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Principal Software Engineer
United States, California, Mountain View
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Job description
Company and benefits
Job number
200043354
Date posted
Aug 28, 2026
Work site
3 days / week in-office
Travel
Less than 25%
Profession
Software Engineering
Discipline
Software Engineering
Role type
Individual Contributor
Employment type
Full-Time
Overview
The Microsoft Azure team is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead the development of firmware , debugging, and validation of next-generation firmware solutions for Microsoft AI accelerators and cloud silicon platforms.
This role is focused on the architecting, development , debug and deployment of silicon firmware libraries focused on Compute Domains and ANC (Accelerator Network Controller). This will require experience in SoC architecture, low-level firmware, silicon bring-up, hardware/software co-design, and platform initialization flows. The candidate will serve as a technical leader driving IP Firmware library architecture across multiple silicon programs while collaborating with hardware architects, validation engineers, security and Platform firmware and software teams. The role needs to be technical hands on leaders who will influence architecture across teams, drive complex initiatives, and effectively communicate with executives, customers, and engineering stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive firmware architecture for Silicon firmware libraries for ANC, Compute, and SoC infrastructure subsystems.
- Influence microarchitecture decisions by working