About this role
<div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Job Summary</H2> </div><div><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We are looking for a highly motivated Software Engineer (SDET) to join NetApp’s ONTAP Engineering team, focusing on SAN and block storage solutions. ONTAP is a feature-rich storage platform used in mission-critical environments across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem deployments.</span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">As an Senior Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and developing scalable test frameworks, automation infrastructure, and validation pipelines that ensure high product quality for complex distributed storage systems. You will work across multiple subsystems, understand end-to-end customer workflows, and drive quality at scale.</span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This is an advanced IC role requiring strong technical depth, ownership of features/modules, and the ability to operate with limited supervision while influencing test strategy, automation direction, and cross-team quality outcomes.</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Job Requirements</H2> </div><div><ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks and infrastructure using Python and related technologies</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Own end-to-end validation for SAN/block storage features, including test design, execution, and defect lifecycle management</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Collaborate with development teams to understand feature design, define validation strategies, and drive testability improvements early in the cycle.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Develop functional, integration, stress, and scale tests for distributed storage systems</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Drive automation-first testing approaches and improve code/test coverage across components</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Analyze failures, debug complex issues across software layers, and drive root cause resolution.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Participate in product design discussions and contribute to improving reliability, observability, and diagnosability</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lead or significantly contribute to test planning, quality reviews, and release readiness.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Work across cross-functional teams (Dev, QA, Field Support) to understand customer use cases and ensure production readiness.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Mentor junior engineers and influence engineering best practices within the team.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong programming skills in Python (mandatory) with experience building automation frameworks.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience with system-level testing and debugging of distributed systems</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Solid understanding of Linux/Unix systems, multithreading, and system internals</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience in storage technologies, with strong preference for SAN protocols (FC, iSCSI, NVMe-oF)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Understanding of file systems, data paths, replication, or high-availability systems</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience in test automation for scale, performance, and stress scenarios</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, test infrastructure, and modern development workflows.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong debugging skills across software and system layers.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Education</H2> </div><div><p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (Master’s preferred).</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">8-12 years of relevant industry experience Proven track record of owning and delivering quality outcomes for complex subsystems</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Demonstrated ability to work independently on moderately to highly complex problems and drive solutions</span><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Deep expertise in SAN/block storage domain (ONTAP, SnapMirror, SVM, HA/MetroCluster, etc.)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience in large-scale system validation and customer scenario testing</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Exposure to cloud-integrated storage or hybrid cloud architectures</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Prior experience in SDET roles driving automation strategy at team level</span></li> </ul></div></div></div>