Hungry, Humble, Honest, with a Heart.The Opportunity:Are you a seasoned engineer with extensive experience in building & scaling distributed systems, eager to take on a significant technical leadership role? If so, join the Nutanix Prism engineering team and play a key part in shaping the next generation control plane for the Nutanix hybrid cloud.  This is a unique opportunity to define, build and deliver a scalable, performant software defined control plane on top of our industry leading offerings.Staff Developer in  the Prism engineering team  is responsible for building a highly performant and scalable control plane  for the Nutanix platform. The control plane will be used by multiple microservices as well Nutanix partners and customers. The individual needs to have a keen interest in building impactful end to end features (architecture, design, thinking through workflows / use cases / experience and development of scalable solutions for the same) for customers.The individual should have the ability to design end to end systems, write architectural and functional specifications and write high quality code. The individual should have the ability to provide hands-on  technical  leadership to  a small team of engineers.About the TeamThis role will be part of the Nutanix Prism  team, based in San Jose. The team is geographically distributed across San Jose and India. And, the team is focussed on building an enterprise grade data platform and delivering exceptional multi cloud observability solutions to Nutanix’s customers. The team's culture emphasizes collaboration, technical innovation, and a commitment to excellence, fostering an environment where team members can grow and influence the technical direction of products.You will report to the Director, who values strategic thinking, collaboration, and technical leadership. The manager encourages open communication, fostering a culture where team members feel empowered to influence decisions and contribute to the project’s success.As part of our hybrid work setup, you will be required to work in the office three days a week, allowing for a balance between in-person collaboration and remote work flexibility to cater to individual preferences and needs.There are no travel requirements for this position, allowing you to focus on delivering high-quality work and contributing effectively to the team's success without the added stress of frequent travel. At Nutanix, we prioritize creating a conducive work environment that promotes productivity, growth, and work-life balance for all our employees.Your Role:Lead technical direction for major product areas of Prism. Design & develop a world-class network hybrid/multi cloud product that is distributed, resilient, and highly performant at a large scale deployment.Contribute to all phases of product development through conception, design, implementation, and deployment along with performance engineering.Develop robust design, and write code & unit tests to produce high quality, reusable, and extensible software through an API driven approach.Collaborate with cross-functional teams including other Developers, Testers, Product Management, and Support to meet customer requirements while driving engineering innovation.Participate in defining product requirements, review designs and codes of other engineers, review test plans, performance, and scalability plans.Take ownership of the product features and work independently with minimal supervision to design & deliver a module-level functionality.What you will bring11+  years of software development experience with Bachelors/ Masters or equivalent in Computer ScienceAdvanced level programming in Python/GolangStrong fundamentals of Operating Systems, Multi-threaded/Multi-Process Applications, inter-process communication, RPCStrong fundamentals in Object-Oriented Programming, Algorithms, Data Structures, and Problem SolvingFluency with Unit Testing Frameworks in Python/GolangKnowledge of TCP-IP Suite of protocols (Ethernet, VLAN, IP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, DNS, Vxlan, Geneve)Professional experience developing software for networking or security productsA strong understanding of the Linux operating system and utilitiesUnderstanding of virtualization concepts - compute/storage/network virtualizationExperience developing user-level applications in Linux/Unix environment.Experience working with Public Clouds like AWS, Azure, OCI.Skills in debugging complex distributed applications.Exposure to Linux Networking stack, IP tablesHands-on experience working with web technologies - HTTP/HTTPS, RESTful API, JSON, Protobuf. 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.Hybrid: This role operates in a hybrid capacity, blending the benefits of remote work with the advantages of in-person collaboration. For most roles, that will mean coming into an office a minimum of 2 - 3 days per week, however certain roles and/or teams may require more frequent in-office presence. Additional team-specific guidance and norms will be provided by your manager.If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. Our application deadline is 40 days from the date of posting. In good faith, the posting may be removed prior to this date if the position is filled or extended in good faith.

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