Senior Staff FTL Engineer (SSD)

Location: San Jose, United States

Salary: $170,000–$220,000 per year

Company

Develops advanced DRAM and NAND flash memory solutions for mobile devices, data centers, cloud computing, and other technology applications.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and debug Flash Translation Layer firmware.
• Develop and evaluate real-time embedded firmware for SSD products.
• Review, analyze, and improve firmware code.
• Integrate SSD systems and perform performance profiling, validation, and debugging.
• Conduct failure analysis and implement corrective firmware actions with cross-functional stakeholders.

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on FTL development experience in SSDs.
• 5+ years of development experience in embedded controller environments.
• Proficiency in C/C++, assembly, and scripting languages.
• Experience with at least one storage protocol, such as PCIe/NVMe, SATA, or SCSI.
• Experience with firmware debugging tools such as JTAG and In-Circuit Emulator.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering; a master’s degree is preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience with NAND flash storage device applications or testing.
• Experience developing for multi-ARM-core systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work environment focused on technical challenges and career growth.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Company 401(k) match.
• Onsite cafeteria and gym.