Staff Software Engineer (Go / Security / SaaS / Cloud / Distributed)
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
We are seeking a talented Software Engineering Lead with strong expertise in cybersecurity and agentic AI systems to build and scale enterprise solutions. This role requires a technical leader who can design secure, scalable AI-driven systems while collaborating with engineering teams and contributing to our technology roadmap.
Job Requirements
- 12+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years in technical leadership or senior individual contributor roles
- Strong expertise in cyber resiliency: ransomware detection and malware analysis, data exfiltration or air-gapped backup
- Experience developing and deploying AI agents for autonomous cyber security systems in production environments
- Proficiency in multiple languages from our core stack: Python, Go, Typescript, Java or .Net
- Hands-on experience with AI/ML frameworks and LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, or similar)
- Experience building enterprise software with security and scalability requirements
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern DevOps practices
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to navigate technical complexity
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain cybersecurity solutions including threat detection and hunting systems, security monitoring platforms, and automated response orchestration
- Design AI driven solutions for data protection solutions integrated with storage, Kubernetes, virtualization and application layers
- Design and develop enterprise-grade agentic AI systems with security-first principles
- Contribute to technical strategy for integrating LLM-based agents into enterprise cyber security workflows, such as threat analysis, ransomware detection, and security automation
- Lead development of complex distributed systems from design through deployment
- Mentor engineers on cyber resiliency and secure AI development practices, code quality standards, and system design patterns
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including product, data science, security operations, and compliance to deliver technical solutions
- Stay current with emerging technologies in cyber resiliency, prompt security, and AI agent governance
Education
IC - Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience.Mgr & Exec - Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience.
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.
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