Manager – Software Engineering - Open Source

Job Summary

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a distributed team of open source engineers.
• Define and execute the open source engagement strategy and team OKRs.
• Partner with Product Management to bring community feedback into product planning.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Support to resolve complex issues involving upstream projects.
• Represent NetApp within strategic open source communities, foundations, and working groups.
• Build relationships with maintainers and influence project direction and governance.
• Track team objectives, delivery plans, risks, budgets, and resource allocation.
• Drive hiring, onboarding, performance management, coaching, and career development.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Promote best practices for community participation and open source contributions.
• Encourage adoption of AI tools and practices that improve team productivity.
• Provide regular executive updates and stakeholder communications.
• Participate in community discussions, technical forums, and industry events.

Job Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant industry experience.
• 3+ years of people management or leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of open source development models, communities, and licensing.Experience working with distributed engineering teams.
• Ability to review code and understand modern software development workflows.
• Familiarity with development tools such as Git, CI/CD pipelines, and IDEs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience collaborating across Product Management, Engineering, Support, and Developer Relations teams.Ability to influence without authority and build relationships across technical communities.
• Knowledge of AI tools and practical AI use cases.Working knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to work independently in a globally distributed environment.
• Comfortable with asynchronous communication and remote collaboration.Willingness to participate in occasional meetings outside normal working hours to support a global team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience contributing to or leading open source projects or communities.
• Familiarity with projects such as Cassandra, OpenSearch, Kafka, Cadence, or similar technologies.
• Knowledge of storage technologies, including object, block, and file storage.
• Experience representing organizations within foundations, steering committees, or working groups.
• Experience defining and managing OKRs, strategy execution, and team metrics.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline. Equivalent practical experience will also be considered.