Staff Engineer, Firmware Test

Advancing the World’s Technology Together

Our technology solutions power the tools you use every day—including smartphones, electric vehicles, hyperscale data centers, IoT devices, and more. You’ll have an opportunity to be part of a global leader whose innovative designs push the boundaries of what’s possible and power the future.

Daily onsite presence at our San Jose, CA office / U.S. headquarters aligning with our Flexible Work policy.

• Develop black-box functional test coverage and test methodologies for NVMe SSD's.
• Debug, triage failures and work with FW Team to reproduce problems, design and run experiments.
• Analyze customer field issues and improve functional test coverage where gaps are identified.

• Bachelors and 10+ years or Masters and 8+ years with focus in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong programming experience, demonstrated proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, Linux shell scripts etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work individually and in teams.
• Prior NVMe, PCIe knowledge or experience with one or more of the following storage-related technologies: NVM Express, PCI Express, NAND Flash/FTL.
• Knowledge of enterprise storage/server systems, and proficiency in Linux.

• Competitive base pay ($163,000 - $253,000 USD) and incentive opportunities.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, wellness programs.
• Paid time off: 4+ weeks PTO, holidays and sick leave.
• Family support: fertility stipend, medical travel support, virtual pet care.
• Emotional wellness: on-demand apps, free confidential therapy sessions.
• Onsite Cafe, gym and virtual classes; flexible work options.

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