Online applications are invited for the post of Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft, Bengaluru. Check the details below!

About Microsoft

Microsoft enables digital transformation in the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft set up its India operations in 1990.

Job Overview

Microsoft is looking for a highly motivated Principal Software Engineer with a background in system architecture & design who can influence the partners and drive E2E solutions from concept to production. You must have experience with Platform & System-on-Chip (SoC) Architecture and Design, bring up of SoC, root causing issues at the intersection of multiple subsystems across firmware and hardware.

Responsibilities

  • Design and architect firmware solutions for Cloud HW systems, focusing on system-level E2E design, debugging and troubleshooting.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including hardware engineers, software developers, validation & integration and product managers to define firmware requirements and specifications.
  • Develop and maintain firmware architecture, ensuring scalability, modularity, and maintainability.
  • Develop Security threat models for the platform working with vendors and Security teams.
  • Collaborate with hardware engineers to ensure proper integration and communication between hardware and firmware components.
  • Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in firmware technologies, and provide recommendations for improvement.
  • 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 at the lowest possible cost of ownership (TCO).
  • 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.
  • Ability to adapt to changing project requirements and prioritize tasks effectively.

Qualifications

  • Required Qualifications
    • 8+ years of technical engineering experience
    • OR Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field AND 7+ years of technical engineering experience
    • OR Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field AND 5+ years of technical engineering experience
    • OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field AND 3+ years of technical engineering experience.
    • Experience with working from early concept of Platform Architecture & designing
    • Experience working with multiple teams on Root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and debugging skills resulting into solving complex Hardware/Firmware interface issues.
    • Experience with Platform initialization, Board support package integration, low level drivers for peripherals such as PCIe, I2C, eMMC, SPI, USB, UARTs as well as Memory Management, Scheduling, Interrupts and multi-threading.
    • Hands on experience in programming in Python or C
    • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
    • Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
    • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
  • Preferred Qualifications
    • 12+ years of technical engineering experience
    • OR Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 10+ years of technical engineering experience
    • OR Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 8+ years of technical engineering experience
    • OR Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years of technical engineering experience.
    • Proven experience in developing and delivering on new Data Center class technologies across the entire platform.
    • In-depth knowledge of hardware and firmware interfaces like OpenBMC, DMTF MCTP, Redfish, PLDM, SPDM, RAS, UEFI, Virtualization/SRIOV
    • Experience working with High performance computing, GPU and AI accelerator integration into Data center
    • Experience with Implementation of Hardware/Firmware Security primitives
    • Experience with Windows and Linux Operating systems and kernel and application level.
    • Passionate about coaching team members and helping them grow.

How to Apply?

Interested candidates can apply via this link.

Click here to view the official notification for the post of Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft, Bengaluru.