Senior Software Engineer (C/C++ & Storage Development)

Job Summary The ONTAP Security team is dedicated to developing and maintaining robust security solutions that protect our customers’ data. We focus on implementing and enhancing security protocols and technologies to ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data stored in ONTAP. As a Senior Engineer, you will be part of a high-performance team responsible for designing, developing, and testing security features. You will also mentor and coach junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.

An ideal candidate for this position will be driven to produce results, collaborative, curious, and creative. You will strive to excel in your day-to-day work and will continue to produce high-quality results without requiring constant supervision. You will bring broad experience across multiple domains, including systems, networking and security shaping system architectures that balance performance, concurrency, reliability, and long‑term maintainability.

Job Requirements

• Excellent coding skills in C/C++
• Strong understanding of computer architecture, data structures, and OS fundamentals.
• Experience in designing high‑performance data paths with careful handling of concurrency, crash consistency, lock contention, and parallel packet processing.
• Engage with customers on escalations and ensure continuous improvement in all areas under your technical purview.
• Experience with security technologies such as TLS, Kerberos, and IPsec is a plus.
• Participate in technical discussions within the team and with other groups within Business Units associated with specified projects.
• Work on multiple tasks and responsibilities that contribute towards team, department, and company goals.
• Enforce best practices for software design and development through appropriate reviews.
• Stay updated with new technologies and apply creative ideas to solve problems.
• Coding and execution of projects.
• Technical design and architecture.
• Test automation and debugging using Python.
• Performance analysis and optimization.
• Running Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and Research & Development (R&D) activities.
• Critical and/or high visibility customer support

Education

• 8- 12 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; a Master’s Degree or PhD is preferred.

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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