Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Pure Storage11 hours ago
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain firmware simulation environments, including QEMU-based virtual platforms, to accelerate SSD firmware development and shift-left testing.
- Create high-fidelity software models of controller logic, PCIe and NVMe interfaces, and NAND media behavior.
- Design instrumentation tools for performance profiling and failure analysis in simulated environments.
- Automate integration of simulation and virtual platforms into firmware release and validation processes.
- Partner with ASIC vendors to validate firmware behavior against RTL and digital logic designs before physical silicon is available.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to solve firmware, hardware, and system-level problems.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience building complex embedded, firmware, or hardware-software systems.
- Expert-level proficiency in C/C++, object-oriented design, and C++11 or later.
- Strong Python skills for firmware and hardware-modeling development.
- Deep understanding of firmware-hardware interaction and the ability to translate schematics and data sheets into abstract software models.
- Solid understanding of Linux, including kernels and bootloaders, with the ability to root-cause issues across hardware and firmware boundaries.
- Strong knowledge of high-performance storage protocols such as PCIe and NVMe.
- Experience with embedded software development, RTOS, SoC, and hardware bring-up.
- Strong verbal communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability and willingness to work onsite in an open office and team environment.
Benefits
- Flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events.
- Professional growth and development support, inclusive employee resource groups, and an accommodating hiring process.
- Onsite work arrangement in an open office and team environment.
About Pure Storage
Pure Storage builds all-flash data storage systems and software for enterprises, including FlashArray and FlashBlade, and offers storage delivered as-a-service for on‑prem and cloud workloads. Its subscription model (Evergreen/Pure as‑a‑Service) supports databases, virtualization, analytics, and AI. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Pure is a public company listed on the NYSE (PSTG).