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Firmware Engineer II

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100600.00 - 199000.00 USD / Year
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Microsoft Silicon and Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Skype, OneDrive and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with our server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering a trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate engineers to help achieve that mission. As Microsoft's cloud business continues to grow the ability to deploy new offerings and HW infrastructure on time, in high volume with high quality and lowest cost is of paramount importance. The Firmware Center of Excellence is responsible for Hardware/Firmware for Azure Infrastructure. We are working on the next generation Hardware/Firmware for server, silicon and rack infrastructure with a focus on innovation in firmware technology to secure Azure infrastructure for Microsoft and their customers. We are looking for a Firmware Engineer II with a background in firmware design and implementation who can influence the partners and drive end to end (E2E) solutions from concept to production. Experience with Platform & System-on-Chip (SoC) Architecture and Design, bring up of SoC, root causing issues at the intersection of multiple subsystems across firmware and hardware.

Job Responsibility:

  • Design and architect firmware solutions for cloud hardware systems, focusing on system-level E2E design, debugging and troubleshooting
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including hardware engineers, software developers, validation & integration, and product managers to define firmware requirements and specifications
  • Develop and maintain firmware architecture, ensuring scalability, modularity, and maintainability
  • Develop Security threat models for the platform working with vendors & security teams
  • Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in firmware technologies, and provide recommendations for improvement
  • Work closely with Microsoft product groups, industry partners and researchers to architect and develop server hardware solutions that meet the requirements for our cloud services platforms at the lowest possible cost of ownership
  • Design and implement firmware modules to support various hardware interfaces, including USB, SPI, I2C, I3C, PCIe, and other related protocols
  • Provide technical leadership and guidance to internal developers or external partners to deliver serviceable, reliable, and scalable solutions
  • Contribute to product vision and roadmap by bringing innovation to server manageability ecosystem
  • Perform system-level debugging and troubleshooting to identify and resolve hardware/firmware-related issues

Requirements:

  • Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ 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

Nice to have:

  • Knowledge of hardware and firmware interfaces: OpenBMC, DMTF MCTP, Redfish, PLDM, SPDM and RAS
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++
  • 4+ years of professional experience in architecting, designing and developing firmware/software solutions
  • Experience and in Embedded Linux, U-Boot and Board Support Packages (BSP) porting
  • Problem solving, debugging troubleshooting skills, advanced design, and development skills
  • Knowledge of core networking protocols and REST API frameworks

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Job Posted:
March 19, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
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On-site work
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