Staff Engineer, SSD Firmware Test

Overview

Staff Engineer focused on SSD firmware testing and embedded firmware development.

What you'll do

• Develop embedded firmware using scripting languages, programming tools, and environments.
• Program extensively in Python for storage/firmware related work.
• Work on storage-system topics including SSD/HDD and related technologies.
• Apply knowledge of storage interfaces such as PCIe/NVMe, SATA, or SAS.
• Use AI-enabled workflows to accelerate firmware development, including AI-assisted code generation, unit test generation, and code review.
• Apply AI agents/agentic workflows for firmware debugging and RCA with engineer-in-the-loop validation.
• Identify opportunities for AI-driven automation in embedded firmware tasks like test coverage improvement, memory/code optimization, and defect analysis.

What you'll need

• In-depth knowledge and extensive experience in embedded firmware development.
• Expertise in scripting languages, programming tools, and environments.
• Extensive experience programming in Python.
• Experience in SSD, HDD, storage systems, or a related technology.
• Understanding of storage interfaces including ideally PCIe/NVMe, SATA, or SAS.
• Ability to work independently with day-to-day supervision.
• Experience with team leadership and/or supervising junior engineers and technicians.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, India.