Early Career Talent - Software Development Engineer; Firmware

Job Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first‑ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and ™.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest‑growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever‑growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

You’ll design and ship embedded firmware that powers enterprise storage products—writing C/C++ code that directly impacts how data centers and cloud infrastructure perform. Join our structured Early Career program where you’ll learn our stack, deliver real features, and work alongside experienced firmware engineers.

• Design and implement embedded system components using best‑practice development methodologies
• Validate and maintain firmware – write tests, debug issues, ensure code quality before customer delivery
• Triage and resolve issues – perform first‑level investigation on host and performance problems
• Collaborate with core firmware engineers – integrate code, participate in reviews, learn the full product lifecycle
• Own your assignments – after training, independently deliver tasks that ship to customers

If terms like ARM, microcontroller, Raspberry Pi, or Arduino excite you—not intimidate you—you're ready for this role.

This position is part of our Early Career program  Early Career program is designed to support individuals beginning their professional career by providing the foundational training through a structured onboarding, mentorship, and development curriculum.

• Currently pursuing or recently completed BS/MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Embedded systems fundamentals – understand how software interacts with hardware
• C++ coding experience – comfortable writing, debugging, and testing code
• Python familiarity – can write scripts or willing to learn

• Curiosity – you ask "why" and dig into how things work
• Tenacity – you don't give up when code breaks or bugs hide
• Motivation – you want to learn fast and deliver real impact

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender‑related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non‑discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the “Know Your Rights:
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