Western Digital is hiring a

Senior Software Engineer, Flash Software Tools

Bengaluru, India
Full-Time

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The candidate will join a skilled team of software developers responsible for writing, enhancing, and maintaining software libraries and applications essential for configuring and managing flash storage devices, including solid-state drives (SSDs).  The responsibilities of this position include:

  • Designing, writing, debugging, reviewing, and testing code in multiple codebases, written in system level programming languages
  • Collaborating with stakeholders and other software teams locally and in the United States to understand and implement requirements and critical use cases
  • Providing timely responses to questions and issues when they arise
  • Identifying and assessing implementation options and their merits
  • Applying fundamental software development best practices, including continuous integration, documentation, performance and memory analysis, static analysis, and code coverage measurement and analysis

REQUIRED:

  • At least 4 years experience designing, developing, and debugging software in C and C++ in either Linux or Windows
  • At least 2 years experience using Git
  • Experience executing software/scripts written in interpreted languages (e.g. Python)
  • Familiarity with using build technologies and build scripts to compile software applications
  • Strong desire to learn above and beyond scope of current work - codebases, design goals, software architectures, programming languages, protocols, use cases, and more
  • Willingness to collaborate proactively and regularly with teammates and stakeholders locally and in the United States
  • Comfort working regularly in multiple codebases and context switching between work items
  • A Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Computer Engineering (or related)

The ideal candidate will have:

  • At least 5 years experience designing, developing, and debugging software in C, C++, and Python in both Linux and Windows
  • At least 2 years experience building software with Github - build systems, permissions, continuous integration, etc.
  • At least 2 years experience developing automated tests and integrating them into continuous integration frameworks
  • At least 2 years experience designing and architecting software projects, components, or algorithms
  • Familiarity with storage protocols, including NVMe, PCIe, and UFS
  • Regular and self-motivated desire to collaborate proactively and regularly with teammates and stakeholders locally and in the United States
  • Proficiency and interest in contributing regularly to multiple codebases and context switching between work items

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

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