Job Description

The Opportunity

We are looking for a distributed systems engineer to join the Nutanix Insights/NCC team and build key features for our on-prem and cloud releases. The Insights/NCC team works on developing a health monitoring and alerting platform for all Nutanix services. It also provides an end-end telemetry platform which includes telemetry data collection via agents and a big data pipeline which provides capabilities such as data transformation / processing, data warehousing and data analytics. The projects can range from supporting data collection in virtualized environments across the suite of Nutanix products, enabling remote collection of diagnostics information from customer data centers, to developing newer capabilities for monitoring and alerting. The candidate will have an opportunity to work with senior engineers across India and the US and design and develop new functionality from the ground up to support the team’s roadmap of expanding telemetry collection and monitoring across all Nutanix products.

About the Team

Joining the Nutanix Insights/NCC team means becoming part of a diverse and dynamic group of professionals across India and the US. Our team thrives on collaboration and knowledge-sharing, with a strong focus on problem-solving and mutual celebration of success. We value inclusivity and respect for diverse perspectives, creating a supportive environment where every team member is heard and valued.

You will report to the Senior Manager, Engineering. As part of our team, you can expect a hybrid work setup, requiring you to be in the office for 2–3 days a week. This balance allows for both collaborative in-person work and flexibility to manage personal commitments effectively. With a focus on results and impact, our team fosters an environment where you can thrive and grow professionally.

At Nutanix, we understand the importance of work-life balance and do not have extensive travel requirements for this role. This allows our team members to focus on their work, contribute effectively, and maintain a healthy work-life integration.

Your Role

• Design and develop new features in the cluster health monitoring and alerting framework and ensure it works for all Nutanix products
• Design and develop the next generation of telemetry collection and remote diagnostics features.
• Develop distributed services that are highly resource optimized and can run in constrained virtualized environments.
• Work on scale out and resiliency of distributed systems
• Improve reliability of the product by debugging critical issues reported by customers and QA engineers and improving processes to avoid these
• Work closely with development, test, documentation and product management teams to deliver high quality products and services

What You Will Bring

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in computer science or related streams
• 2-4 years of experience in software product development
• Programming experience in at least one Go / C++ / C / Python and willingness to pick others.
• Experience of developing long-running server / system processes in Unix / Linux systems
• Excellent debugging, performance optimization, resource profiling experience
• Understanding of technologies such as Kafka, MapReduce, ZooKeeper, Kubernetes is a plus.
• Data-center Monitoring and Telemetry experience. SNAP, collected or any other data/log collection is desirable.

We're 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 CandidateAccommodationRequests@nutanix.com.