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Engineer, Software Development Engineering (Embedded)

Western Digital · Petaling Jaya, Selangor · On-site

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About Western Digital

WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy. As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That’s where we come in. Backed by Sequoia.

About the role

Grow your career with us and help shape the future of embedded firmware for next gen enterprise HDD storage products. In this role, you will be working alongside a dynamic, cross-functional team to create innovative firmware solutions. You will also get hands-on experience with industry-standard technologies like SAS, SATA, PCIe and be part of Agile teams to bring cutting-edge technology to life.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer/Electronics Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
  • Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply
  • Knowledge in C/C++, object-oriented programming, Python, data structures and algorithms
  • Capable of quickly learning new firmware, hardware, systems, tools, and methodologies
  • Ability to effectively manage projects and tasks to deliver deadlines and commitments
  • You have strong problem-solving skills and solution-focused with an adaptive mindset
More about this role

Grow your career with us and help shape the future of embedded firmware for next gen enterprise HDD storage products. In this role, you will be working alongside a dynamic, cross-functional team to create innovative firmware solutions. You will also get hands-on experience with industry-standard technologies like SAS, SATA, PCIe and be part of Agile teams to bring cutting-edge technology to life.

  • Design, develop, test, integrate and maintain quality firmware for eHDD using best practices like unit test, CI and Agile methodologies.
  • Design and implementation of data structures, software algorithms, data path, and drivers for hardware cores using latest standards C++ and Python.
  • Participate in Scrum & Agile processes to bring up new hardware and develop embedded firmware for data storage products.
  • Collaborate and design solutions for challenging yet unique problems across hardware and software platforms, including servers, RAID, and various operating systems (Windows and Linux).
  • Participate in planning and coordinating significant technical investigations from problem statements to conclusions.
  • Creates design documents pertinent to the various phases of firmware...

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