Software Engineer – Performance

NetApp

Software Engineer working on performance automation of StorageGRID software at NetApp. Designing testing strategies and collaborating with developers to enhance application performance.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeMorrisville • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $196,350 - $292,600 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

LinuxPythonTCP/IP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Apply current skills and use up-to-date technologies to complete projects as part of the design and development of application related solutions including: Coding, Performance testing, Infrastructure Support, Documentation.
Participate in technical discussions where evaluating and executing design and development plans for products/tools.
Have direct influence on the decisions and outcomes related to project direction.
Work on additional tasks and responsibilities that will contribute towards team, department, and company goals.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A minimum of 10 years of experience is required.
A Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or Computer Science, or a Master Degree; or equivalent experience is required.
Hardware and software performance test experience of enterprise storage protocols (SAN, NAS, and/or HTTP/S3)
Experience in software/hardware performance analysis and improvements
Leadership of performance test strategy, design, execution, and documentation.
Defining and setting up infrastructure, tools, and support processes including CI/CD pipeline and benchmarking tools
Proven hands-on working experience with Linux and TCP/IP networking
Experience in automation with Python, Shell/Bash or similar programming languages.
Very good understanding of development methodologies like Agile Scrum/Scrum of Scrums.
Must have competency and proven track record of delivering complex technical projects within a team environment of other engineers, meeting tight deadlines without sacrificing quality.
Ability to work with remote teams
Strong oral and written communication skills are essential.
Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment of other engineers to meet aggressive goals and meet high quality standards.
Striving for efficiency, consistency, and effectiveness.
Managing periodic reporting on progress to internal stake holders
Incident management, trouble shooting and RCA
Strong aptitude for learning new technologies.
Ability to follow standard engineering principles and practices.
Creative approach to problem solving.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Insurance
Life Insurance
Retirement or Pension Plans
Paid Time Off
various Leave options
employee stock purchase plan
restricted stocks (RSU’s)

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Hard Skills & Tools

performance testinginfrastructure supportsoftware performance analysishardware performance analysisCI/CD pipelinebenchmarking toolsLinuxTCP/IP networkingautomation with PythonShell/Bash

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationproblem solvingefficiencyconsistencyeffectivenessability to work with remote teamsmanaging reportingstriving for quality

Certifications

Bachelor of Science Degree in EngineeringBachelor of Science Degree in Computer ScienceMaster Degree