The Microsoft Silicon Engineering Solutions and Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) team is responsible for developing and delivering the hardware and firmware that is responsible for powering Microsoft's "Intelligent Cloud" mission. From cloud game streaming to data services, the hardware we design is contributing to the success of millions of customers. The SCHIE team is looking for a Principal Software Engineer:

We in SCHIE's Firmware Center of Excellence create the foundational firmware that powers the Microsoft Cloud. Our firmware lights up millions of servers and racks across the globe, enabling users to do everything from running blogs to crunching through powerful AI algorithms. We're a growing team of diverse, talented & passionate engineers inventing and delivering technology to light up the "world's computer!" We believe that a robust firmware infrastructure leads to incredibly powerful computing experiences-if you believe this too, we need you!

We are working on the next generation hardware/firmware for server, silicon and rack infrastructure with a focus on innovation in firmware technology to secure Azure infrastructure for Microsoft and their customers. This role will give you an opportunity to design and architect the systems and servers of tomorrow that will scale in the Azure Fleet. We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our team.

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

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 various sub-systems including firmware development of low-level hardware interfaces and define flows for boot flows of ASIC.

You will be responsible for firmware level debug as part of end-to-end firmware development and debug.?

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python

OR equivalent experience.

6+ years of professional experience designing and developing Embedded Software solutions.

Proficient track record of building, deploying, and optimizing large-scale AI/ML models in real-world applications.

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:

Experience with working from early concept of SoC Architecture and design to shipping final product.

Experience driving firmware architecture solutions with detailed troubleshooting and debugging skills.

Solid data engineering and analysis experience.

Experience working in collaborative teams and cross-group efforts.

Understanding of hardware and devices, or familiarity with OS and Firmware health and error reporting.

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

Experience with Implementation of Hardware/Firmware Security primitives.

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

Experience with Architecting, Designing and delivering on new Data Center class technologies across the entire platform.

Experience working with external partner teams to drive design and architectural changes.

Software Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: US corporate pay information | Microsoft Careers (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/us-corporate-pay.html)

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until August 25th, 2025.

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