NetApp

Optimizes cloud infrastructure costs on AWS

Principal Software Engineer

Backend EngineeringUpdated on Nov 14

Full-timeUnited States

About the Job

Requirements

15+ years of software development experience.
7+ years of hands-on experience with fault-tolerant, highly scalable cloud architectures, including service-oriented and cloud-native services (FaaS, PaaS) on at least one hyperscaler (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Ability to provide end-to-end architecture for major initiatives.
Experience designing distributed systems and cloud-native products and scaling them to production.
Ability to provide detailed architecture, set technical direction, and contribute to implementation, design, and code reviews.
Ability to make high-quality technical decisions under ambiguity, trading off performance, maintainability, cost, and time-to-market, and choosing an executable path for the team.
Strong experience in one or more of Node.js, Python, Java, Go, or Rust.
Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
Must work effectively across engineering, product, and leadership and engage customers, stakeholders, and the engineering community.

Responsibilities

Lead and execute the organization's most challenging and complex projects.
Work with AWS, Azure, and GCP and use current technologies to deliver solutions.
Own system architecture, decompose complex problems into simple solutions, and understand system interdependencies and limitations.
Address cloud architectures, performance, scalability, engineering best practices, and testing methods.
Travel to the India office 1–2 times per year.

Desired Qualifications

Front-end experience with TypeScript, React, or Angular.
Experience designing data migration systems and storage platforms.
Experience with filesystems or file/cloud storage protocols, including NFS, SMB, or iSCSI.
Experience building developer-facing products, APIs, or SDKs used at scale by external customers.
Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code using Terraform or CloudFormation.
Experience building a new product end-to-end inside a large company.
Prior experience as a principal engineer or technical lead in a high-performance engineering organization.
Master's degree in an engineering or software-development field.

Job Summary

NetApp is uniquely placed in the industry 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. If you are someone who enjoys working on challenging system problems covering different areas of the tech stack, this might be the right opportunity for you!As a Principal Engineer in NetApp’s Cloud Storage organization, you will lead and execute our most challenging and complex projects. You will have an opportunity to work on AWS, Azure and GCP and use cutting edge technology to provide innovative solutions. You will be responsible for system architecture, decomposing complex problems into simple solutions, understanding system interdependencies and limitations, cloud architectures, performance, scalability, bringing engineering best practices, and testing methods to the team.

This Role requires travel to our India office 1-2x/year

Job Requirements

15+ years in software development.
7+ years hands-on with fault-tolerant, highly scalable cloud architectures, including service-oriented and cloud-native services (FaaS, PaaS) on at least one hyperscaler (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Ability to provide end to end architecture on major initiatives.
Design distributed systems, cloud-native products and scaled them to production.
Proactive and self-driven, with strong technical judgment and influential skills.
Expertise in providing detailed architecture and set technical direction while contributing to implementation, design and code reviews.
Make high-quality technical decisions under ambiguity, trading off performance, maintainability, cost, and time-to-market, and choosing a path the team can execute.
Strong experience in one or more of Node.js, Python, Java, Go, or Rust. Front-end experience (TypeScript, React or Angular) is a plus.
Work effectively across engineering, product, and leadership.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage with customers, stakeholders, and the engineering community.

Preferred Qualifications

Preference for experience in designing data migration systems & storage platforms.
Preference for experience with filesystems, or file/cloud storage protocols. Experience in NFS/SMB/iSCSI protocols.
Built developer-facing products, APIs, or SDKs used by external customers at scale.
Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
Built a new product end-to-end inside a large company.
Prior experience as a principal engineer or technical lead in a high-performance engineering organization.

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical area of study: engineering disciplines
Master's degree in technical field such as engineering, software development, preferred with less additional experience stated above

The target salary range for this position is $220,000-356,000. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off (PTO), various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU’s), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process.

About the Company

NetApp

Optimizes cloud infrastructure costs on AWS

Spot.io, part of NetApp, helps businesses manage cloud costs and infrastructure on AWS. It uses software that analyzes cloud usage and automates management to lower compute expenses, especially through AWS EC2 spot instances, which offer spare capacity at reduced prices. The product provides deep visibility into cloud spending, an AWS cost optimization calculator for estimating potential savings, and a free action plan tailored to each customer. Revenue comes from selling software licenses and consulting services. Target customers include enterprises using containers and orchestration tools like Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, KOPS, Docker Swarm, and OpenShift. The company aims to reduce cloud compute costs for customers while simplifying cloud operations and improving efficiency.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Acquired
Total funding: $53.2M
Headquarters: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Founded: 2015

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