e.g., NetApp ONTAP)
• Strong Go proficiency; Python for automation, testing, CI/CD

Responsibilities

• Own the design, development, performance, scalability, reliability, and operational excellence of data‑plane services and data management systems.
• Lead features through full software lifecycle from architecture to production support.
• Design, develop, and operate cloud‑native distributed systems using microservices, containers, Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD practices.
• Build scalable, secure backend services, APIs, and service integrations with emphasis on automation and observability.

Skills

Go backend

Python automation

Cloud storage

Kubernetes

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree

Tools

Docker

Job description

NetApp is looking for engineers to contribute to the Azure NetApp Files (ANF) team, delivering cloud storage services for Microsoft Azure and enterprise workloads. You will work across storage, networking, cloud infrastructure, and user experience in a unified engineering role.

The role emphasizes ownership from design through production, with a focus on performance, reliability, and AI‑native engineering practices in a fast‑paced team environment.