Microsoft

Firmware Engineer (SCHIE)

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2 days ago
Redmond, WA, USA or Mountain View, CA, USAMid Level
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Base Salary

$85k - $184k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Develop firmware for telemetry systems, platform initialization, and board support packages across Azure custom silicon programs.
  • Design and implement low-level inter-core messaging services and SSIO interfaces including I3C, I2C, UART, and SPI.
  • Implement power-control loops, memory and cache management, boot sequencing, and silicon-enablement initialization flows.
  • Contribute to RTOS and driver frameworks focused on performance, reliability, and scalability.
  • Develop OS-level performance infrastructure and debugging tools for firmware troubleshooting and issue analysis.
  • Collaborate with silicon, hardware, and software teams to deliver secure production-grade firmware for Azure infrastructure.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Master’s degree in a relevant field, or a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field plus 2+ years of technical engineering experience with coding, or equivalent experience, is preferred.
  • Proficiency in C/C++ is preferred.
  • Experience debugging issues across multiple embedded subsystems is preferred.
  • Experience with platform initialization, low-level peripheral drivers and protocols, memory management, scheduling, interrupts, or multithreading is preferred.
  • Experience with board-level bring-up and lab debugging using tools such as JTAG, SWD, GDB, UART, I2C, SPI, and GPIO is preferred.
  • Experience with SoC bring-up, OS primitives, memory management, multithreading, and pre-silicon environments is preferred.
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and government security screening requirements is required, including Microsoft Cloud Background Check and applicable export-control eligibility verification.

Benefits

  • The typical U.S. base pay range is USD $85,400–$168,100 per year, with a separate San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metropolitan area range of USD $111,100–$183,700 per year.
  • Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
  • The position targets an immediate start date and remains open for at least five days, with applications accepted until filled.

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Microsoft develops operating systems, productivity software, cloud services, developer tools, and consumer devices for individuals, enterprises, and governments. Its main products include Windows, Microsoft 365, Azure, Visual Studio/GitHub, Xbox, and LinkedIn; revenue comes from software subscriptions and licenses, cloud consumption, hardware sales, and advertising. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft is a public company traded on Nasdaq.

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