Member of Technical Staff - 2 ( Python Backend )

Hungry, Humble, Honest, with Heart.

The Opportunity

Nutanix is disrupting the multi-billion-dollar enterprise data center market by pioneering an enterprise cloud platform that leverages web-scale engineering and consumer-grade design to natively converge compute, virtualization, and storage into a resilient, software-defined solution with rich machine intelligence. Our vision is to make infrastructure invisible, so IT can focus on the applications and services that power their business. If you are up to the challenge and want to be a part of a team that makes history, then this job might be for you.

About the Team

We are looking for engineers who are passionate about working on scalable, reliable distributed systems. You will be part of the team which owns the X-Ray product at Nutanix and work on developing performance, scalability, and resiliency automated benchmarking software that demonstrates the capabilities of an enterprise platforms. You’ll have the opportunity to develop backend and frontend software for a complex application deployed on-premise and run as-a-service on the cloud. You’ll work with other engineers across the stack as well as product management and other product teams at Nutanix to deliver the latest functionality for the product.

Your Role

• Work on next-generation enterprise performance and resiliency benchmarking software.
• Design and implement new features and functionality, for both on-premise and as-a-service deployment models as part of a cross-functional, agile development team.
• Work with product management, other engineers and teams to understand requirements and build the latest capabilities.
• Build industry knowledge and experience within public/private cloud, HCI, storage, hypervisors, and networking domains.
• Provide excellent support for the product by engaging with customers, partners, and support.
• Work on various web , backend technologies, automated Tests and CI/CD.

What You Will Bring

• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent with 2 - 4 years of experience
• Proficiency in Python programming, particularly in the areas around web technologies and frameworks (Django / REST APIs)
• Strong hands-on experience in building backend applications using Node.js
• Strong experience in designing, querying, and optimizing PostgreSQL databases, Proficient in schema design, normalization, and indexing strategies
• Knowledge of JavaScript, Proficiency in JavaScript and experience with one or more JavaScript frameworks such as React, Angular, or Backbone.
• Familiarity with HTML and CSS, understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and experience with preprocessors like LESS or SASS.
• Proficient in designing and implementing GraphQL APIs including queries, mutations, and subscriptions.
• Responsive Design, Experience in creating responsive designs that adapt across different devices and screen sizes.
• Proficiency in container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with virtualized infrastructure (Nutanix AHV, VMware vSphere, KVM)
• Solid understanding of infrastructure (storage, networking, compute)
• Prior experience in building high-performance and secure APIs, Full stack engineering including Frontend, Backend, Databases, Network and DevOps.
• Love of programming with the demonstrated ability and passion to solve complex problems within an Agile development team

Work Arrangement

Hybrid: This role operates in a hybrid capacity, blending the benefits of remote work with the advantages of in-person collaboration. For most roles, that will mean coming into an office a minimum of 3 days per week, however certain roles and/or teams may require more frequent in-office presence. Additional team-specific guidance and norms will be provided by your manager.