Microsoft
Senior Software Engineer - Blade Server BMC Firmware Development
$120K–$261K
Redmond, WA +4 · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Nov 3, 2026
- Location
- Redmond, WA
Houston, TX
Hillsboro, OR
Austin, TX
Mountain View, CA - Experience
- Required: 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in C, C++, or Python. Preferred alternatives: Master’s degree and 6+ years of technical engineering experience; Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years; or equivalent experience. Also preferred: 6+ years architecting, designing, and developing firmware/software solutions.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Designs and develops blade server BMC firmware and end-to-end solutions for Microsoft cloud hardware, from architecture through production.
What you'll do
- Architect, implement, debug, and maintain firmware for cloud hardware systems and hardware interfaces.
- Collaborate with hardware, software, validation, product, vendor, and security teams; develop platform threat models.
- Provide technical leadership and contribute to server manageability product vision and roadmap.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field and 4+ years of technical engineering experience coding in C, C++, or Python, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements.
Nice to have
- Experience with BMC, Embedded Linux, U-Boot, and Board Support Packages (BSP) porting.
- Experience with firmware architecture and development, platform initialization, low-level drivers, or hardware/firmware interfaces such as OpenBMC, DMTF MCTP, Redfish, PLDM, SPDM, and RAS.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary, San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area)
Tools
C, C++, Python, USB vNIC, SPI, I2C, I3C, PCIe
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