Principal Storage Systems Performance Engineer

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Principal Storage Systems Performance Engineer

The emergence of Artificial Intelligence is inspiring changes in storage system architectures within data centers. A re-design of storage systems to utilize flash based media and other advanced non-volatile memory technologies has begun. The Micron Data Center Workload Engineering team is looking for a experienced engineer to help our team characterize the performance, endurance, and power efficiency of flash-based media for applications and storage systems. If you are a hands-on problem solver who has an aptitude for learning new technologies, we want to talk to you. Initiative, passion and leadership skills are valued in your day to day work.

Micron has long been a leader in DRAM and Flash memory, and we are at the forefront of emerging technologies such as CXL. We are well-positioned to lead the storage revolution that will allow customers to experience the full benefit of these exciting memory technologies.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Deploy and test AI solutions that simulate customer environments – Specific focus around the characterization of training and inference workloads like DLRM, Image Segmentation, Large Language Models, and Generative AI.
• Collect and analyze storage traces of workloads, uncovering and classifying unique IO behavior.
• Devise and implement suitable benchmarking strategies, drawing from industry standards, and field feedback.
• Automate and expand existing benchmarking capabilities to improve efficiency and repeatability.
• Demonstrate skills at instrumenting and measuring application workload requests, analyze storage solution I/O activity down to SSD devices and monitor system resource utilization.
• Analyze system level bottlenecks and solve issues involving virtualization technologies, distributed storage architectures, and complex application workload environments.
• Interpret findings and results, summarizing into standard methodologies, white papers, and presentations to help SSD engineering understand unique workload requirements.
• Work with multi-functional teams and key industry partners to deliver prescriptive guidance, positioning our storage products in premier application environments.
• Contribute to continuous improvement feedback to Micron product development organizations.
• Meet project schedules with a high degree of fidelity.
• Present workload performance data and storage insights at industry trade shows.

Knowledge and Skills:

• BS Degree in EE, CE, CS or equivalent
• Understanding of emerging AI workloads and their impact and requirements on system architecture, specifically storage systems.
• Expert understanding of Python and demonstrated ability building automation tools.
• Experience with hypervisors and SDS stacks (one or more): Weka, Lustre, Ceph, Docker, Linux Containers, VMware, Azure Stack.
• Synthetic I/O characterization and related tools – FIO, Blktrace, etc.
• Operating systems and associated internal storage stacks: Linux, Microsoft.
• Familiarity with and knowledge of Solid-State Drives and related technologies.
• Experience in Data Center SSD validation is a plus.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is:

$165,000.00 - $280,500.00

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.  The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries of the position across all US locations.  Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional job-related factors, including knowledge, skills, experience, tenure and relevant education or training.  The pay scale is subject to change depending on business needs.  Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Additional compensation may include benefits, discretionary bonuses and equity.

As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future.  We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget.  Micron also provides benefit