Principal Software Engineer (AI)
NetApp, Inc. (company site, opens in a new tab)10+ yrsBengaluruOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 50–85 LPA
Posted 1d ago
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About This Role
- Own the architecture and technical direction of AI Data Services platform integrating storage, data, and AI features.
- Lead design and execution of complex cross-team initiatives focusing on system design, performance, scalability, and reliability for on-premises and cloud environments.
- Drive high-impact decisions on data architecture and technology choices, influencing multiple engineering teams as a hands-on contributor.
Minimum Requirements
- 10+ years of hands-on software engineering with leadership in distributed systems or data platform design.
- Proficient in Python, Java, or similar languages for production-grade data pipelines and services.
- Experience in agentic AI engineering or AI-facing infrastructure such as retrieval and tool-access protocols.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (equivalent practical experience considered).
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced principal engineer with strong background in distributed systems, data lakes, and modern data platform architectures including Iceberg-based catalog systems.
- Technical leader able to influence cross-team strategy and decisions without formal managerial authority.
- Practitioner comfortable with cloud-native and on-premises infrastructure, SQL-based data access, and event-driven architectures in AI-related contexts.