Senior Engineer, Software Development Engineering (Apps)

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that. Our technology helped people put a man on the moon.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You’ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That’s us, too.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD® brands.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

Job Description

Join an internal tools team responsible for multiple applications and databases that provide critical support to Western Digital’s worldwide product engineering teams as they build the next generation of data storage devices. We are looking for a curious, creative, and tenacious problem solver that happens to have excellent software engineering skills and a keen sense of the importance of delivering high quality user experiences when developing software. The users of our applications are world-class engineers themselves, so the successful candidate will possess the requisite engineering skill to work alongside them, the empathy to understand their pain points, and the passion to take on the challenge of creating user-centric software solutions for the enterprise.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Develop, test, and implement software tools (for the web, desktop, or CLI) within an enterprise engineering context
• Participate in peer review process to ensure code quality by providing constructive feedback for other developers’ pull requests and being receptive to receiving the same
• Provide sizing and estimation of effort required to develop new features and troubleshoot bug fixes
• Be able to work proficiently in an Agile environment using industry standards tools like JIRA and Bitbucket
• Work with end users (other WD employees who use our tools) to refine and clarify requirements
• Provide timely updates on the status of your work and clearly communicate with other team members about dependencies on each other’s work

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• BS + 1-3 years in related field
• Experience developing in Python with particular focus on GUI applications
• Proficiency with one or more Python UI libraries: PyGTK, PyQt, wxPython, Kivy
• Fluency in Python and one or more of the following languages: Go, Rust, Ruby, Java, C, C++
• Knowledgeable in file I/O handling and text parsing methods
• Developed and maintained application build & deployment tools/protocols
• Comfortable developing on multiple computing platforms (Linux, Mac, and Windows)
• Experience working with and/or developing REST-based APIs
• MySQL / SQL database design and performance tuning
• Practiced in test-driven development (you’ve written unit, e2e tests)
• Proficiency with source control systems, i.e. Git
• Commitment to writing quality code and delivering excellent user experience

SKILLS

• Knowledge of, and experience with CI/CD tooling and methodology
• Expertise in Kubernetes and container-based architectures
• Experience with Data Engineering projects / systems
• Excellent communication skills and follow through
• Have a growth-oriented mindset and desire to be a lifelong learner

Additional Information

Equal Employment Opportunity
Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee 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,