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Senior Firmware Engineer

Job in Redmond, King County, Washington, 98073, USA
Listing for: Microsoft
Full Time, Part Time position
Listed on 2026-10-25
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 119800 - 234700 USD Yearly USD 119800.00 234700.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job d:

Location:

United States, Washington, Redmond Salary: USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year

Employment type:

Full-Time Work site: 3 days / week in-office

Role type:
Individual Contributor Travel:
Less than 25%
Profession:
Hardware Engineering Discipline:
Firmware Engineering Company:
Microsoft Overview Are  you passionate about working on cutting edge new technology in security with a team that embodies the growth mindset? Are you hoping to join an organization which is built on a mission “To empower every person and organization on this planet to achieve more”? Then this is the role for you. The Azure Platform Security and Confidentiality team is responsible for Firmware development of server, silicon and rack infrastructure design with a focus on innovation in security technology to secure Azure infrastructure for Microsoft and their customers.

We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Firmware Engineer with a background in security. You must have proficient C programing skills, with experience writing low level drivers, root causing issues at the intersection of multiple subsystems across firmware and hardware.

Responsibilities You will be involved with all phases of product development, from microarchitecture design through firmware architecture and development.

At the design phase, you will be part of a team- driving the architecture, design and development of the security sub-systems including firmware development of low-level hardware interfaces.

You will be responsible for evaluating third part components security design to ensure they meet Azure’s requirements for Platform Security Qualifications Minimum

Qualifications:

Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience. Other Requirements:
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.

Preferred Qualifications:

The successful candidate should have experience with some or all the following: driver development, Linux driver initialization, peripherals such as PCIe, memory interfaces. OS primitives, memory management, scheduling, interrupts, threading.

Experience with Penetration testing also a plus8+ years of professional experience designing and developing software solutions.

Excellent C/C++, RUST programming skills

Experienced with security and Embedded Software/Firmware development.

Knowledge in Encryption ciphers and security protocols

Proficient debugging capabilities and demonstrated experience to resolve issues spanning multiple subsystems.

Experience with Platform initialization, Board support package porting, low level drivers for peripherals such as PCIe, I2C, eMMC, SPI, USB, UARTs as well as Memory Management, Scheduling, Interrupts and multi-threading

The candidate should have proficient defensive coding skills, debugging and troubleshooting abilities.#SCHIE #azurehwjobs

Firmware Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York…
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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