Principal Software Engineer

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. 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 our 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, motivated engineers to help achieve that mission.    

Are you passionate about working on cutting edge new 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 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.  

We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer with a background in system debug to work on lighting up these various technologies as each team produces their part. You must have experience with System-on-Chip (SoC) Architecture and Design, bringing up SoC, root causing issues at the intersection of multiple subsystems across firmware and hardware.  

Responsibilities

• As a Subject Matter Expert (SME) you would be working with product architects, firmware teams, product managers to provide critical guidance, system-level debugging and troubleshooting to various teams on Cloud HW systems, focusing on new technologies like GPU and AI accelerators.  

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Architects, hardware engineers, software developers, validation & integration and product managers and ensure that firmware requirements and specifications are clearly defined and highlight any gaps required for a product  

• Collaborate with hardware engineers to ensure proper integration and communication between hardware and firmware components.  

• Design and implement firmware modules to support various hardware interfaces, including USB vNIC, SPI, I2C, PCIe, and other related protocols.  

• Perform system-level debugging and troubleshooting to identify and resolve hardware/firmware-related issues.  

• Embody our Culture and Values

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:  

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

            o OR equivalent experience.

• Experience with working from early concept of Architecture, designing, and delivering on new technologies across the entire platform.