Staff Firmware Engineer

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. DataDirect Networks (DDN) 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 is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is 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 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.

DDN is assembling a groundbreaking flash products team to craft innovative, tailored SSD solutions that will revolutionize large storage platforms, setting new benchmarks for performance and functionality. Our small team environment empowers engineers to contribute across all areas, ensuring minimal meetings and corporate overhead, so you can focus on your true passion-developing and creating.

Join us at the inception of this exciting journey as we explore and define the endless possibilities.

This is a hybrid role. The ideal candidate should be able to come into the office, in Longmont, CO., a few times a week.

Responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:

Define architectures and implementations based on high level product requirements
• Identify valuable feature enhancements and define feasible implementations and options for implementations
• Work independently or as a team lead to implement and deliver major features and enhancements.
• Work other system storage architects to identify use cases and valuable features for the flash / SSD layer.
• Work within the flash products team to architect, design, implement, and validate new features to realize their planned impact.
• Learn and contribute in many technical areas including interface protocols, data formats and translation layers, garbage collection, NAND management and technology, SMP architecture, ECC, security, and more.
• Adopt Agile practices and support appropriate technical meetings/scrums and message progress/status/concerns

Qualifications:

• BS/MS/Ph.D in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent degree/experience.
• 8 years of experience in complex, multi-processor embedded system applications
• Expert in developing and debugging system level C/C
• Hardware design and debug knowledge.
• Experience as an architect and/or team leader in charge of major features or full products.
• Experience delivering working code in high volume products at a high quality level.
• Attention to detail and commitment to achieve high quality deliverables.
• Exceptional team player with good communication skills and a self-starter.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to independently prioritize, multitask, and work under deadlines in a fast paced environment.

The ideal candidate has knowledge of and experience in several of the following subjects:

• Storage device development background. Particularly flash based products
• System architecture and design roles in large, complex systems
• Strong linux background including kernal mode design
• Agile software development
• Test-driven software development

This position requires participation in an on-call rotation to provide after-hours support as needed.

Join our dynamic and driven team, where engineering excellence is at the heart of everything we do. We seek individuals who love to challenge themselves and are fueled by curiosity. Here, you'll have the opportunity to work across various areas of the company, thanks to our flat organizational structure that encourages hands-on involvement and direct contributions to our mission. Leadership is earned by those who take initiative and consistently deliver outstanding results, both in their work ethic and deliverables, making strong prioritization skills essential. Additionally, we value strong communication skills in all our engineers and researchers, as they are crucial for the success of our teams and the company as a whole.

Interview Process: After submitting your application, one of our recruiters will review your resume. If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to a 30-minute interview during which a member of our team will ask some basic questions. If you clear the interview, you will enter the main process, which can consist of up to four interviews in total:

• Coding assessment: Often in a language of your choice.
• Systems design: Translate high-level requirements into a scalable, fault-tolerant service (depending on role).
• Real-time problem-solving: Demonstrate practical skills in a live problem-solving session.
• Meet and greet with the wider team.
• Our goal is to finish the main process in 2-3 weeks at most.

DataDirect Networks (DDN) 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.