Software Development Engineer II

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. 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.

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 Software Development Engineer II with background in Firmware development and embedded systems.

Responsibilities: • Architecting software at various layers of the stack, from boot ROMs to drivers to runtimes. • Contributing to all phases of product development, from design through manufacturing and productization. • Contributing 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. • Performing system-level debugging and troubleshooting to identify and resolve complex hardware/firmware-related issues. • Collaborating with cross-functional teams including hardware architects and engineers, software developers, validation & integration and product managers to define firmware requirements and specifications. • Staying up to date with industry trends and advancements in cloud firmware technologies and providing recommendations for improvement.

Required Qualifications: • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications: • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience. • Experience with hardware and firmware architecture, design, and coding for solutions at scale • Problem-solving and analytical skills • Experience working with multiple teams on root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and debugging skills • Self-motivated and able to work independently • Effective communication and collaboration skills • Knowledge of operating systems including drivers, memory management, bootloaders, and scheduling • Basic Verilog (or any other HDL) programming & waveform debugging • Debugging skills with GDB or equivalent • Experience developing firmware in pre-silicon environments and on test benches • Shipped products running firmware or embedded software • Experience with one or more of these: drivers, DMA, PCIe, NVMe, image video encoders/decoders, memory controllers/training, boot flows, or power management

The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $98,300 - $193,200 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 $127,200 - $208,800 per year.