Senior Systems Architect: Cloud Storage & Virtualization

NetApp; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement Plans

Pension Plans

Paid Time Off

Performance-Based Incentives

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

Job summary

NetApp in Massachusetts seeks a senior systems software engineer to lead design and development of scalable infrastructure across storage, networking, and virtualization layers. You will drive the technical direction for software-defined storage and distributed cloud platforms while mentoring engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years in systems software, expert C/C++, Python, and deep Linux kernel knowledge, with experience in KVM/QEMU and

Qualifications

• Requires over 12 years of experience in systems software engineering with expert-level proficiency in C/C++ and Python.
• Candidates must have deep expertise in Linux internals, virtualization stacks like KVM/QEMU, and distributed systems architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance infrastructure components across storage, networking, and virtualization layers. Drive the technical direction for software-defined storage and distributed cloud platforms while mentoring engineers and collaborating across cross-functional teams.

Skills

C++

C

Python

Linux Kernel

Distributed Systems

Virtualization

KVM

QEMU

Software-Defined Storage

Cloud Infrastructure

Systems Architecture

Performance Engineering

Networking Infrastructure

Hypervisors

Memory Management

Concurrency

Job description

NetApp in Massachusetts seeks a senior systems software engineer to lead design and development of scalable infrastructure across storage, networking, and virtualization layers. You will drive the technical direction for software-defined storage and distributed cloud platforms while mentoring engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years in systems software, expert C/C++, Python, and deep Linux kernel knowledge, with experience in KVM/QEMU and