Firmware Engineer

Location: 

Cork, Munster, IE, T12 H682

Job Summary

As a Firmware Engineer in the Storage Firmware team within NetApp's Core Storage Engineering (CSE) organization, you will collaborate with a skilled team dedicated to developing embedded software for NetApp storage products. Your role involves contributing to the research, design, development, testing, and debugging of firmware for new storage solutions and enhancing existing products, focusing on high-capacity, high-performance SAS and NVMe storage modules and disk shelves. Noteworthy products the team has supported include disk shelves like NS224, DS224C, DS212C, and DS460C for NetApp AFF & FAS systems.

This dynamic position calls for an adaptable engineer comfortable with Python-based test automation and firmware development in C/C++, engaging in all stages of the product lifecycle from design to customer support.

Essential Functions

• Collaborate with team members on designing and implementing software with a focus on simplicity, reliability, and manageability using C
• Participate in product design, development, verification, testing, troubleshooting, and delivery of storage firmware software releases
• Develop maintainable, efficient, and reliable software
• Participate in customer escalations
• Conduct and participate in technical discussions within the team as well as with other groups across business units in the company 

Job Requirements

• Excellent C (or C++) programming skill
• Strong in Python for scripting, automation, and test development
• Strong oral and written communication skills are essential
• Strong team mentality
• Familiarity with basic concepts of computer architecture, data structures and standard programming practices
• Demonstrated creative and systematic approach to problem solving
• Experience developing in Windows and Linux platforms
• Willingness to learn new skills working with real time operating systems, embedded software development tools, and storage protocols such as Ethernet, SAS, NVMe, SCSI and SATA 

Education

Typically requires a minimum of 2 years of related experience.