Job Description

The Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Engineering Firmware Development (CHIE-FW) team is responsible for design and development of Server and Rack Infrastructure Firmware for Microsoft's online services. We work closely with Microsoft product groups, industry partners and researchers to architect and develop server hardware solutions that meet the requirements for our cloud services platforms. Ensuring security for our customers on these platforms is a paramount objectives for Azure as business. Do you want to work in a team developing firmware, working on cutting edge Security technology? Are you passionate about developing Quality firmware that is responsible for securing Azure infrastructure? Then this is the team for you!

This role is for a highly motivated Firmware Engineer with a background in Firmware development for embedded systems. 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 interface, system libraries needed for SoC bring-up, protocol and feature development of low-level hardware.

The candidate should have strong C coding skills, debugging and troubleshooting abilities, with experience in firmware development.

The successful candidate should have experience with some or all of the following: firmware development, bootloaders, platform initialization, board support package porting, peripherals such as PCIe, I2C, SPI, USB, UARTs. OS primitives, memory management, scheduling, interrupts, threading.

1. MS in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent industry experience
2. Experience designing, developing software solutions.
3. Proven and demonstrable skill in C, C++. Experience with UEFI, GIT, is an added plus.
4. Familiar with PCIe , I2C, SPI, USB and UART buses
5. Strong problem solving, debugging and troubleshooting skills.

Preferred qualifications

1. Experience with security related technologies, Secure boot, Cryptography etc.
2. Familiarity with and ARM V8 architecture (boot process, trusted firmware) is an added plus.
3. Experience with Hardware debuggers like JTAG, Oscilloscope is an added plus.
4. 8-10 years of experience designing and developing software solutions.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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