Title:  Senior Software Engineer (Golang, Kubernetes)

Job Summary

As a senior software engineer (MTS 5) on the Data Services team at NetApp, you will be part of the Trident program that brought the first open-source, out-of-tree dynamic storage provisioner to Kubernetes!   You will own and define the Kubernetes story for NetApp.The role will require you to evangelize the solution in an open-source environment. You will be responsible for pushing the adoption of the proposed solution. 

Our team at NetApp develops innovative and unique solutions to assist our customers in solving the challenges of persistent storage consumption for Kubernetes applications and other container technologies. We work closely with upstream communities to provide code and leadership in defining the persistent storage strategy in these areas.

An ideal candidate for this position will be driven to produce results, collaborative, curious and creative. Candidate strives to excel in their day-to-day work and will continue to deliver high-quality results without anyone looking over their shoulders. They will bring broad experience across multiple domains including embedded systems, operating systems, storage technologies and distributed systems.        

Job Requirements

• As a Senior Software Engineer you will design and lead the team in important architectural decisions.The candidate will provide technical leadership for the team(s) they are associated with and participate in key technical decisions. They will engage with product management on roadmaps engage with customers on escalations and ensure that there is continuous improvement in all areas. Participate in technical discussions within the team and with other groups within Business Units associated with specified projects 
• Excellent coding skills in Golang and Python
• A strong understanding of concepts related to computer architecture, data structures and programming practices 
• Deep technical knowledge of Kubernetes
• Understanding of Hyper Scaler technologies: AWS, GCP and AZURE
• Experience with NetApp storage or cloud-native storage platforms
• A deep understanding of object-oriented programming and design
• The candidate should have a working knowledge of Agile Scrum best practice
• Responsible for guiding the development and testing activities of other engineers that involve several inter-dependencies 
• Work on multiple tasks and responsibilities that will contribute towards team, program, and company goals 
• Coding and Execution of projects, Technical Design
• Test Automation 
• Debugging/Performance analysis 
• Running PoCs and R&D activities 

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of relevant experience.
• A Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science or Masters degree is required.