Job Description

Microsoft Silicon and Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsofts expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsofts Intelligent Cloud mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational technologies for Microsoft's over 200 online businesses including Bing, MSN, Office 365, Xbox Live, Skype, OneDrive, and the Microsoft Azure platform globally with its server and data center infrastructure, security and compliance, operations, globalization, and manageability solutions. Our focus is on smart growth, high efficiency, and delivering trusted experience to customers and partners worldwide and we are looking for passionate engineers to help achieve that mission.Are you passionate about working on cutting edge technology in a team that embodies the growth mindset? Are you hoping to join an organization which is built on a mission To empower every person and organization on this planet to achieve more?The Firmware Center of Excellence is responsible for Hardware/Firmware for Azure Infrastructure. We are working on the next generation 1P AI and compute silicon with a focus on innovation in firmware technology to secure Azure infrastructure for Microsoft and their customers.We are looking for highly motivated Senior Firmware Engineers with background in Firmware development in embedded systems.Responsibilities:

• 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.

Qualifications:Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or similar.
• 10+ years of Experience in FW and or Embedded SW development experience, particularly in a multi-core platform environment
• 8+ years of Programming experience in C/C++
• Solid understanding of computer architectures including processors, buses, and memories.
• Responsible for collaborating with cross-functional teams to debug the issues at the cross section of multiple sub-systems.
• Demonstrated experience of hardware and firmware architecture, design, and coding for solutions at scale
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Experience working with multiple teams on root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and debugging skills resulting into solving complex Hardware/Firmware interface issues.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of operating systems including drivers, memory management, boot loaders, and scheduling.
• Basic Verilog (or any other HDL) programming & waveform debugging
• Excellent debugging skills with GDB or equivalent.
• Experience developing firmware in pre-silicon environments and on test benches.
• Shipped products running firmware or embedded software youve written.
• Experience with one or more of these: drivers, DMA, PCIe, NVMe, image video encoders/decoders, memory controllers/training, boot flows, or power management

#SCHIEINDIAMicrosoft 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. 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 .

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