Senior Engineering Manager, NAS Cloud Direct

Rubrik Job Board · Palo Alto, CA · Engineering

Posted 2026-07-27

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About Team:

The Rubrik Cloud Direct team helps customers manage and analyze petabytes of data and billions of files and objects. We make it easy for businesses to protect, search, secure, and analyze all of their data simply and scalably. This is a massive challenge and we’re just getting started so there is a lot of opportunity for personal growth and contribution. We believe in fostering a culture with strong engineering values and goals as the key to building a great company and product.

About the Role:

We are seeking a seasoned technical leader who thrives in a dynamic environment and brings deep technical expertise to management. Based out of our Palo Alto office, you will drive your team while collaborating closely with key partners and stakeholders across our teams in Bangalore and Seattle to foster a cohesive and inclusive team culture. You will be responsible for setting clear goals, driving product value, and holding the team accountable to achieving engineering excellence.

To achieve this, we look for leaders who balance empathy with high standards thereby creating strong engagement while delivering frequent, high-quality product releases. You will provide the structure needed to prioritize high-impact work while empowering your team with the flexibility to deliver beyond expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

Drive the roadmap and vision with key stakeholders

Diagnose and resolve obstacles that block the team from delivering quality software

Champion continuous improvement, a customer-first mindset, and engineering excellence

Apply first-principles thinking to help the team work through complex technical problems

Distill complex, ambiguous situations into actionable plans for your team

Represent the customer's perspective, anticipate how they're impacted by what you build, and work to enable their success

Enable the team to self-organize and sustain high velocity and predictability

Grow employees through career development, coaching, and mentoring

Provide a clear path for progression through personal development plans, goal-setting, evaluations, and collaboration with employees on their objectives

Preferred Qualifications:

BS CS/EE or equivalent with 10+ years of industry experience, of which 3+ years is in Engineering Management.

Experience with SaaS enterprise software development built and delivered on any of AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Experience running engineering storage, compute, and infrastructure teams that work on SaaS and On-prem enterprise platforms.

Deep understanding of distributed systems and file system architectures.

Experience hiring and developing teams within an existing organization to work side-by-side with other teams.

Experience developing team identity, empowering direct reports, and building career growth options for your team.

Experience working directly with customers and vendors.

Experience building and cultivating strong engineering practices and processes.

Proven experience leading and mentoring distributed, cross-functional teams across multiple time zones.

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The minimum and maximum base salaries for this role are posted below; additionally, the role is eligible for bonus potential, equity and benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the role based on U.S. location. Within the range, the salary offered will be determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US Pay Range

$218,300—$327,500 USD

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