NetApp

Director of Engineering - AI Solutions

NetApp$227K — $338K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years experience with AI and LLM integration into developer workflows.
  • 8+ years of software engineering experience focusing on Developer Experience or CI/CD infrastructure.
  • Deep familiarity with modern IDEs and AI code assistance tools.
  • Understanding of vector search engines and LLM fine-tuning techniques.
  • 5+ years managing engineering teams at a senior or director level.

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the vision for AI-powered internal developer tools.
  • Use developer experience metrics to introduce impactful AI solutions.
  • Lead and mentor a team of AI Engineers to create productivity tools.
  • Integrate AI tools into existing development systems and pipelines.
  • Oversee the architecture for secure AI context within internal LLMs.
  • Collaborate with Security to protect intellectual property and enforce compliance.
  • Champion AI adoption through training and best practices initiatives.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Retirement or Pension Plans
  • Paid Time Off
  • Performance-Based Incentives
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Restricted Stocks (RSUs)
Full Job Description
Executive Summary

We are looking for an innovative Director of Engineering - AI Solutions for Developer Productivity to transform how our software engineers build, test, and deploy code. In this high-impact role, you will lead the strategy and execution of AI-driven platform tools, intelligent coding assistants, automated code review agents, and automated pipeline workflows. Your goal is to build an internal AI ecosystem that removes developer friction, eliminates repetitive tasks, and measurably boosts engineering velocity across our global technology team.

Key Responsibilities

AI Developer Tooling Strategy
Internal Platform Roadmap: Define and drive the vision for AI-infused internal developer tools, including LLM code-generation assistants, intelligent CI/CD diagnostic agents, automated code migration tooling, and dynamic documentation systems.
Productivity Metrics (Core 4, DORA & SPACE): Use established Developer Experience KPIs to introduce AI initiatives/solutions that increase overall engineering output.

Team Leadership & Platform Delivery
Engineering Management: Lead, recruit, and mentor a team of Machine Learning/AI Engineers (builders, scalers and maintainers) to work closely with the Platform Engineers, and DevEx Engineers to develop AI based productivity solution.
Ecosystem Integration: Partner with Infrastructure, DevEng, and Security teams to seamlessly integrate AI tools into developer IDEs, version control systems, and CI/CD pipelines.
Prompt & Context Architecture: Oversee the architecture of code indexing, vector databases, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines that feed repository context securely into internal LLMs.

Governance, Security & Adoption
Code Privacy & Security: Work closely with Security and Compliance to implement AI based solution that enforce guardrails around IP protection, secret scanning, license compliance, and secure code generation.
Change Management & Enablement: Champion the adoption of AI tools across engineering teams; establish internal training programs, hackathons, and best practices to help every engineer become an AI-augmented developer.

Qualifications and Skills

Technical Expertise
AI & LLM Integration: 3+ years integrating Generative AI, code-trained LLMs, or agentic frameworks such as LangChain, AutoGen, LiteLLM, Kong, TrueFoundry or custom RAG pipelines into practical developer workflows.
Software & Platform Foundations: 8+ years of core software engineering experience, with a background in Developer Experience (DevEx), Internal Developer Platforms (IDP), or CI/CD infrastructure.
• Developer Ecosystems: Deep familiarity with modern IDEs, AI Code Assist, quality and security AI code scanning tools, AI solutions for test harness, code review, etc.
System Architecture: Solid understanding of vector search engines, embedding models for code representation, and LLM fine-tuning techniques.

Leadership & Soft Skills
Leadership Track Record: 5+ years managing engineering teams at the Engineering Manager, Senior Manager, or Director level, with a strong emphasis on platform engineering or internal tooling.
Developer Empathy: Passion for developer productivity, developer satisfaction, and eliminating operational friction.
Data-Driven Approach: Experience using metrics to measure productivity gains and cost efficiency without compromising code quality or developer well-being.

Compensation:
The target salary range for this position is 227,800 - 338,800 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off, various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU's), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process.

About NetApp

NetApp is a global cloud-led, data-centric software company that empowers organizations to lead with data in the age of accelerated digital transformation. The company provides systems, software and cloud services that enable them to run their applications optimally from data center to cloud, whether they are developing in the cloud, moving to the cloud, or creating their own cloud-like experiences on premises. With solutions that perform across diverse environments, NetApp helps organizations build their own data fabric and securely deliver the right data, services and applications to the right people?anytime, anywhere. Learn more at www.netapp.com.
Learn more about NetApp
Size
12,000 employees
Market Cap
$12.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$592 million
Founded
1992
5 Year Trend
+2.8%
Revenue
$5.5 billion
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