Senior Firmware Engineer

Microsoft•Redmond, WA

10d•$119,800 - $261,000

About The Position

Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) builds and operates the infrastructure behind Microsoft’s cloud services. The BIOS/UEFI Center of Excellence team supports hardware manufacturing and the quality, delivery, scale, and sustainability of Microsoft cloud hardware. Microsoft is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to provide strategic technical direction for BIOS/UEFI development. The team delivers and manages robust, high-quality BIOS/UEFI solutions throughout their lifecycle across the Microsoft Cloud fleet. The engineer will work with internal Microsoft teams and external partners, including silicon vendors, to ensure solutions are secure, highly available, and continuously improved. The role also contributes to Azure hardware development, security, performance, telemetry, diagnostics, and industry standardization.

Requirements

Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and at least 1 year of technical engineering experience; or a master's degree in one of these fields and at least 4 years of technical engineering experience; or a bachelor's degree in one of these fields and at least 5 years of technical engineering experience; or equivalent experience.
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

At least 10 years of experience, with the majority as a technical lead or in a similar role.
Proficiency developing low-level firmware or software for hardware platforms, including firmware, BIOS, UEFI, EDK2, or BMC.
Leadership and cross-functional collaboration experience, including overseeing complex projects across multiple disciplines and business groups.
Experience managing a product lifecycle from project inception through release and guiding teams toward strategic goals.
Ability to work effectively in ambiguous environments, balance multiple priorities, and drive resolution while maintaining quality.
Advanced problem-solving and strategic thinking skills, including developing and monitoring success metrics.
Ability to synthesize information and communicate solutions to complex technical challenges through effective presentations to technical and non-technical audiences at all organizational levels.
Background in firmware or software development, testing strategies, and requirements definition.
Familiarity with end-to-end CPU/SoC product development processes.
Experience with data center hardware or software projects from concept through deployment.
Technical ability to address complex problems and work independently.
More than 7 years of software development experience using one or more programming languages such as C, C++, C#, or Python.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with engineering partners to develop and maintain the BIOS/UEFI portfolio and supporting infrastructure across the Azure fleet.
Drive strategic objectives to improve Azure’s BIOS/UEFI security posture, resolve security vulnerabilities promptly, and keep firmware components current.
Oversee BIOS/UEFI development for new hardware SKUs, ensuring requirements compliance, schedule adherence, comprehensive validation, and successful rollout plans for AI-driven, next-generation compute, and high-memory SKUs.
Lead the implementation of BIOS/UEFI requirements to optimize performance, telemetry, and diagnostics in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Manage requirements and feature delivery through agile execution, including sprints, backlogs, milestones, and continuous planning.
Define, communicate, and establish vendor-agnostic requirements for Azure hardware, engaging internal and external partners such as silicon vendors, ODMs, and OEMs worldwide.
Partner with architects, technical program managers, and engineering leaders to advance hardware and firmware standardization within Microsoft and the silicon industry.