Software Engineer (Apps)
Job Description
Build the AI-powered tools that WD's engineers actually use every day. You'll own full-stack features end-to-end — from UI to database to AI/ML components — and your work will directly shape how next-gen storage devices are designed, tested, and manufactured.
What you'll build:
• AI features and automation workflows embedded in production engineering apps
• RAG-based pipelines and LLM integrations across tools like ADAM, WDFA, LIMS, and DRVM
• New tooling for monitoring HDD product telemetry data in real time
• Reusable AI/ML patterns deployable across the full DRI Tools portfolio
• Full-stack components spanning UI, REST APIs, backend services, and data layers
Tech Stack:
Language: Python. AI/ML: LLMs, RAG Pipeline, Llama.cpp, Hugging Face, text embeddings, AI Harness (eg Claude Code) Front End: Web Apps: React, Tailwind CC, Vite APIs: REST API design & development Data: SQL/MySQL, data pipelines, file I/O, text parsing Devops: Git/Bitbucket, CI/CD, JIRA, Agile/Scrum
Platforms: Linux, Mac, Windows
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
• Design, develop, test, and ship software tools — web, desktop, and CLI — in a large-scale enterprise engineering environment
• Own features from requirements → code → deployment
• Evaluate and integrate LLMs and embedding models into existing applications
• Build and expand automation and telemetry monitoring platforms
• Write clean, well-tested, maintainable Python code aligned to team standards
• Collaborate directly with HDD R&D; and product engineering stakeholders to scope and ship solutions that reduce manual effort
• Stay current on open-source AI tooling and emerging frameworks
This role is part of WD's early career development program. WD's early career development program is ideal for individuals at the early stages of their professional career. Participants receive foundational training through structured onboarding, mentorship, and a curated development curriculum. The responsibilities of this role are typically aligned with candidates who have approximately 0–2+ years of relevant professional experience, though candidates of all experience levels are encouraged to apply.
Requirements
Function: Engineering
Experience Level: Entry Level