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.

We are looking for a highly skilled Staff Firmware Engineer to join our team and lead the design, development, and optimization of our Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines. As a Staff Firmware Engineer focused on CI, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the continuous delivery of high-quality software in support of our firmware development and QA teams. You will play a critical role in streamlining our software release processes, improving automation, and contributing to the overall performance and scalability of our CI/CD infrastructure.

This is a hybrid role with the expectation of being in office in Colorado Springs three days per week.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain performant and maintainable code to solve technical problems in our automated firmware development testing environment.
• Identify opportunities for automation within the framework and implement solutions to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• API integration with various tools and languages including shell scripting.
• In depth traceback analysis for triaging software deployment and test failures.
• Act as a key point of contact for resolving issues related to CI/CD pipelines, build failures, or deployment problems.
• Participation in scrum team activities.
• Work closely with software engineers, DevOps, and quality assurance teams to ensure that integration and deployment processes are optimized.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and promote best practices in CI/CD and automation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of software development experience with C, Python in Linux environments.
• Strong software development lifecycle experience (create/maintain/deploy/unit test)
• Strong experience with docker/container implementation.
• Strong experience in API integration with various tools.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Bash, or Groovy.
• Hands-on experience with Git, JIRA, Jenkins, and Gerrit is a plus.
• Strong teamwork and problem-solving skills
• Very good written/verbal communication skills in English

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

The salary range is determined by factors such as skills, location and experience: $123,312 - $200,000

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.