Senior Firmware & System Debug Engineer

Microsoft

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Work type: Hybrid
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Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Apr 21, 2027

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TL;DR · Senior Firmware & System Debug Engineer

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The Senior Firmware & System Debug Engineer joins the Firmware Center of Excellence to support the next generation of MAIA and Cobalt products. This role involves leading embedded firmware development and conducting complex technical investigations into firmware crashes, boot failures, and memory corruption across silicon, hardware, and operating systems. You will build scalable analysis and triage automation, develop diagnostic firmware, and apply data science and AI-assisted tools to accelerate root-cause analysis at scale. Key responsibilities include correlating logs, crash dumps, and fleet telemetry to isolate failure mechanisms. Required skills include experience with C/C++, Python, KQL/SQL, and low-level interfaces like PCIe, I2C, and SPI. You will utilize tools such as JTAG, GDB, and oscilloscopes to debug complex embedded systems and platform interfaces.

Skills

Embedded Firmware C C++ Python SQL KQL CI/CD JTAG GDB PCIe I2C SPI FPGA Silicon Bring-up root-cause analysis Telemetry Analysis Oscilloscope Logic Analyzer

What you'll do

Lead embedded firmware development, debugging, and fixes for silicon and SOC issues.
Own complex investigations into firmware crashes, boot failures, hangs, and memory corruption.
Correlate firmware logs, silicon error records, crash dumps, and fleet telemetry to isolate failures.
Develop reproducible experiments and diagnostic firmware to distinguish firmware defects from hardware or software causes.
Build scalable analysis and triage automation for failure bucketing, signature detection, and regression detection.
Apply statistical analysis and AI-assisted methods to prioritize investigations and reduce manual analysis.
Drive permanent fixes with component owners and verify effectiveness through regression testing and telemetry.
Convert investigation findings into improved instrumentation, test coverage, and troubleshooting guidance.

What we're looking for

Must have a Doctorate with 1+ years of experience, a Master's with 4+ years, or a Bachelor's with 5+ years in a relevant engineering field.
Must be able to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check every two years.
Must provide proof of citizenship, US residency, or other protected status for export control eligibility.
Must be able to access information controlled for export under U.S. ITAR, EAR, or EU Dual Use regulations.
8+ years of professional experience in embedded-system design, development, integration, validation, or system-level debugging (preferred).
Experience with cross-layer root-cause analysis of firmware, silicon, or system failures using logs, crash dumps, or telemetry (preferred).
Experience reading and debugging C/C++ firmware and scripting for automation or engineering-data analysis (preferred).
Experience with silicon bring-up, firmware initialization, and lab tools like JTAG, GDB, oscilloscopes, or logic analyzers (preferred).

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