Senior Staff Engineer

Hungry, Humble, Honest, with Heart.

If you're looking for an opportunity to tackle deep technical challenges and build innovative solutions in a fast-paced environment alongside exceptionally smart and passionate software developers, this role may be the perfect fit. At Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud, you'll work on complex problems at scale with the autonomy to deliver impactful results. We welcome big thinkers, engineers who aren't afraid to take on seemingly impossible challenges and push the boundaries of what's possible.

Responsibilities:

* Architect, design, and develop distributed, scalable, secure, and intuitive cloud-based infrastructure services that enable enterprise workloads.

* Lead enhancements to existing services, driving improvements that ensure seamless adoption and deliver a superior customer experience.

* Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering Support teams to translate customer requirements into clear technical specifications and ensure accurate alignment with business goals.

* Develop deep expertise across multiple areas of the Nutanix backend and serve as a trusted technical leader, guiding teams through complex design and implementation challenges.

* Own the engineering lifecycle end to end, maintaining an exceptionally high quality bar across design, implementation and testing.

* Demonstrate strong attention to detail, superior verbal and written communication skills, and excellent organizational abilities to drive high-impact initiatives across the organization.

* Develop next-generation Multi-tenancy software for Nutanix Cloud Management for use in Service Provider market

Skills:

* Demonstrated ability to design, build, and operate large-scale, multi-tenant applications and services in public, private, or hybrid cloud environments

* Hands-on experience with VMware vCloud Director, Open Stack, Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP), or similar orchestration systems.

* Deep understanding of virtualization stacks (compute, storage, and networking).

* Expertise in cloud automation frameworks (Terraform, Ansible, Cloud Init).

* Proficiency in API design, RESTful and Graph

QL services, and event-driven architectures.

* Familiarity with multi-tenant isolation, RBAC, and resource quota models.

* Love of coding and delivering production-quality software. Proficiency in Python or GoLang for automation and service development, and C++ for high-performance, low-latency system components.

* Familiarity with VMWare Cloud Foundation is desirable, not required.

Qualifications and

Experience:

* Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field.

* 15+ years of relevant software development experience, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, production-grade enterprise software.

* 7+ years of experience leading software development teams, driving technical direction, mentoring engineers, and delivering complex projects at scale.

Work Arrangement

On Site:
This role is based on-site, offering the opportunity to collaborate face-to-face with team members in a dynamic and engaging work environment. Being physically present allows for seamless teamwork and direct access to resources that support your success. Additional team-specific guidance and norms will be provided by your manager.

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between USD $ 182,400 and USD $ 364,800 per year.

However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered.

Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as…