Staff Engineer, Cloud & Hyperscale Storage - Customer Technical Support at Western Digital, San Jose, CA

Staff Engineer, Cloud & Hyperscale Storage - Customer Technical Support at Western Digital in San Jose, CA. Full-time. Est. up to $200k. Apply with swipeandhired.

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.
We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.
Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You’ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That’s us, too.
We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike.
Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

Technologist, Customer Technical Sales & Support – Cloud & Hyperscaler
Western Digital is seeking a Staff Technologist to join the Customer Technical Sales & Support (CTS) organization supporting strategic cloud and hyperscaler customers. This role acts as the primary technical bridge between WD Engineering and customers, owning deep understanding of customer storage architectures, qualification requirements, deployment models, and field issues.
The successful candidate will lead technical engagements from early evaluation through production support, drive issue resolution across firmware, hardware, and systems teams, and translate customer needs into actionable input for product and engineering roadmaps. This is an individual contributor role with broad influence across Sales, Engineering, Product Management, and Quality.

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