Quality Engineering Manager, FlashArray

We’re in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here, you lead with innovative thinking, grow along with us, and join the smartest team in the industry.

This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us.

SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE...

In this role as an Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of engineers. You will focus on driving and shaping the direction in enabling our product engineers to deliver high-quality software to our customers and build automated test platforms and infrastructure to accelerate our innovation for our customers. You will provide technical direction, mentoring to engineers on your team, and others to achieve successful project outcomes. The successful candidate must understand the dynamics of global R&D and possess deep knowledge of local culture while at the same time have the ability to adapt to Pure values and leadership attributes. This role requires the ability to lead and influence multiple stakeholders across cross-functional teams. 

You will need to partner with cross functional teams including Development, program and  product management and Customer Support to help identify new use cases and/or current gaps/improvements in our enterprise readiness expectations. You will need to work with the team  and establish a strategy to deliver. As a Quality Engineering leader, you will be involved in scaling up the processes for test driven development to run efficiently in an integrated CI / CD environment and continue to expand the shift left approach for Quality Engineering.

In this role, you'll get to learn, collaborate and contribute to the test strategy, test coverage improvements, working closely with stakeholders to define, develop testing and coverage, collaborate and partner with remote teams to continuously evolve FlashArray Enterprise Quality. Our open culture and transparency in both strategy and operations allow employees a deeper level of engagement in engineering and business decisions and being closely associated with the phenomenal growth. 

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING...

• Lead a team of talented Software Test Engineers, focusing on optimizing testing procedures and enhancing the quality of software products
• Working closely with multiple geographical regions and willing to collaborate with partners across business units.
• Ensure timely delivery of projects and formulate strategic plans to improve testing efficiency and effectiveness.
• Execute existing and new automation strategies to enable and drive engineering team across business units to build automation@scale.
• Evangelize creativity in problem solving and innovation within the team.
• Challenge Status-Quo and continue to look for opportunities to improve the process, quality, tooling, importantly enabling shift left approach in software development process.  
• Collaborate across the entire engineering organization, including remote teams to define strategy by participating in product requirement & product design reviews.
• Define and execute on strategies and enabling test coverage for test driven development at scale
• Measure and drive a balance of efficiency and quality improvements
• Provide technical direction and mentoring to the team and others to ensure product quality and on-time deliverables
• Define and refine Engineering Quality metrics that provide visibility to “now” and drive teams’ goals.
• Identifying growth opportunities and providing resources for skill development
• Maintain effective communication with external stakeholders to align expectations and deliverables and ensure the team's customers have visibility into ongoing projects and priorities. 

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO BRING TO THIS ROLE...

• 10 plus years of relevant industry experience, with a minimum of 3 years of technical hands-on leadership
• Experience with current and emerging storage architectures (FC, iSCSI, NAS, SAN)
• Technical hands-on leadership specifically in the system knowledge which includes Linux kernel storage, drivers and filesystems. 
• A passion for continuous improvement and “building stuff” 
• Experience in developing test strategies, software test automation.
• Experience with developing automation frameworks, test automation and developer tools to increase developer and release velocity
• Experience with test driven development integrated with CI/CD pipelines
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills in guiding system software network and security and application nuances.
• Strong knowledge of the enterprise storage industry & related technologies is a big plus
• Hands-on experience in mentoring, hiring, building and scaling up teams.
• Demonstrated abilities in Python. Your strong coding skills will be instrumental in driving the technical excellence of your team
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• We are primarily an in-office environment and therefore, you will be expected to work from the Santa Clara, CA office in compliance with Pure’s policies, unless you are on PTO, or work travel, or other approved leave.

The annual base salary range is: $193,000 – $290,000. Salary ranges are determined based on role, level and location. For positions open to candidates in multiple geographical locations, the base salary range is reflective of the labor market across the applicable locations. 

This role may be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity. 

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events - check out purebenefits.com for more information. 

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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

• Pure Innovation: We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge and aspire to be trailblazers.
• Pure Growth: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been Named Fortune's Best Large Workplaces in the Bay Area™, Fortune's Best Workplaces for Millennials™ and certified as a Great Place to Work®!
• Pure Team: We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.

And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources and company-sponsored team events. Check out purebenefits.com for more information.

ACCOMMODATIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY:

Candidates with disabilities may request accommodations for all aspects of our hiring process. For more on this, contact us at TA-Ops@purestorage.com if you’re invited to an interview.

WHERE DIFFERENCES FUEL INNOVATION:

We’re forging a future where everyone finds their rightful place and where every voice matters. Where uniqueness isn’t just accepted but embraced. That’s why we are committed to fostering the growth and development of every person, cultivating a sense of community through our Employee Resource Groups and advocating for inclusive leadership. At Pure Storage, diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability are part of our DNA because we believe our people will shape the next chapter of our success story.​ 

Pure Storage is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and people with intersectional identities. We also encourage you to apply even if you feel you don’t match all of the role criteria. If you think you can do the job and feel you’re a good match, please apply.