Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Seagate Technology; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 106,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Seagate Technology in Colorado is seeking an experienced Embedded Software Engineer to design, implement, and integrate embedded software changes in C/C++ for storage platform features.

You will apply strong CS fundamentals, modular design, and testable implementations to deliver reliable software across products and releases, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure quality and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or higher in computer engineering or related field with 5+ years experience, or a Master’s with 3+ years, or a PhD with 0+ years.
• Strong foundation in operating systems, concurrency, memory management, data structures, algorithms, and computer architecture; proficiency in embedded C/C++.
• Experience debugging embedded/firmware/system-level issues using root-cause analysis, instrumentation, logs, lab tools, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience contributing to design, implementation, integration, validation, and release readiness in a hardware-dependent software environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and integrate embedded software changes in C/C++ to improve reliability, performance, manufacturability, and readiness for storage platform features.
• Apply strong CS fundamentals and modular design to deliver maintainable software across products and releases.
• Investigate and resolve development issues involving software-hardware interactions and firmware interfaces.
• Support defect closure from reproduction through corrective action, validation, risk assessment, and stakeholder communication.
• Contribute to design reviews, code reviews, debug strategy, and defect prevention practices.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded software

Operating systems

Concurrency

Root-cause analysis

Debugging

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree in engineering

PhD in engineering

Tools

CI/CD

Build systems

Static analysis

Instrumentation

Job description

About Our Group

Seagate is a global leader in mass-capacity data storage, helping organizations and people around the world create, protect, and unlock the value of their data. With over 45 years of technology leadership, Seagate delivers trusted storage solutions for Cloud, Enterprise, Edge, and Consumer markets, powering the infrastructure behind AI, digital transformation, and the world’s growing data economy.

About Our Group

Seagate is a global leader in mass-capacity data storage, helping organizations and people around the world create, protect, and unlock the value of their data. With over 45 years of technology leadership, Seagate delivers trusted storage solutions for Cloud, Enterprise, Edge, and Consumer markets, powering the infrastructure behind AI, digital transformation, and the world’s growing data economy.

Our Software Engineering organization develops embedded software for Seagate storage products, combining strong software fundamentals with close-to-hardware design to deliver reliable, high-performance product behavior.

We are currently recruiting for multiple openings within this role.

About The Role - You Will

• Design, implement, and integrate embedded software changes in C/C++ that improve reliability, performance, manufacturability, and product readiness for assigned storage platform features or components.
• Apply strong computer science fundamentals, modular design, clear interfaces, and testable implementation practices to deliver maintainable software across products and releases.
• Investigate and resolve product development issues involving embedded software, hardware interactions, firmware interfaces, operating environments, and storage system behavior.
• Support technical closure of defects and integration issues from reproduction and root cause analysis through corrective action, validation support, risk awareness, and stakeholder communication.
• Contribute to design reviews, code reviews, debug strategy, and defect prevention practices to improve software quality and team execution.
• Share domain knowledge, provide informal guidance to less experienced engineers, and collaborate cross‑functional partners to reach practical, high‑quality technical decisions.

About You

• You build reliable, embedded software that is understandable, testable, extensible, and maintainable over multiple product releases.
• You understand how software interacts with hardware, operating systems, storage architecture, and product behavior, and you use that understanding to make sound engineering tradeoffs.
• You are comfortable working through technical ambiguity, breaking down problems, and communicating clear analysis, options, and execution plans.
• You take ownership of assigned work, recognize related product and quality risks, and look for practical ways to improve software practices, tools, and team effectiveness.

Your Experience Includes

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering related field (i.e. Computer Science or related technical field) and 5+ years of experience or master’s degree in the same and 3+ years’ experience or PhD and 0+ years’ experience or equivalent experience and education.
• Strong foundation in operating systems, concurrency, memory management, data structures, algorithms, and computer architecture, with proficiency developing embedded software in C/C++.
• Experience debugging embedded, firmware, or system‑level issues using structured root‑cause analysis, instrumentation, logs, lab tools, and cross‑functional collaboration.
• Experience contributing to design, implementation, integration, validation support, and release readiness in a hardware‑dependent software environment.

You Might Also Have

• Experience with embedded operating systems, device drivers, storage systems, real‑time software, low‑level platform software, firmware interfaces, or hardware bring‑up.
• Experience contributing to modular design, interface definition, test strategy, build systems, CI/CD, static analysis, or software quality tools.
• Knowledge of HDD devices, storage protocols, system‑level performance analysis, reliability considerations, failure modes, or storage subsystem behavior.
• Experience sharing technical knowledge, supporting debug efforts, collaborating across teams, or improving local engineering practices.

Location:

This position may be based at either our Longmont, CO or Shakopee, MN campus.

Our Longmont product‑design campus is nestled against the foothills with exceptional views of the Rocky Mountains. Here at work, you can grab breakfast and lunch in the on‑site cafeteria or get an afternoon espresso, prepared by a professional barista. Our 1,500+ employees enjoy an active on‑site experience from sporting activities (get in a few laps at lunch on our 1‑mile walking path around campus, play ping‑pong or volleyball, or stop in our 24- hour fitness center for a group or individual workout) to community service and many employee resource groups including Pride! Women’s Leadership Network and a Young Professionals Network.

Our Shakopee campus is located 25 minutes southwest of Minneapolis in a setting with a rural vibe – it overlooks a horse racing track and stables, yet it has great entertainment venues close by as well. With wide‑open spaces, the campus has plenty of space for running, biking, shooting some hoops or playing volleyball over lunch. If working out is your thing, the on‑site fully equipped fitness center hosts wellness programs, tournaments and group workouts. Hungry? Seagate offers an on‑site café with freshly sourced foods and specialty coffees, or if you prefer, drive to one of many restaurants just minutes away.

The estimated base salary range for this position is $106,163.00 - $151,808.00. The individual salary is based on work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Seagate offers comprehensive benefits to its eligible employees, including, but not limited to, , eligibility to participate in discretionary bonus program, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, short-and long‑term disability, 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, health savings account, dependent care, and healthcare spending accounts. Seagate also offers paid time off, including 12 holidays, flexible time off provided pursuant to Seagate policy, a minimum of 48 hours of paid sick leave, and 16 weeks of paid parental leave. The benefits for this position are based on a full‑time schedule for a full calendar year and may differ depending on work location.

Location

Longmont, United States

Travel

None