Senior Director of AI Software Engineering Cloud & On-Prem

NetApp; California; On-site; USD 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

NetApp is seeking a Senior Director of Software Development for the AI business unit to lead a high-performing engineering organization delivering cloud and on-premises services that delight customers and accelerate growth.

You will set the technical vision, mentor leaders, and drive end-to-end delivery with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance across cloud-native platforms. Prior storage systems experience is preferred but not mandatory.

Qualifications

• 15 years of software development experience, including large-scale distributed systems.
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Responsibilities

• Set strategic direction for software development across multiple teams.
• Lead and scale engineering teams aligned to business goals.
• Drive end-to-end SDLC in Agile from feature definition to production support.
• Establish and optimize development processes, operational metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Mentor and develop senior engineering leaders, fostering innovation and accountability.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to define priorities and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• Champion reliability, scalability, and performance of cloud-native services.
• Recruit and retain top talent, building diverse, high-performing teams.
• Advocate for best practices in engineering and operations across the organization.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud-native architectures

Distributed systems

CI/CD infrastructure

AI/ML systems

Data modeling

Performance optimization

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Job description

NetApp is seeking a Senior Director of Software Development for the AI business unit to lead a high-performing engineering organization delivering cloud and on-premises services that delight customers and accelerate growth.

You will set the technical vision, mentor leaders, and drive end-to-end delivery with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance across cloud-native platforms. Prior storage systems experience is preferred but not mandatory.