10 NetApp engineering leaders
Randal Everhart, Senior Director of Engineering at NetApp, heads this list of NetApp engineering leaders, which also includes senior directors and directors of engineering for ONTAP, StorageGRID, replication products and the AI Data Engine who hold their roles today. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at NetApp from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Aalo Chatterjee
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Director, NetApp AI Data Engine · NetApp
Aalo Chatterjee has been Engineering Director, NetApp AI Data Engine at NetApp since January 2026, based in Bengaluru. Aalo Chatterjee was Engineering Director, NetApp Keystone (Storage As A Service) at NetApp from 2020 to 2026 and Sr. Manager, Product Operations (BizOps, Product Security, Workflow Automation & Analytics) there from 2014 to 2020.
Aashay Joshi
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · NetApp
Aashay Joshi has been Director of Software Engineering at NetApp since July 2023, based in Burlington, Massachusetts, with a headline that names front-end and React development, platform engineering, CI/CD and automation. Aashay Joshi was Sr. Manager, Software Engineering at NetApp from 2015 to 2023 and Member of Technical Staff there from 2013 to 2015.
Amol Chitre
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering · NetApp
Amol Chitre has been Senior Director of Engineering at NetApp since March 2025, based in Pleasanton, California, and describes managing the engineering team responsible for NetApp's replication-based products SnapMirror and SnapVault. Amol Chitre was Director Of Engineering at NetApp from 2020 to 2025 and Sr Manager, Engineering SW there from 2014 to 2020.
Chuck Heinle
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Software Engineering · NetApp
Chuck Heinle has been Senior Director of Software Engineering at NetApp since July 2026 and also lists a Director of Software Engineering row at NetApp open since July 2021, a role the profile ties to driving innovation within the ONTAP ecosystem. Chuck Heinle was Senior Software Engineering Manager at NetApp from 2017 to 2021.
Jagan Kondapalli
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · NetApp
Jagan Kondapalli has been Director of Engineering at NetApp since October 2022, based in Princeton, New Jersey, with a headline that names cloud products and platforms at scale. Jagan Kondapalli was Senior Engineering Manager at Citrix from 2021 to 2022 and Engineering Manager at Tenable from 2018 to 2021.
Jagan Reddy
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering · NetApp
Jagan Reddy has been Senior Director of Engineering at NetApp since June 2023, based in Bengaluru. Jagan Reddy was Senior Director Of Engineering at Nutanix from 2021 to 2023, Director Of Engineering at Nutanix from 2019 to 2021 and Head of India Development at PernixData from 2015 to 2016.
Jason Sprague
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering · NetApp
Jason Sprague has been Senior Director of Engineering at NetApp since January 2023, based in Westford, Massachusetts. Jason Sprague also held the roles Sr. Technical Director at NetApp from 2021 to 2023, Technical Director there from 2015 to 2021 and Senior Software Manager there from 2013 to 2015.
Randal Everhart
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering · NetApp
Randal Everhart has been Senior Director of Engineering at NetApp since July 2025, based in the Raleigh-Durham area. Randal Everhart was Director of Engineering at NetApp from 2020 to 2025, Senior Software Development Manager there from 2013 to 2020 and Software Development Manager there from 2012 to 2013.
Rich Martin
LinkedInExperience: Director of Software Engineering · NetApp
Rich Martin has been Director of Software Engineering at NetApp since July 2022, based in the Raleigh-Durham area, with a headline that reads Director | NetApp ONTAP Engineering. Rich Martin was Software Engineering Manager at NetApp SolidFire from 2018 to 2022 and Software Development Manager: OS/Kernel at NetApp from 2016 to 2018.
Yogi Kannukere
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Engineering, StorageGRID · NetApp
Yogi Kannukere has been Director Of Engineering, StorageGRID at NetApp since December 2018, based in Apex, North Carolina, and was Senior Engineering Manager at NetApp from 2006 to 2018. The profile describes a path through software engineer, senior engineering manager and director of engineering roles to a current position as Engineering Leader with NetApp.
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