Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field with 10+ years experience, or a Master's degree with 8+ years experience, or a PhD with 5+ years experience.
Minimum of 10+ years of direct experience in storage system architecture, including foundational hands-on experience with legacy HDD system architecture and caching algorithms alongside modern NAND flash, SSD architecture, and AI/ML data pipeline storage.
Industry Influence: Verified track record of architectural leadership, technical contributions to open-source storage/AI projects, or technical influence within the broader storage ecosystem.
Hyperscaler & AI Infrastructure Familiarity: Proven experience architecting or deploying storage systems that satisfy OCP Datacenter NVMe SSD Specifications and scale seamlessly within high-performance computing (HPC) or GPU-accelerated hyperscale datacenter environments.
Protocol & Domain Mastery: Deep technical knowledge of PCIe/NVMe protocols, specialized enterprise features like GPUDirect Storage (GDS), FDP, ZNS, SSD controller internal architectures, and enterprise interfaces (NVMe-oF, CXL, SAS/SATA/SCSI).
Samsung Portfolio Synergy: Ability to quickly master and leverage Samsung's proprietary controller capabilities, vertical NAND (V-NAND) characteristics, CXL innovations, and DRAM caching to maximize architectural efficiency for AI workloads.
Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal English communication skills, with a proven ability to pitch complex architectural designs, author technical specs, and build consensus across multi-disciplinary global teams.
Key Competencies
System-Level Architecture Thinking: Ability to evaluate storage as part of the complete system architecture, considering compute, memory, interconnect, networking, local storage, and shared storage together.
Workload-to-Requirement Translation: Ability to translate real application and AI workload behavior into clear storage architecture and SSD product requirements.
Performance & Bottleneck Analysis: Ability to identify end-to-end system bottlenecks and determine whether performance limitations originate from compute, memory, PCIe fabric, software stack, or storage.
Storage Hierarchy Design: Ability to define optimal data placement and tiering across memory, cache, local NVMe, shared storage, and capacity tiers based on workload characteristics.
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Architecture Trade-off Management: Ability to balance performance, latency, capacity, endurance, power, thermal, reliability, scalability, and cost at the system level.
Future Architecture Development: Ability to identify emerging storage architecture needs and propose new system and SSD concepts for next-generation AI and data center workloads.
Cross-Layer Problem Solving: Ability to analyze complex issues across application, system software, platform hardware, and storage boundaries and drive architectural solutions rather than point fixes.
Technical Leadership & Decision Making: Ability to establish architectural direction, challenge assumptions, evaluate alternatives, and drive technical decisions across engineering and product teams.
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What We Offer The pay range below is for all roles at this level across all US locations and functions. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on individual and company performance. This is in addition to our diverse package of benefits centered around the wellbeing of our employees and their loved ones. In addition to the usual Medical/Dental/Vision/401k, our inclusive rewards plan empowers our people to care for their whole selves. An investment in your future is an investment in ours.
Give Back With a charitable giving match and frequent opportunities to get involved, we take an active role in supporting the community. Enjoy Time Away You’ll start with 4+ weeks of paid time off a year, plus holidays and sick leave, to rest and recharge. Care for Family Whatever family means to you, we want to support you along the way—including a stipend for fertility care or adoption, medical travel support, and virtual vet care for your fur babies. Prioritize Emotional Wellness With on-demand apps and free confidential therapy sessions, you’ll have support no matter where you are. Stay Fit Eating well and being active are important parts of a healthy life. Our onsite Café and gym, plus virtual classes, make it easier. Embrace Flexibility Benefits are best when you have the space to use them. That’s why we facilitate a flexible environment so you can find the right balance for you.
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