Intern, Enterprise SSD Firmware Engineer - PFD

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What You'll Do

We are currently looking for exceptional software talent to join our team in San Jose, CA for the summer of 2023.  We are currently looking for firmware/software engineers to join our rapidly growing effort to develop the next generation of enterprise solid-state flash technologies.  Our core development focus is the host interface firmware layer that sits at the intersection of system software and flash management firmware.  This key host interface firmware technology drives Samsung’s breakthrough V-NAND technology and enables our customer to power performance-oriented, demanding enterprise-class applications including Hyperscale data centers, big data processing and software-defined virtualized storage arrays and infrastructures. 

Location: Hybrid, working onsite at our San Jose headquarters 3 days per week, with the flexibility to work remotely the remainder of your time 
Reports to: Manager, Firmware/Sr. Director, Firmware

• Triage and root cause system, driver and device interoperability issues
• Development and Debugging of firmware and software for cutting-edge enterprise SSD products
• Debug, optimize & validate/test SSD firmware on embedded multi-core architectures
• Support customer qualification of SSD products on OEM Storage Racks and Servers.
• Learn operations of cutting-edge SSD, system-level operation and test tool suites
• Write debug software; work with real-time systems and hardware debugging
• Analyze NVMe or SAS protocol & debug utilities; write API for interpretation of data
• Develop test cases for actual product development
• Research and document main issues and feature gaps by testing existing products and system configurations
• Gain expertise with SSD test automation environment
• Work with technical lead to present reports to group detailing project work

What You Bring

• Pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or software-focused Electrical Engineering
• Knowledge of storage systems and familiarity with flash devices
• Comfortable in lab environment & interacting with teams; good communication skills
• Knowledge of revision control tools and processes, including Subversion, Bazaar, or Git and knowledge of C/C++ development for embedded systems, including storage devices and other embedded platforms is desirable.
• Knowledge or Experience with one or more of the following storage related technologies: NAND Flash/FTL, Fiber Channel, NVM Express (NVMe), SAS, SATA, SCSI, SSD, PCI Express (PCIe), eMMC or UFS is desirable
• Knowledge or Experience with ARM or equivalent embedded multi-core microprocessor architectures & experience with JTAG/ICE debuggers & protocol analyzers is desirable
• Scripting experience in one of Python/Perl/JavaScript is desirable
• Familiarity and experience with modern agile software development methodologies and practices is desirable.

 

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Hourly Base Pay Rates$27—$57 USD

What We Offer
An investment in your future, is an investment in ours. That’s why we offer a diverse package of benefits centered around the wellbeing of our employees and their loved ones. In addition to competitive compensation and the usual Medical/Dental/Vision/401k, our inclusive curation of benefits empower our people to care for their whole selves.
Give Back With a charitable giving match and frequent opportunities to get involved, we take an active role in supporting the community.
Enjoy Time Away You’ll start with 4+ weeks of pa