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.
NetApp is seeking an Expert Engineer with deep Lustre experience to help deliver a production-grade Lustre solution for AI and HPC workloads.
In this role, you will work on core Lustre components and system-level integrations that deliver high-performance, scalable, and reliable parallel file systems.
You will contribute both to core Lustre functionality and to the surrounding system components (automation, packaging, HA frameworks) ensuring Lustre can be reliably deployed, managed, and supported at scale.
- Design and implement features that improve Lustre deployability, operability, and lifecycle management
- Own and deliver production-quality features spanning Lustre + system integration layers
- Participate in upstream Lustre development and integrate features into a curated, enterprise distribution
- Debug and resolve complex issues in end-to-end Lustre deployments, including performance, failure handling, and configuration errors
- Contribute to performance tuning and benchmarking for large-scale AI/HPC workloads
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (hardware, support, product) to deliver a complete solution
- 12+ years of experience in distributed systems, storage systems, or filesystem development, including strong Lustre experience
- Deep understanding of Lustre architecture and behavior in production environments
- Strong systems programming skills (C, Linux), plus experience debugging across system boundaries
- Proven ability to debug complex distributed system issues
- Familiarity with HPC or AI infrastructure
- Experience with performance tuning and benchmarking at the system level
- Experience working with open-source development models and upstream communities
- Strong communication skills and ability to work across engineering and product teams
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building or supporting productized storage or infrastructure solutions
- Experience with HPC/AI file systems and storage stacks
- Contributions to Lustre or other distributed storage systems
- Experience building production-grade storage or infrastructure products
- Background in large-scale system performance analysis or architecture
Why Join Us
- Build a next-generation Lustre solution optimized for AI and HPC workloads and environments
- Work on an open-source foundation with real upstream impact
- Influence the architecture and direction of a strategic NetApp product
- Collaborate with a highly experienced team across systems, storage, and distributed computing
IC - Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience.Mgr & Exec - Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience.
Compensation:
The target salary range for this position is 196,350 - 292,600 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. The range is based on 'On Target Earnings’ (OTE) representing the total potential earnings, which is the sum of the base salary and potential commission earned when performance targets are achieved. 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, various Leave options, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU’s). These offerings are subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. We will provide detailed information about the specific benefits for your region during the recruitment process.
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. 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.
