Senior Software Engineering Manager

NetApp; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 260,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

NetApp is seeking an engineering manager to lead a team building cloud-scale storage and data services for Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud. You will own end-to-end features, drive reliability, and collaborate with product, architecture, and partner teams to deliver high-impact solutions.

The role emphasizes ownership from design through production, emphasis on automation, performance, and operational readiness in a fast-paced, hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Requires 8–12 years of relevant industry experience.
• 3+ years of people management or leadership experience.
• Experience with backend core engineering teams.
• Knowledge of SAN/NAS storage.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Own functional, performance and scalability of data plane.
• Drive features through full software lifecycle from design to production.
• Operate cloud-native services with containers, microservices, and CI/CD.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud storage knowledge

Distributed systems

AI and practical AI use cases

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Own Every Moment at NetApp

At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure—delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function.

Job Summary

Are you passionate about cloud technologies and eager to develop innovative cloud-based solutions? NetApp's Azure NetApp Files (ANF) team is building industry-leading cloud storage services that power mission-critical enterprise workloads in Microsoft Azure. We are looking for a highly motivated engineering manager to help lead a team of engineers to develop and operate cloud-scale distributed systems that span storage, networking, cloud infrastructure, and user experience. This is a unified engineering team where the team is expected to contribute across development, automated validation, performance, operational readiness, and service reliability. The ideal candidate enjoys solving complex technical challenges, takes ownership from design through production, and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the functional, performance and scalability of the data plane rich with data management.
• Own and drive features through the entire software lifecycle including design, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, and production support.
• Operate cloud-native services leveraging containers, microservices, distributed systems principles, and modern CI/CD practices.
• Drive engineering excellence through automated testing, operational readiness, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate across engineering teams to deliver end-to-end solutions spanning storage, networking, cloud infrastructure, security, observability, and customer-facing experiences.
• Represent the team in release and semester planning forums, ensuring engineering perspectives are reflected in organization-level planning and commitment decisions.
• Participate in architecture discussions and design reviews to help drive technical excellence and engineering best practices.
• Guide the team in troubleshooting complex production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term reliability, scalability, and operational improvements.
• Work closely with product management, architects, and partner teams to translate customer and business requirements into high-quality technical solutions.
• Effectively communicate technical concepts, design tradeoffs, and project status to stakeholders across the organization.
• Contribute to the technical growth of the team through coaching and mentorship opportunities.
• Track team objectives, delivery plans, risks, budgets, and resource allocation.
• Drive hiring, onboarding, performance management, coaching, and career development.
• Develop succession plans for critical roles and build a pipeline of future technical and people leaders.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Encourage adoption of AI tools and practices that improve team productivity.

Job Requirements

• 8-12 years of relevant industry experience.
• 3+ years of people management or leadership experience.
• Experience working with backend core engineering teams.
• Working knowledge of storage platforms such as SAN/NAS.
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with development tools such as Kubernetes, Git, CI/CD pipelines, etc.
• Experience collaborating across Product Management, Engineering, and Support teams.
• Ability to influence without authority and build relationships across technical communities.
• Ability to contribute to architecture and system design and understand modern software development workflows.
• Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills.
• Strong aptitude for learning new technologies.
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Creative and analytical approach to problem solving.
• Knowledge of AI tools and practical AI use cases.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline. Equivalent practical experience will also be considered.

At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process.

Equal Opportunity Employer

NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification.

Why You’ll Thrive at NetApp

At NetApp, you won’t wait for the perfect moment—you’ll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That’s how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure.

NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise‑grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security.

Our culture

We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed—they drive everything we do.