Staff Software Reliability Engineer

About our group:

We are part of the Advanced Reliability group in the Product Assurance organization. The Advanced Reliability group plays a key role in protecting our customers and our company by pursuing test and field software solutions, field analytics, and technology staging. The software solutions team provides an end-to-end software platform for reliability of our HDDs throughput the life of the program, from inception to post-qualification.

About the role - you will:

•    Develop and maintain test libraries and scripts to test and qualify our latest HDDs with cutting-edge HAMR technology.
•    Cooperate and coordinate with technology staging team for upcoming new firmware features and help facilitate new test cases.
•    Work with the Customer Success team to deliver solutions for customer requests and issues.
•    Collaborate with Seagate Security, Firmware, and Legal teams on tools and new feature integration.

About you:

•    Work cross functionally to manage, influence and drive solutions both internally and externally.
•    Excellent communication, presentation, and documentation skills.
•    Self-motivated individual with a strong willingness to learn and grow.
•    Demonstrated success improving processes and solving for tomorrow.
•    Profound desire to improve customer sentiment.
•    Knowledge of how HDDs work, and how they are used at our customers.

Your experience includes:

•    B.S. in computer science, engineering or related field.
•    High proficiency with C/C++ and Python.
•    Linux OS/Kernel and HBA driver & firmware development experience.
•    6+ years’ experience in collaborative-group code development environment.
•    Familiarity with JIRA Atlassian tools (or equivalent); JIRA, Fisheye, Bamboo, Bitbucket 
•    Experience in continuous integration / continuous development environment.
•    Storage industry experience (HDD/SSD) understanding physics & mode of operation.

You might also have
•    T13 SATA and T10 SAS, NVMe spec familiarity.
•    Proficiency with Java/JavaScript.

Location:

Location: Shakopee, Minnesota or Longmont, CO site 

Shakopee, MN 
Our Shakopee campus is located 25 minutes southwest of Minneapolis in a setting with a rural vibe – it overlooks a horse racing track and stables, yet it has great entertainment venues close by as well. With wide-open spaces, the campus has plenty of space for running, biking, shooting some hoops or playing volleyball over lunch. If working out is your thing, the on-site fully equipped fitness center hosts wellness programs, tournaments, and group workouts. Hungry? Seagate offers an on-site café with freshly sourced foods and specialty coffees, or if you prefer, drive to one of many restaurants just minutes away.

Our Longmont product design campus is nestled against the foothills with exceptional views of the Rocky Mountains. Our employees enjoy an active on-site experience from sporting activities (get in a few laps at lunch on our 1-mile walking path around campus, play ping-pong or volleyball, or stop in our 24- hour fitness center for a group or individual workout). We also offer opportunities for community service and participation in various employee resource groups. 

The estimated base salary range for this position is $105,600 - $154,000. The individual salary is based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Seagate offers comprehensive benefits to its eligible employees, including, but not limited to, , eligibility to participate in discretionary bonus program, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, short-and long-term disability, 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, health savings account, dependent care, and healthcare spending accounts. Seagate also offers paid time off, including 12 holidays, flexible time off provided pursuant to Seagate policy, a minimum of 48 hours of paid sick leave, and 16 weeks of paid parental leave. The benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year and may differ depending on work location.

Location: Longmont, United States, Shakopee, United States
Travel: Up to 10%