Question
FULL_TIME
5-10

Firmware Development Engineer

11/26/2025

You will be architecting software at various layers of the stack and contributing to all phases of product development. This includes system-level debugging and collaborating with cross-functional teams to define firmware requirements.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
About the Role
Architecting software at various layers of the stack, from boot ROMs to drivers to runtimes. You will be contributing to all phases of product development, from design through manufacturing and productization. You will contribute to the architecture and design of various firmware components, including driver interfaces (PCIe, SPI, I2C, I3C), system libraries needed for SoC bring-up, protocol and feature development of low-level hardware. Perform system-level debugging and troubleshooting to identify and resolve complex hardware/firmware-related issues. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including hardware architects and engineers, software developers, validation & integration and product managers to define firmware requirements and specifications. Stay up to date with industry trends and advancements in cloud firmware technologies and provide recommendations for improvement. Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience. 5+ years of experience in FW and or embedded SW development experience, particularly in a multi-core platform environment 3+ years of programming experience in C/C++ Solid understanding of computer architectures including processors, buses, and memories. Demonstrated experience of hardware and firmware architecture, design, and coding for solutions at scale Basic Verilog (or any other HDL) programming & waveform debugging Debugging skills with GDB or equivalent. Experience with one or more of these: drivers, DMA, PCIe, NVMe, image video encoders/decoders, memory controllers/training, boot flows, or power management.
Key Skills
Firmware DevelopmentEmbedded SoftwareC/C++ ProgrammingComputer ArchitectureHardware ArchitectureDesignDebuggingSystem LibrariesDriver InterfacesProtocol DevelopmentSoC Bring-UpCross-Functional CollaborationVerilogDMAPCIePower Management
Categories
TechnologyEngineeringSoftware
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