Senior Firmware Development Engineer

MicrosoftMountain View, CA,US, map[@type:Country name:US]full timeSenior
$119.8K–261KActiveverified Jun 13, 2026

Job description

Develop compute-intensive and highly performant test applications running on the MAIA hardware systems, focusing on PCIe, Memory, back-end network & TDP workloads. Design and develop workload profiling and analysis tools that capture and benchmark the runtimes of various compute blocks and/or hardware accelerators. Develop end-to-end post-silicon tests and tools for functional and performance scenarios of the system. Collaborate across organizations with AI Frameworks SW, Silicon & System Validation, Architecture and Firmware. Doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) technical engineering experience OR Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings: 7+ years' experience in software development with C++ 7+ years' experience in post-silicon SoC or system validation or diagnostic/stress test content development. Experience with one or more of these: DMAs, PCIe, Memory (DDR, HBM), Network Controllers, Image decoders. Experience in build systems such as CMake and familiarity with CI/CD systems. Knowledge of power and thermal profiling, TDP/PnP, and PVT characterization. Knowledge of or experience with AI models/kernels such NCCL and Mistral. Experience with Cuda or GPU or tensor-based programming.

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