About the Role

Senior Firmware Engineer role at Microsoft's Silicon and Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Engineering team, focusing on designing and architecting firmware solutions for Azure cloud hardware. Responsibilities include system-level design, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and developing secure, scalable firmware for server and silicon infrastructure. Requires expertise in embedded systems, firmware architecture, and hardware interfaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and architect firmware solutions for Cloud Hardware systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define firmware requirements
• Develop and maintain firmware architecture for scalability and maintainability
• Develop security threat models for the platform
• Design and implement firmware modules for hardware interfaces like PCIe, I2C, SPI

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• Doctorate in EE/CE/CS with 1+ years experience OR Master's with 4+ years OR Bachelor's with 5+ years
• 4+ years experience in architecting, designing, and developing firmware/software solutions
• Experience in Embedded Linux, U-Boot, or Board Support Packages (BSP) porting
• 4+ years experience with platform initialization, low-level drivers for peripherals, memory management, or multi-threading

Nice to Have:

• Knowledge of hardware and firmware interfaces: OpenBMC, DMTF MCTP, Redfish, PLDM, SPDM, RAS
• Passionate about coaching team members and helping them grow
• Detailed knowledge of core networking protocols and REST API frameworks

Benefits & Perks

• Industry leading healthcare