Director of Engineering, Data Path Development

• Provide technical oversight and guidance to ensure engineering excellence in areas such as data virtualization, deduplication, compression, and defragmentation
• Validate and evaluate technical decisions made by the team to ensure correctness, longevity, and maintainability of solutions
• Manage a diverse engineering organization, including multiple managers and a team of approximately 50 engineers
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing team culture
• Define and lead the architectural planning for next-generation storage platforms, ensuring alignment with emerging technologies and industry trends
• Collaborate with senior technologists and stakeholders to maintain HPE’s competitive edge in the storage domain
• Explore and implement AI-driven development practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automated code reviews to enhance team efficiency and product quality
• Establish scalable processes for effective delivery and continuous learning within the team
• Work closely with product management and other stakeholders to align technical objectives with business goals and customer needs
• Advocate for customer-centric solutions while responding to evolving market demands

• Proven experience managing large, distributed engineering teams in storage & embedded systems development, or related field
• Demonstrated ability to mentor, evaluate, and lead senior technical teams through complex development challenges and innovation cycles
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across engineers, architects, and executive teams
• Extensive technical experience in a variety of storage technologies such as NVMe, Zstandard, data virtualization, deduplication, compression, multithreading and defragmentation
• Proficiency in Embedded C++ and Golang
• Familiarity with AMD and Intel platforms
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar field
• 15 or more years of related work experience, including 10 years of people management experience

Accountability, Action Planning, Active Learning (Inactive), Active Listening, Agile Methodology, Agile Scrum Development, Analytical Thinking, Bias, Coaching, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Data Analysis Management, Data Collection Management (Inactive), Data Controls, Design, Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Group Problem Solving, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity

• Health & Wellbeing
• Personal & Professional Development
• Unconditional Inclusion