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Microsoft · 2 days ago

Principal Firmware Engineering Manager

Mountain View, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$140K/yr - $275K/yr

8+ years exp

Microsoft is a leading technology company seeking a Principal Firmware Engineering Manager to lead a team in developing and maintaining BIOS/UEFI solutions for their Azure cloud infrastructure. The role involves collaborating with internal teams and external partners to enhance security and performance while managing the product lifecycle and driving strategic objectives.

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Responsibilities

As a Principal Firmware Engineering Manager, you will lead your engineering team and collaborate with partners to develop and maintain the BIOS/UEFI portfolio, supporting infrastructure across the Azure fleet

Drive strategic objectives and key results to enhance Azure’s BIOS/UEFI security posture by ensuring timely management of security vulnerabilities and keeping firmware components current, thereby achieving the highest security standards across the fleet

Partnering with the Hardware New Program Initiative team and engineering counterparts, you will oversee the development of new hardware SKUs, ensuring compliance with BIOS/UEFI requirements, adherence to development schedules, comprehensive validation, and the successful execution of rollout plans for AI-driven, next-generation compute, and high-memory SKUs

Beyond leading new product introduction (NPI) hardware development, this role will champion the implementation of new BIOS/UEFI requirements to optimize performance, telemetry, and diagnostics in collaboration with cross-functional teams

Manage semester planning and feature delivery through agile execution, including sprints, backlogs, and milestones, while leading continuous planning efforts

Define, communicate, and establish vendor-agnostic requirements for innovative hardware solutions powering Azure, engaging actively with internal and external partners such as silicon vendors, ODMs, and OEMs worldwide

Microsoft is at the forefront of developing standardized requirements and processes with key stakeholders in the hardware and firmware industry. In this role, you will partner with architects, technical program managers, and engineering leaders to advance these standardization efforts within Microsoft and throughout the silicon industry

Qualification

BIOS/UEFI developmentProduct lifecycle managementTechnical leadershipLow-level firmware developmentSoftware developmentCross-functional collaborationAgile executionCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsTechnical presentations

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

12–15+ years of experience with majority as a Technical Lead, Engineering Manager, or similar

Proficient in developing low-level FW or SW for HW platforms, including FW, BIOS, UEFI, EDK2, BMC, among others

Demonstrated expertise in management, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration, with a proven history of overseeing complex projects spanning multiple disciplines and business groups

Experience managing the product lifecycle from project inception through release, with the capability to guide teams toward realizing strategic visions

Ability to synthesize information and communicate solutions to intricate technical challenges with effective presentations across all levels of the organization, both technical and non-technical

Background in software development, testing strategies, and requirements definition

Familiarity with end-to-end CPU/SoC product development processes

Experience with data center hardware/software projects, from concept through deployment

Technically adept, capable of addressing complex problems, and able to work independently

Over 10+ years of experience in software development using one or more programming languages such as C, C++, C#, Python, etc