Staff Firmware Engineer

Rise Technical Recruitment; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 88,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruiting firm is searching for a Staff Firmware Engineer to join their dynamic team. This hybrid role in Gloucester offers competitive compensation, including base salary and equity. The successful candidate will have expertise in embedded C and firmware development, capable of managing complex defect issues and collaborating with internal teams. Join a world-leading organisation that values innovation while enjoying substantial equity and career progression opportunities in infrastructure engineering.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday

8 Bank Holidays

4-week paid sabbatical every 4 years

Private Medical

Travel Insurance

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Progression opportunities

2 Pay Reviews per Year

Qualifications

• Expert in C for embedded systems with strong low-level debugging skills.
• Proven experience delivering and maintaining product-quality firmware.
• Essential hands-on bootloader experience and familiarity with device drivers.

Responsibilities

• Support, maintain and evolve production-quality firmware for complex infrastructure platform solutions.
• Lead defect triage, management and fixing, including feature backporting for downstream releases.
• Act as a primary technical interface to customers on complex firmware and system software issues.

Skills

Embedded C

Low-level debugging

Defect management

Bootloader experience

Device drivers

UEFI

ACPI

Open-source experience

Job description

Staff Firmware Engineer - Infrastructure Platforms

Bristol - Hybrid

88,000-115,000 base + circa $171,000 joining equity (4-year vesting) + circa $85,500 p.a. ongoing equity + 25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays + 4-week paid sabbatical every 4 years + 1 shutdown day per quarter + Private Medical + Travel Insurance + Electric Vehicle Scheme + Progression + 2 Pay Reviews per Year

Excellent opportunity for a Staff Firmware Engineer with deep embedded C experience to join a world-leading technology business and play a key role in the firmware that underpins the next generation of global computing infrastructure.

In this role you will join a core System Solutions team, owning the development, support and maintenance of platform firmware used in real‑world infrastructure deployments. You'll lead defect triage and fixes, coordinate downstream release updates, and act as a primary technical interface to customers while collaborating closely with internal firmware and release engineering teams.

The ideal candidate will be an expert in embedded C with a strong background in product‑quality firmware, with proven, hands‑on bootloader experience as an essential requirement, alongside device drivers, ideally within server or infrastructure environments. You'll be comfortable owning complex defect management, working with standards such as UEFI and ACPI, and engaging directly with customers and open‑source communities around infrastructure platform solutions.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a truly world‑leading organisation, work on technology that sits at the core of "wherever computing happens", and benefit from a highly competitive package, exceptional equity and long‑term career progression within cutting‑edge infrastructure engineering.

The Role:

• Support, maintain and evolve production‑quality firmware for complex infrastructure platform solutions
• Lead defect triage, management and fixing, including feature backporting for downstream releases
• Act as a primary technical interface to customers on complex firmware and system software issues
• Collaborate with firmware and release teams on bootloaders, device drivers, UEFI/ACPI and system software

The Person:

• Expert in C for embedded systems with strong low‑level debugging skills
• Proven experience delivering and maintaining product‑quality firmware, with essential hands‑on bootloader experience (plus device drivers and system software)
• Background in UEFI/ACPI and structured defect management for complex systems (ideally server/infrastructure)
• Familiar with RAS, hypervisors, CXL, power management and security; open‑source experience highly beneficial

Reference Number: BBBH(phone number removed)

To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please contact the team at Rise Technical Recruitment.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.