FTL Platform Firmware Engineer

The NAND Storage Software team works with hardware, silicon, and software partners to develop firmware for SSDs and embedded flash solutions across a wide range of Apple's products. We leverage telemetry and data analytics along with vertical integration across Apple's storage stack and Apple Silicon to optimize our FTL algorithms for Apple's customers across performance, reliability, durability, and time-to-market.

Description

We are looking for an embedded software engineer to develop storage firmware and bringup on new silicon for our current and future products. In this highly cross functional role, your work is the storage interface from the silicon to the operating system across all NAND backed Apple products.

Responsibilities:

Support a wide variety of products through all development stages, from pre-silicon prototyping and board bringup through mass production

Develop NAND flash management software and firmware driver

Debug storage-related issues across hardware, drivers, and applications

Deliver in short product cycles with high expectations of reliability

Work with silicon and systems engineers to develop storage solutions for future products

Preferred Qualifications

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Minimum Qualifications

Solid C programmer with knowledge of data structures and algorithms

Experience writing embedded device drivers

Knowledge of hardware platforms and processor architectures

Familiarity with pre-silicon environments, bringup workflows, and cross-functional program execution

BS in Computer Engineering/Computer Science/Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience/skills