Samsung Semiconductor
Staff Engineer, AI Platform Enablement and Emerging Applications
San Jose, California, United States · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$163k-$253kDetected 6 days ago
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odds of building a lasting career here
64Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
Level I$152,7971 entry
Level II$187,0752 entries
Level III$221,3743 entries
Level IV$255,6534 entries
$24,075 more — $187,075 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $187,075 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 12 green-card filings in this occupation, 100% were for a worker who already held the job.
Green-card follow-through: 55%
Of 20 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 9 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 496 days.100% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.
Files H-1B transfers
126 transfer filings in the last year, covering 435 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.
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About the role
- Please Note: To provide the best candidate experience amidst our high application volumes, each candidate is limited to 10 applications across all open jobs within a 6-month period.
- Advancing the World's Technology Together Our technology solutions power the tools you use every day--including smartphones, electric vehicles, hyperscale data centers, IoT devices, and so much more.
- We believe innovation and growth are driven by an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce.
Responsibilities
- AI Platform Enablement: Lead SSD enablement and qualification activities for next-generation NVIDIA, AMD, and other strategic AI/compute platforms from early engineering engagement through production readiness.
- NPI Execution: Own SSD sample planning, allocation, qualification schedules, validation milestones, issue tracking, and launch readiness for major platform NPI programs.
- System Validation & Issue Resolution: Coordinate system-level testing and drive cross-functional resolution of SSD, PCIe/NVMe, firmware, thermal, power, performance, and interoperability issues identified during platform qualification.
- Platform Requirement Management: Capture and communicate platform-specific requirements, validation criteria, design constraints, and qualification feedback to internal product and engineering organizations.
- Emerging Application Incubation: Identify emerging AI storage workloads and applications, evaluate their technical requirements, and drive early feasibility studies, benchmarking, and proof-of-concept activities.
Requirements
- 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 5+ years of experience in enterprise SSD, server platform, storage system, semiconductor, or data center infrastructure engineering.
- System Debugging Experience: Proven ability to investigate and coordinate resolution of complex system-level issues across hardware, firmware, software, and platform boundaries.
- Cross-Functional Program Experience: Experience working across engineering, product planning, validation, quality, operations, sales, FAE, and customer organizations.
- Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal English communication skills with the ability to communicate technical issues, program status, and recommendations effectively across global teams.
- System-Level Thinking: Ability to understand SSD behavior within the broader CPU/GPU, PCIe, memory, networking, power, thermal, and software environment.
- Customer Orientation: Ability to understand customer priorities, anticipate technical and schedule risks, and translate customer requirements into actionable internal plans.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Ability to align global engineering, product, validation, operations, and customer-facing teams without relying solely on formal authority.
- Emerging Technology Curiosity: Ability to identify new AI workload and storage trends early, assess their technical relevance, and convert promising concepts into structured incubation activities.
- Technical Judgment: Ability to balance performance, qualification risk, schedule, product maturity, and customer requirements when making program and technical recommendations.
- Platform Qualification Experience: Demonstrated experience supporting server, accelerator, or data center platform qualification and NPI programs, including sample management, validation planning, issue tracking, and production readiness.
- Storage & Interface Knowledge: Strong technical understanding of enterprise SSDs, PCIe, NVMe, server architecture, firmware, performance, power, thermal behavior, and system-level interoperability.
- AI/Data Center Familiarity: Working knowledge of modern AI and hyperscale infrastructure, including GPU-based systems, high-performance networking, PCIe switches/retimers, local NVMe storage, and large-scale server deployments.
- Execution Ownership: Ability to independently drive complex platform enablement programs from early engagement through qualification and production readiness.
- Technical Problem Solving: Ability to quickly isolate technical issues, identify the appropriate engineering owners, and drive resolution across organizational boundaries.
- Program Prioritization: Ability to manage multiple concurrent platform programs, sample demands, qualification schedules, and technical dependencies in a fast-moving environment.
Skills
- Ability to travel as needed for customer engagements, platform bring-up, qualification activities, and industry events.
- Ability to understand SSD behavior within the broader CPU/GPU, PCIe, memory, networking, power, thermal, and software environment.
- Technical Problem Solving:
- Cross-Functional Leadership:
- Ability to align global engineering, product, validation, operations, and customer-facing teams without relying solely on formal authority.
- Emerging Technology Curiosity:
- Travel: Ability to travel as needed for customer engagements, platform bring-up, qualification activities, and industry events.
- Key Competencies
Compensation
- $163,000 - $253,000 USD
Benefits
- 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.
- 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, caregiver support, and medical travel support.
- Prioritize Emotional Wellness With on-demand apps and free confidential therapy sessions, you'll have support no matter where you are.
- 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.
- Our onsite Café and gym, plus virtual classes, make it easier.
Company info
- Our Commitment to Innovation and Fairness At Samsung Semiconductor, we use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in the recruitment process to enhance efficiency.
Equal opportunity
- Employment Policy
- Samsung Semiconductor takes pride in being an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to fostering an environment where all individuals feel valued and empowered to excel, regardless of race, religion, color, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, or veteran status.
- When selecting team members, we prioritize talent and qualities such as humility, kindness, and dedication.
- We extend comprehensive accommodations throughout our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, neurodivergent individuals, or those requiring pregnancy-related support.
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