Sr. Firmware Infrastructure & DevOps Engineer

Solidigm•Rancho Cordova, CA

20h•$128,960 - $201,500•Hybrid

About The Position

Join a fast-paced team at Solidigm building and maintaining the engineering infrastructure that powers next-generation SSD firmware development. In this role, you will own the systems, toolchains, and processes that enable firmware engineers to develop, build, and release cutting-edge embedded software at scale. You will apply deep expertise in DevOps principles, build engineering, and source control management to keep the development pipeline reliable, efficient, and continuously improving. The team operates within an Agile culture, so strong communication and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Requirements

Deep hands-on expertise with Git internals — merge strategies, conflict resolution, history rewriting, and repository performance optimization
Strong Docker and container ecosystem skills, including image authoring, layer optimization, multi-stage builds, and registry management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills — able to produce clear documentation and release notes for both engineering and non-technical audiences
A self-starting, ownership-oriented mindset with a history of driving improvements without waiting for direction
The ability to collaborate across firmware, hardware, ASIC, and IT teams to deliver solutions that scale
Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
7+ years of combined experience in the following areas:
Software or firmware development in an embedded systems environment (C/C++)
Build system engineering using tools such as CMake, Make, Ninja, or Bazel
Git-based source control administration including complex merge/rebase workflows
Containerization with Docker, including Dockerfile authoring and image lifecycle management

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting firmware or embedded software development in the storage industry (SSDs, enterprise storage, or similar)
Familiarity with storage interface protocols (NVMe, PCIe, SATA, SAS) at the level needed to understand firmware build targets and test configurations
Experience integrating hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or simulation-based testing into automated pipelines
Knowledge of firmware security practices — binary signing, secure boot, trusted execution — and how they intersect with release processes
Hands-on experience with artifact management platforms (JFrog Artifactory, Nexus, or equivalent)
DevSecOps practices: SAST/DAST tooling, dependency scanning, SBOM generation
Familiarity with Agile tooling (Jira, Confluence) and integrating workflow automation with project tracking systems
Scripting proficiency in Python and Bash for build automation and developer tooling

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain scalable firmware build systems for SSD products spanning multiple architectures
Own the end-to-end firmware release pipeline — from code freeze through binary signing, packaging, versioning, and delivery to internal stakeholders and customers
Define and enforce release branching strategies and gating criteria to ensure release quality and traceability
Partner with firmware engineers and project stakeholders to translate product milestones into structured build and release plans with well-defined go/no-go criteria
Administer and optimize Git-based repositories across one or more hosting platforms (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, or equivalent)
Manage complex branching topologies including feature branches, release trains, and long-lived maintenance branches across multiple product generations
Lead and execute complex Git merges and rebases — resolving deep conflicts involving low-level C/C++ firmware code, generated files, and toolchain configurations
Establish and maintain repository governance policies: branch protection rules, merge request templates, code ownership (CODEOWNERS), commit conventions, and access controls
Maintain and continuously improve Docker-based build environments that provide reproducible, hermetic firmware compilation across all supported toolchains, compilers, and target architectures
Author and version Dockerfiles and Compose configurations; publish images to an internal container registry with a documented tagging and lifecycle policy
Proactively upgrade and validate toolchain components (compilers, linkers, debuggers, emulators) within containerized environments, ensuring backward compatibility with in-flight development branches
Collaborate with IT and platform teams to integrate containerized builds into CI/CD infrastructure
Identify bottlenecks and gaps in the existing developer toolchain and development lifecycle; propose and implement improvements that measurably reduce cycle time and toil
Develop and maintain internal scripts, utilities, and automation (Python, Bash, CMake, Make) that support firmware engineers' day-to-day workflows
Own internal developer documentation for build systems, repository workflows, and release procedures — keeping it accurate, discoverable, and up to date
Champion a culture of continuous improvement, driving retrospectives and blameless post-mortems on build and release incidents