Staff Engineer, System Software

Advancing the World’s Technology Together

Our technology solutions power the tools you use every day--including smartphones, electric vehicles, hyperscale data centers, IoT devices, and so much more. Here, you’ll have an opportunity to be part of a global leader whose innovative designs are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and powering the future.

We believe innovation and growth are driven by an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. We’re dedicated to empowering people to be their true selves. Together, we’re building a better tomorrow for our employees, customers, partners, and communities.

The Data Fabric Solutions (Group Website) is part of Memory Solution Lab in Samsung Semiconductors, the industry's technology and volume leader in Storage and Memory devices. The Data Fabric Solutions (DFS) group pioneers and creates comprehensive software solutions that optimize data flow efficiency, transformation, and performance for client’s data-intensive applications, leveraging Samsung’s world-leading SSDs, Memory, and Accelerators. As an integral part of Samsung’s strong R&D focus & lab innovation engine, they cater to diverse data fabric deployments

Specifically, team has opening for seasoned System Software Engineer who have experience in researching, design and development of scalable heterogeneous memory solutions for the Cloud or Enterprise markets. He or she will join a team of experts in researching and developing innovative solutions that utilize existing and emerging technologies to add substantial value to Samsung.

The team covers a broad spectrum of topics and is building an ecosystem surrounding HBM, SSD and Non-volatile memory Software. You will be working with the-state-of-art technologies in the context of vertical integration and optimization across H/W, S/W and cloud applications. You will be working on leveraging latest technologies including HBM (High Bandwidth Memory), CXL (Compute Express Link), Flash/SSD, GPUs, high speed networking and others to research/build open-source software framework/eco-systems.

Location: Daily onsite presence at our San Jose, CA office / U.S. headquarters in alignment with our Flexible Work policy.

What You’ll Do

• Design & development of new features for innovative memory and/or storage systems products targeted to Enterprise and Hyperscale & Cloud environments.
• Design, implement and validate state-of-the art solutions that meet or exceed current and future products.
• Deliver software designs and code following prevalent SW development methodologies like Agile, Scrum etc.
• Performance analysis and tuning of system software.

What You Bring

• Master’s in Computer Science, Computer Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Physics and Mathematics or related field with 8+ years of experience. PhD with Computer Science, Computer Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Physics and Mathematics with 5+ years of experience.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++ . Knowledge in Python or other scripting languages would be a plus.
• Strong OS fundamentals including but not limited to multi-threading, multi-processing, inter process communication, scheduling and interrupt handling.
• Experience in Linux kernel internals and memory management. Exposure to Multi-tier memory management using CXL is highly desirable.
• Exposure to system performance benchmarking tools like cachebench or Sysbench would be a plus.
• Experience in storage system design & development, debug. Having worked on in-memory database is a plus.
• Experience with File Systems, Object Storage or similar technologies.
• Good understanding of x86, TCP/IP, NVMe-oF, RDMA/RoCE, and Networking. Working knowledge of the Linux Operating System and File Systems is preferred.
• Prior experience with REST and Redfish/DMTF would be preferred.
• Good understanding Dockers, Containers and associated technologies is a plus.
• Exposure to discovery protocol like – SSDP is preferred.
• Exposure to storage hardware and systems (SSDs, HDDs, NAS and SAN systems).
• Good working knowledge or experience in any one or more of In-memory database, Key Value Storage, NoSQL, Columnar, and Spark/Hadoop Databases is a plus.
• You’re inclusive, adapting your style to the situation and diverse global norms of our people.
• An avid learner, you approach challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding.
• You’re collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support and openly welcoming approaches.
• Innovative and creative, you proactively explore new ideas and adapt quickly to change.

What We Offer

The pay range below is for all roles at this level across all US locations and functions. Individual pay rates depend on a number of factors—including the role’s function and location, as well as the individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, education, and training. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance.

This is in addition to our diverse package of benefits centered around the wellbeing of our employees and their loved ones. In addition to the usual Medical/Dental/Vision/401k, our inclusive rewards plan empowers our people to care for their whole selves. An investment in your future is an investment in ours.

Give Back With a charitable giving match and frequent opportunities to get involved, we take an active role in supporting the community.

Enjoy Time Away You’ll start with 4+ weeks of paid time off a year, plus holidays and sick leave, to rest and recharge.

Care for Family Whatever family means to you, we want to support you along the way—including a stipend for fertility care or adoption, medical travel support, and an errand service.

Prioritize Emotional Wellness With on-demand apps and paid therapy sessions, you’ll have support no matter where you are.

Stay Fit Eating well and being active are important parts of a healthy life. Our onsite Café and gym, plus virtual classes, make it easier.

Embrace Flexibility Benefits are best when you have the space to use them. That’s why we facilitate a flexible environment so you can find the right balance for you.