Software Engineering Manager, Hyperscale Line of Business

About this role

Pure Storage

Software Engineering Manager, Hyperscale Line of Business

Santa Clara, CaliforniaFull-time

Checked 2h ago

Posted 21 Oct 2026 on Pure Storage's careers page

What the interview will test

Engineering Manager interviews are usually assessed on

• Leadership & Influence
• Stakeholder Communication
• Prioritization & Trade-offs
• Conflict Resolution
• Talent Assessment & Hiring
• Execution & Roadmapping

Practicing for this role builds your session around these skills, with this posting's own requirements folded in.

What you'd do

• Build and Scale High-Performing Teams: Drive the end-to-end lifecycle of engineering talent, from strategic hiring and onboarding to cultivating an environment of psychological safety and rapid innovation.
• Direct Technical Strategy: Oversee the architectural health of core data services—including cloud mobility and high-availability systems—ensuring all engineering decisions support massive scale and multi-cloud resilience.
• Drive Predictable Delivery: Manage high-impact roadmaps by optimizing agile workflows and proactively addressing technical debt to ensure the consistent release of enterprise-grade features that meet business KPIs.
• Bridge Strategy and Execution: Serve as the primary conduit between Product Management and Engineering, translating complex customer requirements into actionable technical priorities and long-term milestones.
• Champion Professional Growth: Elevate the organization’s collective capability by mentoring senior and staff-level engineers, guiding career development, and setting the standard for modern software development best practices.

What they're looking for

• Distributed Systems Expertise: Deep technical proficiency in architecting and shipping large-scale enterprise software, with specific experience in high-availability systems, cloud-native technologies, or storage protocols.
• Adaptive People Leadership: Proven experience managing and growing software engineering teams, with a track record of navigating organizational complexity and fostering a high-performance culture.
• Operational Command: Mastery of delivery management and lean engineering processes, demonstrating the ability to balance rapid feature velocity with system stability, security, and quality.
• Influential Communication: The ability to articulate complex technical trade-offs and project health to executive leadership while remaining deeply connected to the engineering team’s daily technical challenges.
• Location: We are primarily an in-office environment and therefore, you will be expected to work from the Santa Clara, CA office in compliance with Everpure’s policies, unless you are on PTO, or work travel, or other approved leave.
• #LI-ONSITE #LI-BL1
• 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.
• There is no application deadline and we accept applications on an ongoing basis until the job is filled.