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Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something outstanding Want to join a 17,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology Inc. People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchips nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and its won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence. Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you. Visit our careers page to see what exciting opportunities and company perks await! Job Description: Job Description As a member of the Data Center Solutions' Driver Development Team, you will collaborate with experienced professionals to develop drivers and software for state-of-the-art System-on-Chip (SoC) storage devices. Reporting to the Manager of Driver Development, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: - Designing, developing, and optimizing storage drivers for Linux or Windows platforms. - Collaborating with hardware, software, and QA teams to deliver robust, high-quality storage solutions. - Analyzing and resolving complex issues related to storage drivers in both development and production environments. - Driving performance tuning, scalability improvements, and reliability enhancements for storage subsystems. - Mentoring and providing technical guidance to junior engineers and peers. - Participating in architectural and code reviews, as well as technical decision-making. - Authoring and maintaining comprehensive technical documentation. - Staying current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and advancements in storage protocols, Linux kernel or Windows. Requirements/Qualifications: Qualifications/Experience: - Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. - 814 years of hands-on experience developing and maintaining storage drivers for Linux or Windows environments. Core Business Competencies: - Deep understanding of Linux kernel internals or Windows kernel internals and driver architecture (WDM, KMDF, UMDF). - Expert-level proficiency in C/C++ programming and debugging. - Extensive experience with storage protocols such as SCSI, NVMe, PCIe, SAS/SATA. - Proven ability to optimize driver performance, analyze I/O bottlenecks, and use tools like ftrace, perf, crash, gdb, etc. - Strong knowledge of Windows storage virtualization and hypervisorguest I/O paths (e.g., Hyper-V). - Proven track record of delivering production-quality driver code for enterprise environments. - Proven ability to optimize driver performance, analyze I/O bottlenecks, and use tools like WinDbg, Windows Performance Analyzer, and other debugging/profiling utilities. - Experience in design, development, code reviews, upstream contributions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams (Firmware, QA). - Strong experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows. - Experience with certification test for drivers with Windows (WHQL) - Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. - Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams. - Experience contributing to open-source storage projects or the Linux kernel. - Experience with performance profiling, tuning, and benchmarking of storage subsystems. - Ability to work effectively within and across teams, including board solutions, firmware/software development, and QA/Test automation. - Highly motivated, self-driven, and able to achieve goals independently. - Experience with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines for driver validation. Travel Time: 0% - 25% To all recruitment agencies: Microchip Technology Inc. does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our recruiting team or other Microchip employees. Microchip is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. .
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.