Staff Engineer, Software Development Engineering (Apps)

  • Full-time
  • Job Type (exemption status): Exempt position - Please see related compensation & benefits details below
  • Business Function: Software Development Engineering (Apps)
  • Work Location: Bangalore Hallmark Office (IBS)--LOC_WDT_IBS

Company Description

Who we are

Western Digital Corporation is the world’s largest data storage company with a leading portfolio of HGST, SanDisk, G-Technology and WD brands covering flash and disk-based solutions.  Deployed by the largest and most prominent organizations worldwide, Western Digital solutions are everywhere, touching lives and enabling great value from the data they possess.

Innovating at the Boundaries of Technology

Whether in your pocket, home, car, or the cloud, its likely Western Digital is with you every step of the way. It's a responsibility we don't take lightly. That's why we are always at the cusp of innovation, pushing the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

Fueling Technology. Innovation for Today and Beyond

Western Digital has long been at the forefront of game changing innovations. From the invention of the first hard drive to recent advancements in 3D NAND our journey of innovation continues to inspire those who dare to think big about the possibilities of data.

Western Digital offers an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices, systems and solutions for business and consumers alike.

We deliver the possibilities of data.  YOU define what’s possible. The next big thing in data is you!

Shape the future & define what's possible. Come shape the future with us.

WHAT WE DO

Western Digital India Team represents Engineering R&D, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Strategy, Business Functions and Communications. We have a large R&D presence in Bengaluru and sales offices across the country.

WD Bangalore is a Center of Excellence and within R&D, our team is focused on engineering of enterprise Hard Disk Drives. It is a growing team that has been responsible for key enterprise products and has been instrumental in design, development of next generation architecture and products.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Full Stack Software Engineer

  • Design and develop overall architecture (client-side and server-side).
  • Design and develop APIs that comply with Open-API 3.1 specification.
  • Build next-generation web application with a focus on usability
  • Create database schemas that represent and support business processes.
  • Structure prototyping workgroup to prove out proposed new architectures, develop best practices and document solutions for prioritization with the engineering.
  • Work closely with the hardware, software and validation teams to understand their current architectures, systems and implicit requirements.
  • Ensure stable and reliable application and associated services and mitigate user problems.
  • Create tools, automation scripts, and streamlined processes to ensure rapid deployment of services.
  • Follow Agile methodologies in development and openly and transparently communicate with global stakeholders
  • Become the subject matter expert, owner of one or more components and provide technical leadership.
  • Evolve metrics and delivery goals for this system and measure the performance of this system in delivering these goals. Plan for continuous improvement of this system and processes to achieve higher efficiencies over time.
  • Create design documents pertinent to the various phases of development.
  • Self-motivated to work both unsupervised and as part of an agile team. Collaborate to develop self and others within group.
  • Participate in planning and coordinating significant technical investigations from problem statement to conclusions.
  • Keep up to date with the latest advancements in the DevOps and CI/CD space.
  • Innovate and ideate on new processes, technologies, and tools. 

Qualifications

Required

  • Bachelors +4 yrs experience or Master +2 yrs experience in CS, IT, CE  or equivalent required.
  • Proven expertise in the following: .NET, C#, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, PostgreSQL
  • Proven expertise with Ansible, Containers, and Configuration-as-code.
  • Experience with legacy and modern application development, service delivery and deployment, converged infrastructure, virtualization systems, containers and associated technologies.
  • Good understanding of the current state of automation infrastructure, CI/CD, and automated testing.
  • Must have worked on developing and deploying event-based microservices in minimum one project. Familiar with high-availability concepts and message brokers like Nginx and RabbitMQ.
  • Demonstrated ability for analytic thinking and learning new technologies, complex code and developing system, architecture view and user problems..
  • Technical mindset with great attention to detail and an ever positive, can-do attitude.
  • Must have working knowledge about monitoring, alerting and dashboarding of operational performance.  Experience with Grafana, PowerBI, InCigna
  • Strong aptitude and penchant for problem solving, algorithm design and system design.
  • You are comfortable and enjoy working with dynamic and ever evolving environments.
  • Demonstrate use of out-of-box thinking for creative solutions to highly sticky problems.
  • You have excellent interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication and are an effective collaborator.
  • You'll be a fun and enthusiastic teammate who enjoys a challenge and celebrates success.

Preferred

  • Experience with developing scalable architectures using API management, microservice frameworks, container orchestration systems, or other similar platforms.
  • Ability to address application security patterns including web application security.

Qualifications

  • ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

    Full Stack Software Engineer

  • Design and develop overall architecture (client-side and server-side).
  • Design and develop APIs that comply with Open-API 3.1 specification.
  • Build next-generation web application with a focus on usability
  • Create database schemas that represent and support business processes.
  • Structure prototyping workgroup to prove out proposed new architectures, develop best practices and document solutions for prioritization with the engineering.
  • Qualifications

    Required

  • Bachelors +4 yrs experience or Master +2 yrs experience in CS, IT, CE  or equivalent required.
  • Proven expertise in the following: .NET, C#, HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, PostgreSQL
  • Proven expertise with Ansible, Containers, and Configuration-as-code.
  • Experience with legacy and modern application development, service delivery and deployment, converged infrastructure, virtualization systems, containers and associated technologies.
  • Good understanding of the current state of automation infrastructure, CI/CD, and automated testing.
  • Must have worked on developing and deploying event-based microservices in minimum one project. Familiar with high-availability concepts and message brokers like Nginx and RabbitMQ.
  • Demonstrated ability for analytic thinking and learning new technologies, complex code and developing system, architecture view and user problems..
  • Technical mindset with great attention to detail and an ever positive, can-do attitude.
  • Must have working knowledge about monitoring, alerting and dashboarding of operational performance.  Experience with Grafana, PowerBI, InCigna
  • Strong aptitude and penchant for problem solving, algorithm design and system design.
  • You are comfortable and enjoy working with dynamic and ever evolving environments.
  • Demonstrate use of out-of-box thinking for creative solutions to highly sticky problems.
  • You have excellent interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication and are an effective collaborator.
  • You'll be a fun and enthusiastic teammate who enjoys a challenge and celebrates success.
  • Preferred

  • Experience with developing scalable architectures using API management, microservice frameworks, container orchestration systems, or other similar platforms.
  • Ability to address application security patterns including web application security.
  •  
  • Work closely with the hardware, software and validation teams to understand their current architectures, systems and implicit requirements.
  • Ensure stable and reliable application and associated services and mitigate user problems.
  • Create tools, automation scripts, and streamlined processes to ensure rapid deployment of services.
  • Follow Agile methodologies in development and openly and transparently communicate with global stakeholders
  • Become the subject matter expert, owner of one or more components and provide technical leadership.
  • Evolve metrics and delivery goals for this system and measure the performance of this system in delivering these goals. Plan for continuous improvement of this system and processes to achieve higher efficiencies over time.
  • Create design documents pertinent to the various phases of development.
  • Self-motivated to work both unsupervised and as part of an agile team. Collaborate to develop self and others within group.
  • Participate in planning and coordinating significant technical investigations from problem statement to conclusions.
  • Keep up to date with the latest advancements in the DevOps and CI/CD space.
  • Innovate and ideate on new processes, technologies, and tools. 

Additional Information

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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