Systems Software Engineer - Storage & Performance (C/C++)

NetApp; Cranberry Township (Butler County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Stock Purchase Plan

RSUs

Job summary

NetApp is hiring experienced Systems Software Engineers to collaborate across ONTAP, WAFL, Replication/HA, Protocols, Distributed Systems, Cloud Platforms, and Performance Engineering. You’ll design, implement, and optimize core storage technologies, working on filesystems, storage internals, and distributed systems.

Roles span multiple levels with placement by experience and depth. Engineers will work in a hybrid environment, interacting with cross‑functional teams to deliver reliable software

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in C/C++ for systems-level development.
• Understanding of data structures, algorithms, memory management, and concurrency.
• Experience with Unix/Linux systems programming.
• Experience with filesystems, storage systems, networking/protocol stacks, distributed systems, high-availability architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and enhance features within ONTAP and related NetApp storage systems.
• Write high-quality C/C++ code that is efficient, reliable, and maintainable.
• Analyze and improve existing code paths for performance, scalability, and correctness.
• Debug complex issues using system-level tools, logs, tracing, and profiling.
• Collaborate across engineering teams, including filesystem, protocol, cloud, hardware, and QA.
• Participate in design and code reviews, contributing to engineering best practices.
• Investigate performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations.
• Support prototyping, research, and feasibility analysis for new ideas and features.
• Communicate design decisions, technical findings, and progress clearly with peers.
• Use AI-assisted tools to accelerate design, development, testing, and troubleshooting

Skills

C/C++

Systems programming

Unix/Linux

Data structures & algorithms

Debugging & profiling

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

gdb

perf

tracing

profiling tools

Job description

NetApp is hiring experienced Systems Software Engineers to collaborate across ONTAP, WAFL, Replication/HA, Protocols, Distributed Systems, Cloud Platforms, and Performance Engineering. You’ll design, implement, and optimize core storage technologies, working on filesystems, storage internals, and distributed systems.

Roles span multiple levels with placement by experience and depth. Engineers will work in a hybrid environment, interacting with cross‑functional teams to deliver reliable software