Jobs · Engineering · Maryland

Principal Software Engineer

NetApp · Baltimore, MD · 3 days ago
Engineering$220k–$372k/yrFull-time

Key Responsibilities

  • Own and drive the architecture and technical direction for complex cloud-native services, while remaining hands-on by making meaningful code contributions (design, implementation, reviews, and quality).
  • Ensure solutions meet performance, scale, reliability, and enterprise-readiness requirements through validation and qualification.
  • Ideate and work to solve complex customer problems and thereby contributing to intellectual property.
  • Coach and mentor engineers across the team (including new hires and early-in-career talent) through design guidance, code reviews, and pairing, raising the bar on engineering excellence and execution.
  • Work closely with team members and leadership in ensuring the overall team objectives are met as ONE team.

Job Requirements

  • 12+ years of industry experience in software development.
  • 5+ years of experience in data management/migration systems & storage platforms for managing and storing data across various workloads and environments.
  • 3+ years of expert level hands-on experience in fault tolerant, highly scalable cloud architectures including service-oriented architectures, cloud-native (FAAS, PAAS), and cloud storage services with at least one hyper scaler (Azure, AWS, GCP).
  • Proficiency with Filesystems, or file/cloud storage protocols . Experience in NFS/SMB/iSCSI protocols.
  • Proficiency in Programming languages like C, C++, Golang, Node.js, Python.
  • Experience with docker, Kubernetes.
  • Experience with GitHub, Jenkins, Ansible, CI build systems and Automated Testing.
  • Proactive and self-driven, with strong technical judgment and influential skills.
  • Expertise to provide both architectural guidance and detailed technical direction.
  • Excellent communication and writing skills, with the ability to effectively engage with customers, stakeholders, and the engineering community.

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in technical area of study: engineering disciplines
  • Master's degree in technical field such as engineering, software development, preferred with less additional experience stated above

Compensation

The target salary range for this position is $220,000-372,000. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off (PTO), various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU’s), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies.

Benefits

Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process.

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.

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