Software Engineer (C / Kernel / Systems Programming / Linux)

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 As an engineer on our team, you will work as part of a truly innovative, fun and growing team responsible for developing, testing and debugging our virtual storage and data management solutions. You will focus on new product development as well as enhancements to existing products. If you are dedicated to creative problem solving and getting things done, you may be just the person we’re looking for!

Job Requirements

Strong proficiency in systems programming with C and/or C++; ability to debug at low level (gdb/lldb, core dumps, memory/threading issues).

Solid understanding of storage concepts: filesystems, block I/O, caching, snapshots, replication, RAID, IO consistency, and failure handling.

Experience with Linux internals (process/threading, memory management, I/O stack), networking fundamentals, and performance profiling.

Hands-on experience developing and debugging distributed, highly available systems.

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to independently drive ambiguous technical work.

Develop end-to-end features with a focus on backend implementation.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and deliver high-quality solutions.

Utilize problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.

Ensure code quality and maintainability.

Preferred skills:

Experience with virtualization/hypervisors (VMware ESXi, KVM/QEMU) and storage virtualization best practices.

Experience with cloud infrastructure and storage services (AWS/Azure/GCP) and cloud networking patterns.

Knowledge of NVMe, iSCSI, NFS/SMB, S3/object interfaces, and multipath/HA setups.

Experience with performance engineering: profiling, latency/IOPS analysis, lock contention, and capacity planning.

Education

IC - Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience.Mgr & Exec - Typically requires a minimum of 3 years of related experience.

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.

If you’re ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. Apply now.

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