Software Engineering Program Manager
Western Digital
Software Engineering Program Manager
Western Digital
Makes hard drives for cloud and AI data centers
In this role, you will be responsible for driving execution of our software and services portfolio as well as cross-functional and executive-level communications. You will be tasked with defining necessary processes to improve productivity, engage with external partners as required and overall work for a globally distributed organization of talented software engineers.
The ideal candidate for the role has extensive experience leading complex software programs, revenue sensitive programs and strategic initiatives. He/She has the ability to identify the complexity of the program, structure program milestones and deliverables and excel at execution to ensure key results are met.
In this role, you will be expected to deliver the right value to the business. Your ability to understand key priorities, create clarity for the team and maximize team efficiency will be critical to your success and the success of your programs.
The role should ideally be located in the Bay Area or Irvine area, but we are a remote-friendly organization and would consider making it a remote role for the right candidate.
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Makes hard drives for cloud and AI data centers
Western Digital, which goes by WD, designs and makes hard disk drives, mostly the high-capacity models that cloud and AI data centers use to store huge amounts of data cheaply. In 2013, its HGST unit shipped the first helium-filled hard drives, which fit more disks into each drive and use less power. Its drives store data on stacks of spinning magnetic disks, and the lineup runs from Ultrastar data center drives to WD Red and WD Purple drives for home servers and security cameras. WD makes its money selling these drives to cloud companies, PC makers, and retail shoppers. Western Digital was founded in 1970 and is based in San Jose, California, and in 2025 it spun off its flash memory business as Sandisk.
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