Senior Software Engineering Manager
NetApp
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.
Job Summary
As a Senior Software Engineering Manager for the Core Software Engineering group, you will drive engineering projects and development support by collaborating with cross-functional teams across NetApp, including our partners in Cloud Storage and AI. You will direct the activities of software systems development and quality assurance functions to build and maintain solutions in ONTAP. You will impact the planning, execution, and delivery of parallel projects, enabling NetApp customers to embrace our Enterprise, Cloud, and AI solutions.
Job Requirements
- Manage cross-functional projects involving multiple teams to deliver software-defined storage solutions.
- Coordinate execution across diverse groups to ensure successful delivery.
- Drive organizational and cultural change across the team.
- Identify, develop, and grow leaders within the organization.
- Build and sustain high-performing, engaged teams.
- Align teams to core company values.
- Create, influence, and drive strategic initiatives.
- Ensure effective execution of long-term plans and business objectives.
- Make decisions with significant operational or financial implications.
- Optimize processes, resources, and outcomes for efficiency.
- Apply deep domain expertise to solve complex technical or business issues.
- Develop medium- and long-range plans to address challenges.
- Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, from individual contributors to vice presidents.
- Work effectively across different functions and business units.
- Partner with support teams to resolve escalations efficiently.
- Interface with customers and partners to understand issues and drive solutions.
Education
- 12–18 years of overall industry experience in software development, cloud, or storage technologies (adjustable based on the role level).
- 6+ years of experience as a Manager, leading engineering or cross-functional teams.
- Proven ability to lead teams through the full software development life cycle.
- Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional groups (Development, QA, Automation).
- Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth environments with shifting priorities.
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 laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, and any protected classification.
Why NetApp?
We are all about helping customers turn challenges into business opportunity. It starts with bringing new thinking to age-old problems, like how to use data most effectively to run better - but also to innovate. We tailor our approach to the customer's unique needs with a combination of fresh thinking and proven approaches.
We enable a healthy work-life balance. Our volunteer time off program is best in class, offering employees 40 hours of paid time off each year to volunteer with their favourite organizations. We provide comprehensive benefits, including health care, life and accident plans, emotional support resources for you and your family, legal services, and financial savings programs to help you plan for your future. We support professional and personal growth through educational assistance and provide access to various discounts and perks to enhance your overall quality of life.
If you want to help us build knowledge and solve big problems, let's talk.
Submitting an application
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