Performance Software Engineer
At a glance
Mid-level Software Engineering role at NetApp. Morrisville · $147,900–$220,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build performance benchmarks and workloads, then interpret results to pinpoint where software can improve
- Use AI-assisted methods and develop analysis or regression-triage tools to speed bottleneck investigations
- Compare design options and prototype performance gains across platforms and distributed components
- Study customer usage patterns and turn findings into recommendations for engineering and management
What you bring
- At least five years of related experience for this individual-contributor role
- Hands-on skill with performance analysis, modeling, benchmarking and workload characterization
- Proficiency in Python or shell scripting, Ansible playbooks and notebooks such as Jupyter
- Strong Linux administration experience, including systems such as RHEL or Ubuntu
Who this fits
This role suits a systems-focused engineer who works analytically on performance across storage services and distributed systems. The position is based in Morrisville, United States.
From the employer
Job Summary
Design, develop, analyze, and optimize software and performance capabilities for storage services and distributed systems. In this role you will collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to model, measure, analyze, and improve the performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency of HW platforms—ensuring customer and market requirements are met while balancing quality, cost, and time-to-market. The ideal candidate is systems-focused, analytical and creative, and driven to deliver measurable performance improvements at scale.
Job Requirements
- Design and execute performance benchmarks/workloads; measure, analyze, interpret, and socialize results to identify improvement opportunities.
- Apply AI-assisted performance engineering techniques and develop tools (e.g., performance analysis, automated regression triage) to accelerate bottleneck analysis and guide optimization priorities.
- Evaluate design alternatives and prototype performance enhancements across platforms and distributed components.
- Collect and analyze customer experience and usage patterns; prepare findings and recommendations for engineering and management.
- Proficiency with scripting and automation (Python, shell; Perl acceptable), ansible playbooks and comfort working with notebooks (e.g., Jupyter).
- Hand on experience with performance analysis, modeling techniques, benchmarking, and workload characterization
- Strong background in Linux (such as RHEL or Ubuntu) administration.
- Understanding of networking protocols and storage management is a plus.
Education
IC - Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience.Mgr & Exec - Typically requires a minimum of 3 years of related experience.
Compensation:
The target salary range for this position is 147,900 - 220,000 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.
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