Early Career Talent - Software Development Engineering (Apps)

Western Digital • Irvine, CA

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About The Position

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible. At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole. We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™. We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future. Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage. Job Description Every hard drive we ship goes through rigorous validation. The tools behind that validation determine how fast we innovate and how reliably we deliver. You'll build the automation and internal applications that help engineers test, validate, and improve our products. Your code won't sit in a sandbox—it will directly support product quality and engineering efficiency. This position is part of our Early Career program at WD. Our Early Career program is designed to support individuals beginning their professional career by providing the foundational training through a structured onboarding, mentorship, and development curriculum.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing or recently completed BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Right to work in the US without requiring Western Digital to commence or sponsor an immigration case in order to employ you at any point in the future required
• C/C++ programming experience – comfortable writing, debugging, and optimizing code
• Scripting experience – proficient with Python, MATLAB, Bash, or similar languages
• Built a web application – could be a school project, hackathon entry, or internship work
• Software development fundamentals – understand version control, debugging, and writing clean code
• Problem-solving mindset – you see manual processes and think "there's a better way"
• Strong communication skills – can explain technical decisions and collaborate across teams

Nice To Haves

• Test automation frameworks or CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions)
• Hardware testing, validation environments, or storage protocols (SATA/SAS)
• Full-stack development (frontend + backend)
• MATLAB for data analysis or test automation
• Internship in software or systems engineering

Responsibilities

• Automate validation testing – write Python/MATLAB scripts that replace manual workflows and speed up product testing cycles
• Build internal engineering tools – develop web-based applications used daily by validation and product teams
• Collaborate with validation engineers – translate their workflows into code that saves time and reduces errors
• Improve lab efficiency – identify repetitive tasks and build tooling to eliminate them
• Contribute to full-stack development – work on both backend automation and frontend interfaces
• Support CI/CD pipelines – help integrate automated tests into continuous deployment workflows
• Work with storage protocols – interact with SATA-based testing environments and validation systems
• Participate in technical reviews – share ideas, improve processes, and learn from cross-functional teams

Benefits

• 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 Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level