As a Principal Software Engineer at SanDisk, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and optimizing software solutions for our cutting-edge hardware devices. You will lead a team of skilled engineers, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software that enhances the performance and functionality of our storage products.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and guidance to a team of software engineers. Drive the design and implementation of software solutions for SanDisk's hardware devices.
- Architecture and Design: Architect and design software systems that efficiently interact with and control storage hardware components. Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance meet or exceed industry standards.
- Coding and Development: Hands-on development of software components, modules, and applications. Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code while adhering to coding standards and best practices.
- Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including hardware engineers, firmware developers, and quality assurance, to ensure seamless integration of software and hardware components.
- Innovation: Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices. Introduce innovative solutions and technologies to enhance the functionality and performance of SanDisk's storage products.
- Problem Solving: Proactively identify and address technical challenges, bottlenecks, and issues. Work collaboratively to find effective solutions and drive continuous improvement.
- Code Review: Conduct and participate in code reviews to maintain code quality, consistency, and adherence to coding standards.
- Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for software architecture, design, and implementation.
REQUIRED:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- years of experience in software development, with a focus on systems-level programming.
- Proven experience in leading software development teams.
- Expertise in Dart, Python or any related programming languages.
- Experience with storage technologies, file systems, and device drivers.
- Strong understanding of client applications and modern web development within dynamic environments
SKILLS:
- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills.
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
PREFERRED:
- Knowledge of flash storage technologies.
- Experience with embedded systems development.
- Familiarity with storage protocols such as NVMe, SATA, or SCSI.
- Experience with Linux kernel development.
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Based on our experience, we anticipate this job will close on or before 04/16/2024. If we have not closed our search by this date, we will update this posting with a new anticipated close date.
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