Software Engineer

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 lead Engineer for the Core Data Foundation team at NetApp, you will focus on quality, reliability, scalability, and performance of storage solutions that meet customers needs across engineered systems and cloud services. The CDF team is responsible for a range of functions in ONTAP, NetApp's cross-platform data management and storage software. Areas of responsibility include ONTAP Filesystem, Anti-ransomware and Encryption data management capabilities, Core WAFL features and quality. The engineer is expected to be strong in execution, drive test strategy, automation, feature validation, and end-to-end customer workflow testing.

Job Requirements

Extensive experience in functional, integration, system, stress, and scale testing of enterprise software products.

Strong expertise in test planning, feature validation, and end-to-end quality ownership.

Proficiency in Python-based test automation frameworks and validation infrastructure development.

Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis capabilities across complex software systems.

Experience driving quality strategy, release readiness, and automation-first testing practices.

Experience leveraging GenAI-powered tools and automation solutions to improve testing efficiency, accelerate defect detection, enhance test coverage, and drive engineering productivity.

Proven ability to collaborate with development, support, and product teams to improve product quality and testability.

Demonstrated technical leadership through feature ownership, mentoring, and quality process improvements.

Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Experience working in Agile environments with strong focus on customer-centric validation.

Education

Typically requires a minimum of 8-12 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree or 6 years and a Master's degree.

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.