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Microsoft Corporation Senior Software Engineer in Bangalore, India
MS Azure CHIE’s (Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Engineering) Platform Firmware Engineering team is responsible for definition, design, and development of Server and Rack Infrastructure firmware that manages Microsoft’s Data-Center / cloud hardware. We 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).
We are seeking a capable BMC Firmware/Embedded Firmware Engineer with solid background in developing and updating Linux kernel and user mode components including device drivers, BMC stacks like IPMI/Redfish, and console applications on embedded systems. Successful candidates will have experience with the Linux kernel, build systems such as Yocto, and experience with ARM based systems.
Responsibilities
This role is for a highly motivated BMC Firmware Engineer with a background in BMC Firmware development for Embedded Linux Systems. You will be involved with all phases of product development from design through bring-up, development, release and deployment. We are aspiring to get agile where you will play a key role in designing, developing, optimizing, deploying, and maintaining innovative features.
Candidates must be capable of working as part of a geographically diverse team and work independently toward shared team goals. Team members will be required to create development and QA plans. Candidates must have strong written and verbal communication skills.
Design, develop and document key features for BMC controllers present in Azure Datacenter servers.
Own development and integration of IPMI features, Redfish functionalities, New Platform bring up activities, BMC Security features for Azure Datacenter servers.
Plan & Own deployment strategy for firmware images and related components.
Participate in Azure Fleet maintenance activities.
Debug across HW, FW and SW stacks and skilled at using SW and HW debugging tools
Qualifications
A BS/BE in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
A minimum of 12+ years of experience in BMC development
Proficient with C/C++ design and coding skills
Strong expertise with Redfish, MCTP, PLDM, IPMI stack understanding
Strong experience with OpenBMC based platform development and feature design
Strong expertise with Security concepts of RoT, bootchain image validation, RSA encryption concepts, Threat modelling, Kernel CVE fixes handling, Linux security concepts like IMA, dm-verity concepts.
Expertise with ARM architecture and Trustzone concepts is an added plus.
Excellent debugging skills
A high tolerance for ambiguity and change in requirements, adaptability to design changes, expertise with security bug analysis and fixing the same
Excellent written and oral communications, stakeholder management across BIOS, BMC, Security teams and drive the end-to-end feature design for the Azure datacenters.
Experience with some or all of the following: bootloaders, platform initialization, Linux Kernel internals, uboot internals, Board Support Packages (BSP) porting, yocto (OpenBMC), peripherals such as PCIe, NVMe, I2C, SPI, USB, UARTs, eSPI. OS primitives, memory management, scheduling, interrupts, threading
Has experience in Intel, AMD, ARM CPUs based Server platform design
The hardware for operating these services (over 200 and counting), comprises hundreds of thousands of servers spread globally and applications that reach hundreds of millions of users every day. Our customer base is growing rapidly, our infrastructure investments are multiplying, and the size of our global infrastructure is increasing by the day - along with the scale of our challenges. Learn more about our team and projects here Azure Hardware Infrastructure
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .
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