{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"c43d4bdc23cc09646c3f4fd3","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/c43d4bdc23cc09646c3f4fd3","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/c43d4bdc23cc09646c3f4fd3","title":"Manager, Software Engineering","description":"Job SummaryAs an Open Source Engineering Manager, you will lead the Open Source Contributions team and help ensure NetApp Instaclustr remains influential across key open source ecosystems, including Cassandra, OpenSearch, Kafka, and Cadence.\r\nYou will drive contribution strategies that create customer value, strengthen the platform, and increase NetApp's impact within the communities that matter most. Working closely with Product, Engineering, Developer Relations, Support, and Marketing, you will help translate customer and business needs into meaningful upstream contributions and community engagement.\r\nThis role offers the opportunity to shape open source direction, influence project roadmaps, and build strong relationships with maintainers, contributors, and foundations. You will mentor a globally distributed team, establish measurable goals, and ensure contributions deliver improvements in reliability, performance, and user experience for the Instaclustr platform.\r\nTeam CultureThe Open Source Engagement team consists of passionate individuals dedicated to helping open source communities thrive while delivering value to customers. The team is collaborative, globally distributed, and committed to authenticity, innovation, and continuous learning.\r\nThis role requires up to 10% travel, including occasional international travel.\r\nResponsibilitiesLead, mentor, and grow a distributed team of open source engineers.\r\nDefine and execute the open source engagement strategy and team OKRs.\r\nPartner with Product Management to bring community feedback into product planning.\r\nCollaborate with Product, Engineering, and Support to resolve complex issues involving upstream projects.\r\nRepresent NetApp within strategic open source communities, foundations, and working groups.\r\nBuild relationships with maintainers and influence project direction and governance.\r\nTrack team objectives, delivery plans, risks, budgets, and resource allocation.\r\nDrive hiring, onboarding, performance management, coaching, and career development.\r\nFoster a culture of collaboration, innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement.\r\nPromote best practices for community participation and open source contributions.\r\nEncourage adoption of AI tools and practices that improve team productivity.\r\nProvide regular executive updates and stakeholder communications.\r\nParticipate in community discussions, technical forums, and industry events.\r\nJob Requirements8+ years of relevant industry experience.\r\n3+ years of people management or leadership experience.\r\nStrong understanding of open source development models, communities, and licensing.Experience working with distributed engineering teams.\r\nAbility to review code and understand modern software development workflows.\r\nFamiliarity with development tools such as Git, CI/CD pipelines, and IDEs.\r\nStrong written and verbal communication skills.\r\nExperience collaborating across Product Management, Engineering, Support, and Developer Relations teams.Ability to influence without authority and build relationships across technical communities.\r\nKnowledge of AI tools and practical AI use cases.Working knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills.\r\nAbility to work independently in a globally distributed environment.\r\nComfortable with asynchronous communication and remote collaboration.Willingness to participate in occasional meetings outside normal working hours to support a global team.\r\nPreferred QualificationsExperience contributing to or leading open source projects or communities.\r\nFamiliarity with projects such as Cassandra, OpenSearch, Kafka, Cadence, or similar technologies.\r\nKnowledge of storage technologies, including object, block, and file storage.\r\nExperience representing organizations within foundations, steering committees, or working groups.\r\nExperience defining and managing OKRs, strategy execution, and team metrics.\r\nEducationBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline. Equivalent practical experience will also be considered.\r\nCompensation:\r\nThe 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. 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, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. 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