This position is associated with the sale of Intel's NAND memory and storage business to SK hynix (You can read more about the transaction in the press release - https://newsroom.intel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/10/nand-memory-news-q-a.pdf). The transaction will enhance the resources and potential of the business' storage solutions, including client and enterprise SSDs, in the rapidly growing NAND Flash space amid the era of big data.

This is an exciting time to be at Intel - come join our team as a SW Engineer and work on one of the most advanced 3DNAND and SSD technology portfolios in the world. As the global leader in the semiconductor industry, Intel possesses many industry-leading SSD technologies including the most capable Quadruple Level Cell (QLC) NAND Flash products. As a SW Engineer, you will be part of a world-class team that will transition to lead the SSD business at SK hynix.

This position aligns to Phase 1 of the transaction, which includes the 3DNAND enterprise and client SSD business. Phase 1 is expected to close in late 2021, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions. At deal close, all employees aligned to this phase of the transaction will transition to SK hynix.

"Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or do you want to come with me and change the world?" Simply put, our team owns advancing the state of the Linux Kernel's SSD drivers and storage stack. The NVMe driver we contributed to Linux is used in datacenters around the world and is one piece of the performance puzzle for today's most popular web apps. If you use the Internet at all, chances are good you're one of our team's countless end-users.

Responsibilities:

• Periodically measure performance of the Linux kernel's storage stack relative to NVMe SSDs
• Independently identify NVMe storage performance bottlenecks within Linux and contribute upstream patches to address them
• Author and maintain scripts to automate collection, analysis, and reporting of Linux storage performance data
• Create tools and infrastructure to measure the storage performance impact of individual Linux kernel patches
• Contribute to low-level OSS benchmarking tools such as fio
• Partner with FW/HW counterparts to help realize the maximum performance potential of NVMe SSDs in the Linux kernel
• Provide friendly driver support to both internal SSD stakeholders as well as external customers
• Must code to existing standards and integrate with existing solutions
• Responsible for security requirements and design decision implications
• Ability to analyze storage protocols to troubleshoot driver problems and to recognize and develop storage performance enhancements
• Software development skills: C, Python, & Bash

Colorado Pay Transparency Law requires that Intel discloses the compensation for jobs which could be performed in Colorado. Intel anticipates that the annual base pay range for this role in Colorado is $111,000 - $166,390. In addition to base pay, regular Intel employees are eligible for an Annual Performance Bonus (“APB”) and Quarterly Profit Bonus (“QPB”).  Payout of APB is subject to eligibility and other program conditions as well as the Company’s performance to its operational and financial goals.  Payout of QPB connects Intel’s employees to the quarterly profits of the Company.  Employees in eligible sales and marketing positions receive commission in lieu of APB but are eligible for QPB.  Information about these bonus programs as well as the host of expansive stock, health, retirement and vacation benefits offered to Intel employees are available at https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/jobs/benefits.html Interns and Intel Contract Employees are not eligible for APB or QPB or for some employee benefits including, but not limited to, disability, life insurance, retirement, equity and certain leave programs.

Qualifications

Candidates must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. Requirements listed below would be obtained through a combination of schoolwork/classes/research and/or relevant previous job and/or internship experiences.
 

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field

Minimum Requirements:

• 4+ years of industry experience with C in Linux development environments
• 3+ years of Linux Kernel development (documented contributions a plus)
• 1+ years' experience with the fio benchmarking tool

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Intel's VTune Profiler software in Linux environments
• Existing contributions to Linux's storage stack
• Existing Linux kernel maintainer status
• Knowledge of storage protocols such as PCIe, NVMe, SCSI, etc.
• Experience writing UEFI, ESXi, or FreeBSD drivers
• Experience with the hardware emulation framework, QEMU
• Knowledge of Agile development methodologies
• Exposure to commercial product development/validation environment
• Experience with the git version control system
• Experience with Atlassian tools just as Jira, Confluence, etc.

Non-Volatile Solutions Memory Group:  The Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group is a worldwide organization that delivers NAND flash memory products for use in Solid State Drives (SSDs), portable memory storage devices, digital camera memory cards, and other devices.  The group is responsible for NVM technology design and development, complete Solid State Drive (SSD) system hardware and firmware development, as well as wafer and SSD manufacturing.

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