Senior Engineering Manager - Kubernetes Platform
Nutanix · San Jose, CA
$195,200–$391,200from the description
Jul 5, 2026
San Jose, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering management role focused on building and scaling an enterprise-grade Kubernetes platform designed to support AI/ML workloads, GPU infrastructure, and mission-critical applications in on-premises and hybrid environments. The work spans cluster lifecycle management, fleet management, multi-tenancy, and workload orchestration, with responsibility for both technical direction and leading a distributed engineering team. Suits experienced engineering leaders with a strong distributed systems background; deep Kubernetes knowledge is helpful but not a strict requirement.
Senior level · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 510 people in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 210–760
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $298,074 (middle half $224,695–$326,567). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
This is a people-management role (Senior Engineering Manager with direct reports, hiring, and team scaling), mapped to 11-3021. However, the JD emphasizes deep technical involvement and hands-on systems design, making 15-1252 a plausible runner-up.
Kubernetes is explicitly called 'desirable, but not required' in the What You Will Bring section — it is a preferred, not a hard gate.
GPU infrastructure and AI/ML workload experience are explicitly labeled 'Preferred but Not Required' in their own section heading.
Fleet management and multi-cluster experience appear under a secondary 'Platform & Systems Thinking' section framed as 'familiarity with', not a hard gate.
The role lists multiple office locations (San Jose, Durham, Mexico City, Bangalore, Pune, and others); San Jose is listed first and appears to be the primary US anchor. The compensation range is US-denominated.
The wide compensation band (USD $195,200–$391,200/year) reflects the hybrid US/global location set and seniority level.
No minimum total years of experience is stated explicitly in the posting.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): multi-tenant platform design, fleet management.
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