Senior Software Development Engineer

Summary

Join Western Digital's internal tools team and contribute to the development of applications and databases supporting global product engineering teams. This role requires a creative problem-solver with excellent software engineering skills and a focus on high-quality user experiences. You will develop, test, and implement software tools, participate in peer reviews, provide effort estimations, and collaborate with end-users. The ideal candidate possesses strong Python and other programming language skills, database experience, and a commitment to Agile methodologies. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, health insurance, retirement plans, and more.

Requirements

• BS + 1-3 years in related field
• Experience developing in Python with particular focus on GUI applications
• Proficiency with one or more Python UI libraries: PyGTK, PyQt, wxPython, Kivy
• Fluency in Python and one or more of the following languages: Go, Rust, Ruby, Java, C, C++
• Knowledgeable in file I/O handling and text parsing methods
• Developed and maintained application build & deployment tools/protocols
• Comfortable developing on multiple computing platforms (Linux, Mac, and Windows)
• Experience working with and/or developing REST-based APIs
• MySQL / SQL database design and performance tuning
• Practiced in test-driven development (you’ve written unit, e2e tests)
• Proficiency with source control systems, i.e. Git
• Commitment to writing quality code and delivering excellent user experience

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and implement software tools (for the web, desktop, or CLI) within an enterprise engineering context
• Participate in peer review process to ensure code quality by providing constructive feedback for other developers’ pull requests and being receptive to receiving the same
• Provide sizing and estimation of effort required to develop new features and troubleshoot bug fixes
• Be able to work proficiently in an Agile environment using industry standards tools like JIRA and Bitbucket
• Work with end users (other WD employees who use our tools) to refine and clarify requirements
• Provide timely updates on the status of your work and clearly communicate with other team members about dependencies on each other’s work

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of, and experience with CI/CD tooling and methodology
• Expertise in Kubernetes and container-based architectures
• Experience with Data Engineering projects / systems
• Excellent communication skills and follow through
• Have a growth-oriented mindset and desire to be a lifelong learner

Benefits

• Paid vacation time
• Paid sick leave
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life, accident and disability insurance
• Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transit
• The Applause Program
• Employee stock purchase plan
• The Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan
• Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan
• Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program
• Restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents