Engineering Director

BE PART OF BUILDING THE FUTURE.

What do NASA and emerging space companies have in common with COVID vaccine R&D teams or with Roblox and the Metaverse? 

The answer is data, -- all fast moving, fast growing industries rely on data for a competitive edge in their industries. And the most advanced companies are realizing the full data advantage by partnering with Pure Storage. Pure’s vision is to redefine the storage experience and empower innovators by simplifying how people consume and interact with data. With 11,000+ customers including 58% of the Fortune 500, we’ve only scratched the surface of our ambitions. 

Pure is blazing trails and setting records:

• For ten straight years, Gartner has named Pure a leader in the Magic Quadrant 
• Our customer-first culture and unwavering commitment to innovation have earned us a certified Net Promoter Score in the top 1% of B2B companies globally
• Industry analysts and press applaud Pure’s leadership across these dimensions
• And, our 5,000+ employees are emboldened to make Pure a faster, stronger, smarter company as we go
  
  

If you, like us, say “bring it on” to exciting challenges that change the world, we have endless opportunities where you can make your mark.

Pure Storage, with its 15-year legacy of simplifying data storage, is seeking a collaborative and results-oriented engineering director to champion the growth of a brand-new cloud storage product. This role will empower you to lead and inspire multiple engineering teams in Prague, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.

Our cloud offerings are renowned for seamlessly blending a mature, feature-rich storage engine with cutting-edge cloud components. This requires a leader with a keen eye for the bigger picture – customer economics, vendor ecosystems, and overall company strategy – combined with a deep understanding of enterprise workload demands and solution needs.

In essence, you'll be a champion for collaboration, readily partnering with Product Management to refine business cases and seamlessly collaborating with the engineering team to navigate complex technical challenges.

Pure Storage thrives on diversity of thought and experience. We believe this cross-pollination fuels groundbreaking ideas and has been instrumental in building one of the industry's most reliable and user-friendly storage systems.

SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE...

• Champion Pure's enterprise storage expertise for hyperscalers, transforming and adapting existing systems as needed.
• Collaborate on and guide company-wide initiatives to adapt to the cloud business model across Product Management, Finance, Sales, and Operations.
• Lead and mentor multiple engineering managers and teams to deliver and expand new cloud products.
• Cultivate an engineering culture that values high-quality products, open communication, and teamwork.
• Partner effectively with Engineering and Product leadership to create impactful solutions with deep ownership across the organization.
• Develop, define, and lead strategy and roadmap, balancing short-term and long-term priorities with business goals.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to create, drive, and deliver end-to-end system-level products.

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

• 10+ years of technical leadership experience, with at least 5 years of experience leading and mentoring teams.
• 3+ years of experience as a Director in a multi-geographic setting, with a proven track record of leading teams of 50+ people (ideally 100+).
• Deep expertise in systems-level development (C++, C, Kernel).
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, particularly with senior leadership.
• Proven track record in achieving high service uptime and implementing SRE functions.
• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams from the ground up.
• Demonstrated experience delivering reliable, enterprise-grade cloud services.
• Experience in building, deployin