At NetApp, our High Achievement Principles shape how we work: we innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel as a team. We have a history of helping customers turn challenges into business opportunities. As part of our sales organization, your role will require a strategic blend of technical acumen and charismatic client engagement, ensuring that every partnership is nurtured towards its maximum potential. As a pivotal link between NetApp and our clients, your contributions will directly influence the growth and direction of our department, making a lasting impact on the organization's success. This is more than a job—it's a chance to be part of a team that values innovation, supports professional growth, and celebrates shared victories.

Success profile

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: Engineering Job ID: 135671-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 a Software Engineer, you will work as part of a team that’s responsible for delivering high-quality embedded software and firmware for a wide range of NetApp storage systems and flash-based performance enhancement modules. Whether you’re supporting the latest processors, memory technologies, and protocols, or developing recent system management capabilities on industry-leading baseboard controllers, your work will be at the heart of NetApp’s cutting-edge products.

Job Requirements

Lead end-to-end product development, including requirements analysis, architecture, design, coding, integration, testing, debugging, performance optimization, and customer support. Provide technical leadership,



collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor junior engineers.

Required Skills:

- Strong C/C++ programming and x86 assembly debugging skills
- Experience in embedded software/firmware development
- Hands-on expertise with Linux or FreeBSD
- Knowledge of low-level drivers, hardware platforms, and x86 architectures
- Familiarity with storage technologies (SATA, SAS, PCIe, NVMe)
- Exposure to platform management and interfaces such as IPMI, Redfish, I2C, SPI, CAN, USB, and Ethernet
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills
- Ability to learn new technologies and deliver high-quality solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibility:

- The tasks this individual is responsible for are often non-routine and unstructured, requiring creative solutions.
- This individual will apply attained experiences and knowledge in solving complex problems.

Interaction:

- This individual must work effectively with staff to vice-president levels employees within the function, and the technical team on assigned projects. There may be communication with employees in other functions as required.
- Limited management direction is provided to employee on new projects or assignments; general guidance is provided on new assignments.
- The ideal candidate will be a proactive contributor and subject matter expert on team projects.
- To be successful, this individual must demonstrate favorable results through coaching and influencing others.

Education

- A Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science, a Master Degree, or a PhD; or equivalent experience is required.
- A minimum of 4 years of experience is required. 4 to 6 years of experience is preferred.

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 professional 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.

Perks

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.

📌 Software Engineer (Embedded Firmware & C/C++) (India)
🏢 NetApp
📍 India