Technical Product Manager, FlashArray Foundation
About The Position
We’re in an unbelievably exciting area of tech and are fundamentally reshaping the data storage industry. Here, you lead with innovative thinking, grow along with us, and join the smartest team in the industry. This type of work—work that changes the world—is what the tech industry was founded on. So, if you're ready to seize the endless opportunities and leave your mark, come join us. THE ROLE As a Product Manager for the FlashArray Foundation team, you will drive the core software architectural roadmap for our flagship storage platform, ensuring industry-leading performance and reliability. You will own the technical specification and prioritization of foundational features, collaborating with the CTO office and Engineering to solve complex data management challenges. Your mission is to translate emerging trends in NVMe, high-speed networking, and security protocols into a scalable, sustainable product strategy that redefines enterprise storage.
Requirements
- Storage Stack Expertise: A robust technical foundation in enterprise storage protocols, flash management, and data protection architectures, with the ability to navigate the nuances of storage-class memory and high-performance networking.
- Technical Product Lifecycle Management: A proven ability to manage complex software release milestones from concept to GA, with specific experience navigating the trade-offs inherent in large-scale distributed systems.
- Analytical Problem Solving: The ability to parse telemetry and market data to identify performance bottlenecks or feature gaps, converting data-driven insights into a prioritized technical backlog.
- Collaborative Technical Influence: Strong capability to lead through influence, gaining buy-in from senior architects and developers while maintaining a clear vision for the product’s technical evolution.
Responsibilities
- Architect Foundation Roadmaps: Direct the technical requirements and feature tradeoffs for FlashArray software, prioritizing high-availability, performance, and core storage services to meet rigorous enterprise SLAs.
- Define Technical Specifications: Translate complex needs in storage OS, Data Reduction, QoS, High Availability, networking (FC/iSCSI/NVMe-oF), and SaaS integration into actionable PRDs that guide Engineering through the development lifecycle.
- Lead Competitive Benchmarking: Conduct deep-dive technical analysis of the storage landscape to identify gaps and opportunities, ensuring FlashArray maintains its lead in IOPS, latency, and data reduction efficiency.
- Drive Cross-Functional Engineering Alignment: Act as the primary interface between the CTO’s vision and Engineering execution, ensuring that foundational codebases support long-term scalability and hardware-software synergy.
- Scale Technical Enablement: Empower SEs and specialized sales teams by developing deep-dive technical documentation, architectural whitepapers, and customer-facing materials that articulate Pure’s underlying technical advantages.
Benefits
- Pure Innovation: We celebrate those who think critically, like a challenge and aspire to be trailblazers.
- Pure Growth: We give you the space and support to grow along with us and to contribute to something meaningful. We have been Named Fortune's Best Large Workplaces in the Bay Area™, Fortune's Best Workplaces for Millennials™ and certified as a Great Place to Work®!
- Pure Team: We build each other up and set aside ego for the greater good.
- And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources and company-sponsored team events. Check out purebenefits.com for more information.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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