Are you data-driven?  We at NetApp believe in the transformative power of data – to expand customer touchpoints, to foster greater innovation, and to optimize operations.  We are designed for simplicity, optimized to protect, created to embrace future opportunity, and open to enrich choice.  We are the data authority for hybrid cloud, and we are helping our customers realize the full potential of their data.

We’ve built a Data Fabric for a data-driven world – to simplify and integrate data management across the resources that are best for the business.  With the Data Fabric, our customers can harness the power of cloud data services, build cloud infrastructures, and modernize storage through data management.

By building cloud infrastructures, customers get the scale and quality of service that modern applications require.  Only NetApp can help organizations focus on the business at hand when they develop a zero-touch infrastructure that manages apps, data and services as one integrated resource supporting both public and private clouds.

Job Summary

NetApp is the data authority for hybrid cloud. We provide a full range of hybrid cloud data services that simplify management of applications and data across cloud and on-premises environments to accelerate digital transformation. Together with our partners, we empower global organizations to unleash the full potential of their data to expand customer touchpoints, foster greater innovation and optimize their operations.

NetApp is seeking a Director of Continuous Product Engineering (CPE) able to provide senior leadership in directing the Sustaining Engineering team. This role would report directly to the VP of Engineering for the NetApp HCI and the Solidfire AFA product lines. The SolidFire team has delivered, and continues to develop, an Enterprise-Scale Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure (HCI) product based on SolidFire’s proven all-flash storage technology.

In this role you will be responsible for visualizing, driving, and executing engineering initiatives. This is a great opportunity to lead in a high-powered team delivering an industry changing product within an extremely high growth sector of the tech industry.

Job Requirements

NetApp is seeking a Director of Continuous Product Engineering (CPE) able to provide senior leadership in directing the Sustaining Engineering team. This role would report directly to the VP of Engineering for the NetApp HCI and the Solidfire AFA product lines. The SolidFire team has delivered, and continues to develop, an Enterprise-Scale Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure (HCI) product based on SolidFire’s proven all-flash storage technology.

In this role you will be responsible for visualizing, driving, and executing engineering initiatives. This is a great opportunity to lead in a high-powered team delivering an industry changing product within an extremely high growth sector of the tech industry.

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Establish and evangelize a vision for the CPE organization with a focus on predictability and consistency
• Ensure that product releases are delivered at market pace with the highest quality
• Interface with teams across the organization to understand common practices and leverage existing investments
• Oversee engagement with program partners to deliver on release plans
• Work collaboratively with development and field teams to ensure timely and high-quality product deliverables
• Operational governance for said deliverables

Ideal skills and experience includes direct experience with and/or having led teams responsible for:

• Linux kernel level crash dump analysis
• Linux driver troubleshooting and analysis
• Linux transport services (protocol support)
• Fibre Channel and iSCSI protocols
• Debugging and resolving complex storage related issues
• Understanding of the VMWare ecosystem or other Virtualization technology
• Product development requiring C and or C++ skills along with Shell Scripting and Python
• Experience in the support chain preferred

Education

Qualified candidates must have previous systems level software development experience in the enterprise storage or networking peripherals industry. Additional requirements include:

• 7+ years of experience with and strong aptitude for leading teams of engineers in a high growth, fast paced engineering environment
• Demonstrated understanding of the full software development life cycle
• Experience or working knowledge of Agile/Scrum and SAFe
• Experience leading teams with heavy focus on troubleshooting in complex environments (e.g. using kernel level debug tools - e.g. kgdb)
• Direct experience or experience leading teams with strong focus on building and qualifying Linux distros
• Prior experience with software for enterprise storage, networking, and virtualization products
• B.S., or M.S. in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience

What You'll Love About Us:

• Our Culture: It’s our culture and our people. If you ask anyone at NetApp why they work here, the answer is inevitably the same: it’s the people.
• Our Location: We have a beautiful Boulder office, with amazing Flatiron views, on the vibrant downtown Pearl Street.
• Health Benefits: NetApp provides comprehensive medical, dental, wellness, and vision plans for you and your family.
• Financial and Savings Programs: Whether it’s flexible spending, stock purchases, or competitive retirement plans, we work with you to capitalize on total compensation now and into the future.
• Work Life balance and more: To make sure of work-life balance, we offer paid and volunteer time off, educational assistance, legal services, and access to discounts and fitness centers.
• Global Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging: We fully embrace and advance a diverse, inclusive global workforce with a culture of belonging that leverages the backgrounds of all to cultivate a higher performing organization.

At NetApp, we take care of each other, our customers, our partners, and our communities simply because it’s the right thing to do. Along the way, we’ve repeatedly transformed businesses and set industry standards. Now more game-changing developments are in the pipeline. Behind our breakthroughs is an open, collaborative culture that fuels fresh ideas. By sharing our viewpoints, challenging our thinking, and empowering our people, we create unique and novel approaches to solving problems. Join us, and we’ll help each other do our best work!

So get ready to tap into the data visionary within, and join us as we accelerate digital transformation and empower our customers to change the world with data!

If you ask a NetApp employee why they work here, the answer is inevitably the same: the people. At NetApp, our culture is at the heart of what we do. We place importance in trust, integrity, teamwork, and caring above all else. NetApp is a place where people are empowered to make a difference. Empowered to innovate. Empowered to collaborate. Empowered to help ourselves and others be data-driven and change the world. We take care of each other, our customers, our partners, and our communities simply because it’s the right thing to do.

We work hard but also recognize the importance of work-life balance for our employees because what’s important to them is important to us!  Recently we implemented Family First, which encourages employees to take paid time off to bond with a new child (through birth or adoption) or to care for a family member with a serious health condition.  Our volunteer time off program is best in class, offering employees 40 hours of paid time off per year to donate their time with their favorite organizations.  We provide comprehensive medical, dental, wellness and vision plans for you and your family.  We offer educational assistance, legal services, and access to discounts and fitness centers. We also offer financial savings programs to help you plan for your future.

Join us and see what empowerment can do.