Firmware Engineer

Microsoft

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: —
Salary: $85,400–$168,100 / yr
Posted: 6 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Mar 24, 2027

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $177k

This role $127k

$69k most similar roles pay here $234k

This role pays less than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $139,667–$214,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $127k versus about $177k for comparable roles.

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About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

Microsoft currently has 518 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 505 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Firmware Engineer

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As a Firmware Engineer within the Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering team, you will develop foundational firmware for Microsoft Azure infrastructure, specifically focusing on custom AI accelerator silicon. Your daily responsibilities include designing, developing, debugging, testing, and releasing production-grade firmware across both pre-silicon and post-silicon platforms. You will collaborate with hardware, architecture, and software teams to drive SoC bring-up, troubleshooting, and deployment in datacenters. The role requires technical proficiency in Python, embedded Rust, and Rust RTOSs along with associated toolchains. Essential skills include experience in firmware validation, embedded systems, test planning, and automation. This position addresses the critical challenge of building the underlying firmware stack necessary to enable advanced AI workloads on specialized silicon within a large-scale cloud infrastructure environment.

What does a Firmware Engineer earn?

Median $203650 from 38 postings across 11 companies.

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Skills

Firmware Python Rust RTOS SoC Bring-up Embedded Systems Pre-silicon Post-silicon Automation Validation Test Planning Azure

What you'll do

Design, develop, debug, test, and release firmware for Azure custom AI silicon programs.
Perform development and testing on both pre-silicon and post-silicon platforms.
Drive SoC bring-up processes and troubleshoot hardware issues.
Deliver secure, production-grade firmware in coordination with cross-functional teams.
Support the deployment and operation of silicon within Microsoft datacenters.
Develop firmware for advanced AI workloads on custom-silicon programs.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (preferred).
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, plus two or more years of technical engineering and coding experience (preferred).
Proficiency with Python, embedded Rust, Rust RTOSs, and associated toolchains (preferred).
Experience with SoC bring-up, firmware validation, embedded systems, test planning, debug, and automation (preferred).
Experience working in pre-silicon environments (preferred).

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