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Microsoft · 5 hours ago

Principal Firmware Engineer

Redmond, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$140K/yr - $275K/yr

8+ years exp

Microsoft is a leading technology company responsible for powering a vast array of online services through its Cloud Infrastructure. They are seeking a Principal Firmware Engineer to lead the design and deployment of cloud-scale firmware solutions, mentor teams, and ensure high-quality service delivery in their cloud operations.

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Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead architecture, design and deployment of cloud scale firmware and RAS (Reliability, Availability and Serviceability) solutions

Collaborate with hardware and software teams to define, architect and spec highly scalable, reliable, and serviceable solutions for cloud scale workloads (Compute, AI/ML etc.)

Mentor a team of developers to architect and prototype solutions, using industry standard development flows, transitioning these to production-quality cloud-scale solutions

Perform system-level debugging and troubleshooting to identify and resolve complex hardware/firmware-related issues

Stay up to date with industry trends and advancements in cloud firmware technologies and provide recommendations for improvement

Embody our culture and values

Qualification

Firmware developmentCloud infrastructureSystem reliabilityC programmingPython programmingHardware architectureDebuggingTechnical leadershipMentoringCollaboration

Required

Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter

Preferred

7+ years of professional experience designing and developing firmware and software solutions to improve system reliability, availability and serviceability

Technical Leader in Industry with experience in Enterprise/Cloud Server hardware architecture, understanding of HW/FW/OS interactions, expertise in Server, GPU features architecture/integration

Experienced in leading debugging complex system level issues and providing recommendations on potential fixes/tradeoffs to meet the business needs

Demonstrated skills in C and Python (programming)

Experience managing complex partner engagement and leading engineering collaboration