Jayashree Jayanth
Staff Engineer, Firmware Development
Bangalore
Summary
Accomplished engineer with a robust background at Western digital/SanDisk, specialising in firmware development and verification mainly for client, enterprise and automotive storage solutions. I excel in problem solving and debugging significantly firmware functionality and reliability. Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional collaboration and testing strategy refinement, ensuring top-tier product quality.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Engineer, Firmware Development
SanDisk
08.2025 - Current
- Managed ramping up on Enterprise SSD architecture while solving some iNand Moonshot bugs, ensuring timely completion and adherence to budget constraints.
- Involved in solving bugs related to Enterprise SSD solution.
- Involved in debugging JIRAs and helping test team to fix test issues .
- Involved in development of features corresponding to NVMe OCP 2.0.
Senior Engineer, Firmware Development
Sandisk / Western Digital
05.2024 - Current
- Contributed to the development of firmware for iNand automotive products with a focus on the Flash Translation Layer (FTL)
- Wrote and executed unit tests and flow verification tests to ensure functionality and reliability of developed code
- Engaged in debugging and troubleshooting of firmware issues, using JIRA platform to track and resolve defects
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and align on feature expectations, ensuring efficient and optimal firmware implementation
- Partnered with validation teams to develop comprehensive test plans for thorough firmware validation
Senior Engineer, Firmware Verification
Western Digital
08.2020 - 04.2024
- Involved in end to end verification process of firmware that goes into NVMe client SSDs mainly from FTL
- Served as the technical lead multiple times for FTL team, overseeing and guaranteeing the thorough validation of firmware to uphold highest standards of quality
- Developed and executed white box test scenarios based on detail understanding of firmware architecture and codebase
- Played an integral role in collaborative sessions to review and enhance test designs providing valuable inputs to improve quality and refine testing strategies
- Examining and troubleshooting failures through the analysis of test logs and utilisation of JTAG debugger for precise identification and resolution
Education
BTech - Instrumentation and Control Engineering
Manipal Institute of Technology
Manipal08.2020
Skills
C programming
Operating system, RTOS
Embedded systems, RISC-V Architecture
SPI, I2C, IPC
Python programming
NAND Flash storage
Problem solving and debugging
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Carnatic Vocalist Active Carnatic classical singer from 10 years Have won scholarships from Karnataka govt for Indian music students
Timeline
Staff Engineer, Firmware Development
SanDisk
08.2025 - Current
Senior Engineer, Firmware Development
Sandisk / Western Digital
05.2024 - Current
Senior Engineer, Firmware Verification
Western Digital
08.2020 - 04.2024
BTech - Instrumentation and Control Engineering
Manipal Institute of Technology