Principal Software Engineer Archive Object, S3 & Key-Value Systems

About the Role

We are seeking a seasoned Software Engineer (Principal Engineer Level) to help build and evolve enterprise-grade storage platforms used by mission-critical workloads. This role focuses on Archive Object storage S3-compatible services and distributed Key-Value stores with strong emphasis on reliability durability scalability and long-term maintainability.

You will work on core storage services that must meet enterprise expectations for performance compliance and operational stability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design implement and maintain enterprise-class object and archival storage systems
• Develop and enhance S3-compatible APIs and data paths
• Build and optimize distributed key-value storage services for metadata and control planes
• Ensure high durability availability and consistency across storage layers
• Participate in architectural reviews and long-term platform planning
• Debug and resolve complex issues in production distributed systems
• Collaborate with QA SRE and operations teams to ensure production readiness
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering best practices

Qualifications :

Educational Background

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or a related field.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive software engineering development experience - Must have in order to qualify for position
• Strong background in enterprise or infrastructure software- Must have in order to qualify for position
• Hands-on experience with object storage S3-compatible systems archival storage or KV stores- Must have in order to qualify for position
• Solid understanding of distributed systems (replication consensus failure handling)
• Experience building highly reliable fault-tolerant services
• Strong debugging performance tuning and code review skills
• Proficiency in Java Go C Rust or Python

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise storage platforms or large-scale data infrastructure
• Familiarity with S3 internals lifecycle management tiering and retention policies
• Knowledge of erasure coding encryption compression or data protection schemes
• Experience with RocksDB LevelDB or similar KV engines
• Understanding of enterprise requirements such as security compliance and data governance
• Experience supporting long-lived systems in production environments

Additional Information :

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate 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 persons gender identity gender expression and gender-related appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the persons 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 Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster.

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees our company our customers and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging respect and contribution.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employees pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills ability knowledge of the job; (3) performance contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California Colorado New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California Colorado and New York.  This range may be modified in the future.
• If your position is non-exempt you are eligible for overtime pay pursuant to company policy and applicable laws.  You may also be eligible for shift differential pay depending on the shift to which you are assigned.

• You will be eligible to be considered for bonuses under either WDs Short Term Incentive Plan (STI Plan) or the Sales Incentive Plan (SIP) which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance depending on your role and your performance. You may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires subject to WDs Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including 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; and the WD Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus commission benefits or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Companys sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion consistent with the law.

Notice To Candidates: Please be aware that WD and its subsidiaries will never request payment as a condition for applying for a position or receiving an offer of employment. Should you encounter any such requests please report it immediately to WD Ethics Helpline or email .

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time