The Principal Firmware Architect will join the Microsoft Silicon Engineering Solutions and Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Engineering team, focusing on developing foundational firmware for the Microsoft Cloud. This role involves driving the architecture, design, and development of firmware for low-level hardware interfaces. The team is dedicated to innovation in firmware technology to secure Azure infrastructure. The ideal candidate will contribute to the success of millions of customers by enhancing the computing experiences through robust firmware solutions.

• Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in the same fields AND 6+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in the same fields AND 8+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.
• 12+ years of technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's degree in related fields AND 10+ years of technical engineering experience OR Master's degree in related fields AND 7+ years of technical engineering experience OR Doctorate degree in related fields AND 5+ years of technical engineering experience.
• 10+ years of professional experience designing and developing Embedded Software solutions.
• Experience with implementation of Hardware/Firmware Security primitives.

• Design through firmware architecture and development.
• Drive the architecture, design, and development of various sub-systems including firmware development of low-level hardware interfaces.
• Define boot and management flows of ASIC and Rack infrastructure.
• Be responsible for firmware level debug as part of end-to-end firmware development and debug.

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.