Are you passionate about working on cutting edge new technology in Platform UEFI Firmware with 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”? Then this is the role for you. The Azure Cloud Hardware Infrastructure division (SCHIE) is responsible for Firmware design and development of Server and Rack Infrastructure Firmware for Microsoft Online Services.As a Cloud UEFI Development Firmware engineer, you will be developing cloud UEFI feature and also debugging complex hardware firmware reliability issues across multiple hardware architectures. You will also perform complex Platform/Component debug, identify RCA’s and develop/propose fixes for Firmware/SW across Global Azure infrastructure. You will collaborate with global teams (OS, Hardware Infrastructure, Firmware engineering, RAS, Cloud operations, Customers, Debug) teams and help prevent and resolve any Cloud Capacity issues across diverse customers.
Responsibilities
- Server paltform UEFI feature Development activities.( X86/Arm)
- Engage in front line debug of Bugchecks/memory errors/CPU Errors/Boot failures/Security incidents across multiple platform architectures (2,4,8,16 Sockets).
- Perform RCA of critical issues and define/develop fixes.
- Collaborate with multiple teams like firmware, operations, security to address key customer infrastructure outages.
- check/CPU errors using Silicon vendor features and cloud orchestration tools.
- Maintain Site reliability/availability SLA for Cloud customers.
- Skills Required
- Expertise in CPU architectures (2Socket,4socket,8socket,16 socket) – Intel or AMD or ARM is a must.
- Expertise in Platform Server Architecture (CPU, Memory, PCI-e, NVMe, SSD/SAS, Secureboot, UEFI, BMC,GPUs, InfiniBand, Hardware interfaces like MUX/I2C/SPI, schematics, TPM)
Qualifications
- Experience:
- 3+ years in embedded systems or firmware development.
- Strong background in UEFI platform development and low-level firmware programming.
- Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in C (C++,Boot Firmware, EDK,Rust is a plus).
- Expertise in CPU architectures (Intel, AMD, ARM) and multi-socket platforms.
- Hands-on experience with platform server architecture: Secure Boot, UEFI, BMC, TPM, PCIe, NVMe, GPUs, and hardware interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART).
- Familiarity with SoC architecture, memory management, interrupts, and multi-threading.
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