Microsoft

Principal Firmware Engineer

United States, Washington, Redmond
Salary
$142,800 - $274,800 per year
Level
Principal
Work type
On-site · Washington

Not stated in the posting: visa.

Open. First seen 5 November 2026.

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About the role

Overview Microsoft Silicon, Cloud Hardware, and Infrastructure Engineering (SCHIE) is the team behind Microsoft’s expanding Cloud Infrastructure and responsible for powering Microsoft’s “Intelligent Cloud” mission. SCHIE delivers the core infrastructure and foundational…

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What this role asks for

Particular to this role

RTOS · Rust

Rare in Microsoft's other 299 open postings.

Standard for embedded / hardware roles

C++ · Embedded Systems · Python

Common in embedded / hardware postings at any company.

Compared with Microsoft's other open jobs.

The team: Firmware Engineering NEW TEAM

This team is new: its 15 open roles were posted Oct 20 – Nov 6, and Microsoft had none in it before. You would be one of its first people.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

Azure (15 of 15), Embedded Systems (15 of 15), Microsoft 365 (12 of 15), C (10 of 15), C++ (10 of 15), Python (7 of 15), FPGA (6 of 15)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

From the team and dates on Microsoft's own job board.

Other openings for this role

2 open postings for this role in United States, Washington, Redmond, first posted 26 October 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.

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