At NetApp, we have a history of helping customers turn challenges into business opportunities. That’s because we bring new thinking to age-old problems, like how to use data most effectively in the most efficient possible way. As an Engineer with NetApp, you’ll have the opportunity to work with modern cloud and container orchestration technologies in a production setting. You’ll play an important role in scaling systems sustainably through automation and evolving them by pushing for changes to improve reliability and velocity.

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Ready to be an engineer at NetApp? Explore the traits that can help you thrive.

- Analytical
- Adaptable
- Communicator
- Detail-oriented
- Quick-thinking
- Problem solver

Responsibilities

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Job category: Software Engineering Job ID: 135398-en_US

Own Every Moment at NetApp

At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure—delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud.

Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function.

Job Summary

As an Engineering Manager for the Software Defined Storage Solutions team, you will drive the software
defined and cloud engineering programs collaborating with cross functional teams across NetApp and partner
cloud providers. You will direct the activities of a software systems development function and a quality
assurance function for building solutions across cloud platforms. You will have an impact on the planning,
execution and delivery of parallel projects that are enabling NetApp customers embrace Hybrid Cloud and
software defined solutions.

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 modernizing storage through data management, customers can upgrade infrastructure to bring modern data
services to existing applications. Only NetApp can help organizations free the resources necessary to fund
transformation by deploying the industry’s leading flash storage solution, which is highly efficient and scalable
in both data center and cloud environments.

Job Requirements

- Excellent verbal and written communications skills are essential.
- A clear understanding of the product development cycle and project management.
- Deep understanding of cloud technologies and orchestration frameworks and experience in AWS, Azure or GCP.
- Strong understanding of concepts related to computer architecture, data structures and programming practices.
- Experience in software development and delivery of large complex projects, agile development, experience with developing budgets and predicting project costs.
- Demonstrated ability to manage senior and experienced engineers and managers.
- Data storage experience strongly desired.

Responsibilities:

- This position is responsible for managing cross functional tasks spanning multiple large groups spanning geographic areas.
- The focus of this role is on creating and influencing strategy and delivering on execution.
- The potential impact of decisions made by this individual have significant operational or financial impact.
- This individual will apply in-depth knowledge to solve broad issues that are complex in scope and establish medium to long range plans.

Interaction:

- Utilizes people skills and available people manager tools to critically impact the growth of an individuals on the team.
- This individual must work effectively with staff to vice president level employees and employees within and outside of their function and organization.
- This individual must demonstrate favourable results through providing leadership to the function, project and team.
- Ability to navigate through ambiguity and drive the team towards the common goals.
- Influence peers and partners across teams and Business Units.
- Ability to build strong working relationships across all levels of the organization, including remote areas.

Education

B.Tech/M.Tech degree or equivalent related experience. 8+ years - plus add additional experience requirements
needed if you were to fill an open requisition, i.e.,



knowledge, skills, and abilities.

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 qualified 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.

Submitting an Application

To ensure a streamlined and fair hiring process for all candidates, our team only reviews applications submitted through our company website. This practice allows us to track, assess, and respond to applicants efficiently. Emailing our employees, recruiters, or Human Resources personnel directly will not influence your application.

AI Disclosure

For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support—rather than replace—human decision-making.

Our values

Put the customer at the center. Care for each other and our communities. Think and act like owners. Build belonging every day. Embrace a growth mindset.

Benefits

Volunteer time off

40 hours of paid volunteer time each year.

Well-being

Employee Assistance Program, fitness, and mental health resources to help employees be their best.

Time away

Paid time off for vacation and to recharge.

📌 Mgr, Software Engineer (Cloud & Storage Development) (India)
🏢 NetApp
📍 India