# Sr Director, Software Engineer

Job Summary About DataPelago and NetApp DataPelago is building a new data-processing platform applying accelerated computing for the AI era. Its technology is designed to accelerate analytics and AI workloads by bringing high-performance compute closer to enterprise data. Following its acquisition by NetApp, DataPelago combines the ownership, pace, and influence of an early-stage company with NetApp's global customer reach, resources, and enterprise relationships. DataPelago will continue operating with a focused, startup-style model while it builds a scalable business and go-to-market motion. This is a zero-to-one environment. We are looking for builders who are energized by ambiguity, move quickly, work directly with customers, and take ownership beyond traditional role boundaries. The strongest candidates will ideally bring experience from both early-stage companies and established organizations. They will know how to build with speed while also creating the processes, partnerships, and operating discipline needed to scale successfully within a larger enterprise. The Senior Director of Engineering will build and lead the engineering organization responsible for defining, buildin

- **Id**: 3901763
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/netapp-sr-director-software-engineer>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: head
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Jose, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-30T21:26:37Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T05:33:43Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 7
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5453
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Health insurance, Life insurance, Retirement plans
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS), Enterprise Storage Systems, Digital Storage

## Company

- **Id**: 58700
- **Name**: NetApp
- **Domain**: netapp.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/netapp>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Eightfold

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 89
- **Open postings**: 28
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.429
- **Repost share**: 0.036
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 53
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 266050
- **Max**: 396000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 396000

## Technologies

- **AI Agents** — Optional: no
- **CUDA** — Optional: no
- **PyTorch** — Optional: no
- **TensorFlow** — Optional: no
- **TPU** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 7

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-07T01:04:27Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 164 · green card filings: 52; Filings 12m: 164

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 7
- **Expected fill days**: 53
- **Reasons**: conf:0, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 396000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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