Hungry, Humble, Honest, with Heart.The OpportunityAre you an accomplished engineer with 10-15 years of experience in distributed systems and a passion for open-source contributions, capable of driving architectural leadership across teams? If so, you'll thrive in a dynamic environment where you can own high-impact initiatives, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to cutting-edge analytics solutions that shape the future of data infrastructure.
About the TeamThe Staff Engineer will join a dynamic team at Nutanix focused on building cutting-edge analytics and high-scale data platforms. This team, renowned for its expertise in distributed systems, operates out of Bangalore, India and San Jose, California, with collaboration spanning across engineering teams in the US, India, and Serbia. The culture emphasizes deep technical ownership, curiosity, and transparency, fostering an environment where team members are encouraged to contribute to open-source projects and engage in meaningful discussions that drive innovation.
You will report to a Staff Engineer, who is known for leading high-impact distributed-systems initiatives and empowering team members to take ownership of complex technical challenges. This manager actively contributes to open-source projects and organizes tech meetups, promoting a culture of collaboration and continuous learning. The role is hybrid, allowing for a flexible work arrangement, with team members encouraged to come into the office as needed, depending on the team's needs and schedules.
Travel requirements for this role are expected to be low, primarily focused on local engagements or occasional meetings that may arise, ensuring that the candidate can maintain their commitment to both office and remote work while fulfilling team objectives.
Your Role- Architect and own high-scale analytics systems, lakehouse ingestion, and control-plane messaging.
- Collaborate across engineering teams to review designs, evaluate data models, and propose architectural improvements.
- Lead multi-quarter initiatives, driving decisions, and influencing product teams without formal authority.
- Debug complex distributed system issues, optimizing performance and guiding schema and shard decisions.
- Contribute to reference implementations and internal tools using Go, C++, Rust, or Python.
- Write and review design documentation, RFCs, and technical blogs to share knowledge and improvements.
- Participate in cross-functional collaboration with Product Management, SRE, and Engineering leadership.
- Take ownership of at least one long-term initiative while improving the team's knowledge of current technology stacks.
What You Will Bring- 10-15 years of experience in building distributed systems or contributing to large-scale data platforms.
- Expertise in distributed systems or internal workings of data platforms.
- Deep knowledge of OLAP, Lakehouse, Messaging, or Distributed Compute technologies.
- Strong proficiency in coding languages such as Go, Rust, C++, Java, or Python.
- Experience with architectural leadership and guiding multi-quarter initiatives.
- Performance tuning and debugging skills for high-volume systems.
- Open-source contributions in relevant projects (e.g., ClickHouse, Iceberg).
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a focus on cross-team influence and ownership mindset.
Work ArrangementHybrid: This role operates in a hybrid capacity, blending the benefits of remote work with the advantages of in-person collaboration. In locations where our workplace policy applies (i.e. San Jose, Durham, Mexico City, Bangalore, Pune, Hoofddorp, Belgrade, Barcelona, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo), employees are expected to work onsite a minimum of 3 days per week to foster collaboration, team alignment, and access to in-office resources. Workplace type may vary based on location and team requirements. Please speak with your recruiter for details. 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 $ 189,600 and USD $ 380,400 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 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.
Nutanix is an equal opportunity employer. Nutanix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and (in the U.S.) an Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected by applicable law. We hire and promote individuals solely on the basis of qualifications for the job to be filled. We strive to foster an inclusive working environment that enables all our Nutants to be themselves and to do great work in a safe and welcoming environment, free of unlawful discrimination, intimidation or harassment. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by contacting [email protected].
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