Media Firmware Development Engineer (SSD)

Location: Vancouver, Canada

Salary: CAD 91,152–134,500 per year

Company

hirify.global is a global memory technology company developing NAND-based data storage products and solid-state drives.

What you will do

• Develop, review, document, and maintain C/C++ firmware source code.
• Analyze product requirements and develop firmware according to internal and customer specifications.
• Perform unit and system-level testing, failure analysis, and debugging during development and validation.
• Develop low-level firmware, system architectures, operating systems, and device architectures with hardware and ASIC design teams.
• Work across firmware disciplines and contribute to the broader SSD architecture.
• Coordinate requirements, validation plans, priorities, and milestones with engineering stakeholders in an Agile/Kanban environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience with embedded software or firmware development, C/C++ programming, debugging, and software operating close to hardware.
• Experience with Git, Python, and C/C++ debugging tools.
• Ability to analyze technical problems, interpret test and debug data, and communicate findings clearly.
• Strong written, presentation, communication, multitasking, teamwork, and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Understanding of SSD media-management concepts, including flash translation layers, wear leveling, garbage collection, bad-block management, error correction, and data integrity.
• Knowledge of NAND flash concepts such as SLC, TLC, and QLC and their performance, endurance, retention, and reliability tradeoffs.
• Exposure to NVMe, PCIe, SATA, ONFI, or other high-speed hardware interfaces.
• Interest in data-driven media-management algorithms that optimize SSD performance, endurance, reliability, and quality of service.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a collaborative, inclusive, and results-driven engineering culture.
• Participate in Agile/Kanban practices focused on product quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with engineering colleagues across multiple sites and organizational groups.
• Compensation is provided within a transparent range aligned with Canadian labor laws and equitable hiring practices.