Staff Software Engineer (Java / Storage / Cloud / Microservices)

Job Summary NetApp is uniquely placed in the industry and in a unique position partnering with major hyper scalers (AWS, GCP and Azure) which adds a new challenge for Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) driving innovation in the space of Cloud Fundamentals. Cloud Storage team is embarking on a new charter to address these challenges for Cloud native applications, of simplifying customer operations and being a key differentiator. Bring in your experience and expertise for the new frontier, to build best in class SaaS applications, woven with architecture and design that are deployed across multiple hyper scalers. This is an opportunity to challenge yourself with cutting-edge technologies and thrive.

Job Requirements

• 12+ years of industry experience in software development.
• 5+ years of experience in storage platforms for managing and storing data across various workloads and environments.
• 3+ years of expert level hands-on experience in fault tolerant, highly scalable cloud architectures including service-oriented architectures, cloud-native (FAAS, PAAS), and cloud storage services with at least one hyper scaler (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Proficiency in Programming languages like C, C++, Golang, Node.js, Python
• Experience with docker, Kubernetes.
• Experience with GitHub, Jenkins, Ansible, CI build systems and Automated Testing.
• Proactive and self-driven, with strong technical judgment and influential skills.
• Expertise to provide both architectural guidance and detailed technical direction.
• Excellent communication and writing skills, with the ability to effectively engage with customers, stakeholders, and the engineering community.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the architecture and technical direction for complex cloud-native services, while remaining hands-on by making meaningful code contributions (design, implementation, reviews, and quality). Ensure solutions meet performance, scale, reliability, and enterprise-readiness requirements through validation and qualification.
• You ideate and work to solve complex customer problems and thereby contributing to intellectual property.
• Coach and mentor engineers across the team (including new hires and early-in-career talent) through design guidance, code reviews, and pairing, raising the bar on engineering excellence and execution.
• As part of a larger team, you are required to work closely with team members and leadership in ensuring the overall team objectives are met as ONE team. Your partnership with other team members will be crucial to success of all customer deliverables.

Education

BTech/BE in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, a Master’s degree, or equivalent experience with 12 to 15 years of 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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