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Senior Firmware Engineer

Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, U.S.
Full-Time
Posted Oct 19, 2025
3 days / week in-office

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About the role

Senior Firmware Engineer | Microsoft Careers

Responsibilities

  • Develop firmware for telemetry systems, platform initialization, and board support packages across Azure’s custom silicon programs.
  • Design and implement low-level inter-core messaging services and support SSIO interfaces such as I3C, I2C, UART, SPI, and others.
  • Own and evolve the RTOS and driver frameworks, ensuring high performance, reliability, and scalability.
  • Build and maintain OS-level performance infrastructure and debugging tools to accelerate development and root-cause analysis.
  • Collaborate with silicon, hardware, and software teams to deliver secure, production-grade firmware that powers Azure’s infrastructure.
  • Take ownership of a major technical area and drive its roadmap, contributing to long-term strategy and mentoring others.

Requirements

  • 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

Benefits

  • Industry leading healthcare
  • Educational resources
  • Discounts on products and services
  • Savings and investments
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Generous time away
  • Giving programs
  • Opportunities to network and connect

About the Company

Microsoft Silicon and Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission.

Job Details

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Location

Redmond, Washington, U.S.

Employment Type

Full-Time

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