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The Senior Firmware Engineer joins the Azure Platform Security and Confidentiality team to develop firmware for server, silicon, and rack infrastructure. This role involves all phases of product development, from microarchitecture design through firmware architecture and development. The engineer will drive the design of security sub-systems, develop low-level hardware interfaces, and evaluate third-party component security designs to meet platform requirements. Key responsibilities include root-causing issues at the intersection of firmware and hardware subsystems. Required skills include proficient C programming and experience writing low-level drivers. Preferred qualifications include C++, RUST, Linux driver initialization, and experience with PCIe, I2C, eMMC, SPI, USB, and UARTs. The role requires knowledge of encryption ciphers, security protocols, memory management, scheduling, interrupts, and multi-threading within an embedded software context.
What does a Firmware Engineer earn?
Median $196750 from 38 postings across 10 companies.
Drive the architecture, design, and development of security sub-systems.
Develop firmware for low-level hardware interfaces.
Manage all phases of product development from microarchitecture design to firmware development.
Evaluate third-party component security designs to ensure they meet Azure requirements.
Write low-level drivers and perform root cause analysis across firmware and hardware subsystems.
Implement defensive coding practices to secure Azure infrastructure.
Develop software solutions using C, C++, or RUST for server and silicon infrastructure.
What we're looking for
Must have a Doctorate with 1+ years of experience, a Master's with 4+ years, a Bachelor's with 5+ years, or equivalent experience.
Must have proficient C programming skills.
Must have experience writing low-level drivers and root-causing issues across firmware and hardware subsystems.
Must be able to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check.
Must have experience with driver development, Linux driver initialization, and peripherals such as PCIe, memory interfaces, and OS primitives (preferred).
Must have experience with security and Embedded Software/Firmware development (preferred).
Must have excellent C/C++ and RUST programming skills (preferred).
Must have knowledge of encryption ciphers, security protocols, and defensive coding skills (preferred).
SoC Architecture
Firmware Development
Silicon Design
Bring-Up
JTAG
Arm TrustZone
x86
Arm
FPGA
ZeBu
Palladium
Lauterbach TRACE32
Arm Development Studio
Linux
Windows
Driver Development
RTL
Pre-silicon Validation
Post-silicon Validation
ATE