Quality Engineering Manager,FlashBlade

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. Quality Engineering Manager,FlashBlade About Us Pure Storage is building the data platform for the cloud era, with a strong track record of innovation, customer satisfaction, and leadership in enterprise storage. We are looking for leaders who bring technical depth, customer focus, and a passion for building high-performing teams. About the Role As the FlashBlade Quality Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of talented Quality Engineers and Software Test Developers focused on test automation, framework evolution, and product quality for FlashBlade. You will work cross-functionally with Development, Product Management, and Customer Support to identify coverage gaps, translate customer and product needs into scalable test strategy, and drive high-confidence releases in a modern CI/CD environment. This role requires a balance of people leadership, technical judgment, execution discipline, and a continuous-improvement mindset. SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE... Lead, coach, and grow a team of Quality Engineers and test framework engineers focused on automation, coverage, and product quality. Define and execute quality strategy for FlashBlade, including test coverage, automation priorities, and shift-left quality initiatives. Partner with Engineering, Product Management, and Support teams to identify new use cases, quality gaps, and opportunities to improve customer outcomes. Drive high-quality, predictable delivery by setting priorities, aligning stakeholders, removing roadblocks, and ensuring the team is working on the right problems. Participate in product requirements and design reviews to influence architecture, testability, and long-term quality outcomes. Define, refine, and use engineering quality metrics to make progress visible and guide team decisions. Mentor engineers through feedback, career development, hiring, and day-to-day technical leadership. Improve tooling, frameworks, and development workflows to increase test developer efficiency, release confidence, and overall engineering velocity. Foster a strong quality culture rooted in ownership, customer impact, collaboration, and continuous improvement. WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO BRING TO THIS ROLE... 10+ years of relevant industry experience, including 3+ years of hands-on technical leadership and people management experience. Proven experience hiring, mentoring, building, and scaling engineering teams. Strong background in software test strategy, system quality, and test automation. Experience in Enterprise Storage technologies, distributed systems, or adjacent infrastructure domains. Experience building automation frameworks and developer tools that improve engineering and release velocity. Experience driving test-driven development in CI/CD-based engineering environments. Strong technical depth and the ability to contribute credibly in architecture and design discussions. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills. BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience. Strong Python skills or comparable hands-on coding experience used to drive technical excellence in test automation and tooling. Experience working across globally distributed teams and collaborating effectively with multiple engineering stakeholders. Why This Role Matters This leader will help shape how FlashBlade scales quality as the product and business continue to grow. Success in this role means building a strong team, improving engineering effectiveness, and ensuring customers receive reliable, high-quality outcomes at scale. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US: Innovation : We ce