Samsung
Staff Engineer, Firmware Test
$163K–$253K
San Jose, California, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years with a Bachelor’s degree, or 8+ years with a Master’s degree.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
About the job
Develops and improves black-box functional testing for NVMe SSD firmware, investigates failures and customer issues, and works with firmware teams to reproduce and resolve problems.
What you'll do
- Develop black-box functional test coverage and methodologies for NVMe SSDs.
- Debug and triage failures, collaborating with firmware teams to reproduce problems and run experiments.
- Analyze customer field issues and improve functional test coverage where gaps are identified.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s and 10+ years, or Master’s and 8+ years, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
- Strong programming experience and proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Linux shell scripts.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to work individually and in teams.
- Knowledge of enterprise storage/server systems and proficiency in Linux; prior NVMe, PCIe, or related storage technology experience is listed.
Pay
$163,000 — $253,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
NVMe, Python, Bash, Linux shell scripts, PCIe, NVM Express, PCI Express, NAND Flash/FTL
AI focus
AI tools support the recruitment process; the role itself does not involve AI work.
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