Lead Firmware Engineer

DDN Storage is seeking great candidates to join our dynamic team of passionate customer-enabling technologists!

This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DDN Storage is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare, to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing 

"DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC

“The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - ~ Marc Hamilton
VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA

DDN Storage is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge storage and data management solutions are designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN Storage empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.

Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.

Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage.

Job Description:

We are currently seeking candidate for the position of Lead Firmware Engineer to design, develop and
maintain embedded storage firmware for the SFA product line.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• As a DDN engineer, you will collaborate on architecture, design and implementation of storage
system features.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for design, documentation, automated unit tests and
collaborate with QA team members on test case designs and testing of firmware features.
• Collaborate with local and remote team members
• Design, develop, and unit test firmware features
• Isolate and resolve defects
• Document designs and test cases
• Mentor junior engineers
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (computer science, computer engineering or electrical
engineering or related discipline) or comparable experience is required.
Skills and Experience:
Requirements:
• Candidates must have experience with developing production quality firmware and have
demonstrated skills both in implementing new firmware design as well as analyzing and modifying
firmware applications originally written by others.
• Candidates must have a strong understanding of advanced debugging/troubleshooting
techniques and working knowledge of source code control and defect tracking systems.

7+ years of professional embedded firmware development experience.
• 7+ years of experience in programming languages.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with NVMe and NVMe-oF technology.
• Experience with all phases of the development life cycle.
• Experience with agile development processes and scrum teams.
• Experience with cross-site development a plus.

• Up to 10 years of experience is fine.
• Hands on C coding experience. Comfortable with C programming. Very good with coding.
• Ready to work as individual contributor.
• Comfortable with Linux.
• experience with RDMA
• Understanding of nvme/nvmf is a plus.
• any experience on drive interposers is plus..
• Good with bug fixing and algorithm design.
• Good understanding of PCI. Any working experience with PCI is plus.

Our team is highly motivated and focused on engineering excellence.

We look for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity.

Engineers are encouraged to work across multiple areas of the company.

We operate with a flat organizational structure.

All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission.

Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important.

All engineers and researchers are expected to have strong communication skills.

They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

Interview Process:

After submitting your application, the team reviews your CV and statement of exceptional work. If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to a 30-minute interview (“phone interview”) during which a member of our team will ask some basic questions. If you clear the initial phone interview, you will enter the main process, which consists of four technical interviews:

• Coding assessment in a language of your choice.
• Systems design: Translate high-level requirements into a scalable, fault-tolerant service.
• Systems hands-on: Demonstrate practical skills in a live problem-solving session.
• Project deep-dive: Present your past exceptional work to a small audience.
• Meet and greet with the wider team.
• Our goal is to finish the main process within one week.
• We don’t rely on recruiters for assessments.
• Every application is reviewed by a member of our technical team.

DataDirect Networks, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.