Onsite BIOS & Firmware Architect

Socket.dev; Spring (TX); On-site; USD 152,000 - 349,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise seeks a Principal BIOS Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and debug BIOS and platform firmware for high‑performance servers, working closely with hardware and software teams to deliver robust firmware.

You will drive processor initialization, chipset bring‑up, and UEFI development, mentor engineers, collaborate with silicon partners, and ensure reliable firmware across complex server platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent.
• Minimum 15 years of embedded software development experience.
• Minimum 10 years of BIOS development experience.
• Expertise with C and C++ for platform firmware development.
• Expertise with BIOS technologies across multiple processor families and platforms.
• Experience with UEFI firmware development and platform initialization.
• Experience with Linux development environments, build tools, scripting, and firmware debug workflows.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, and maintains BIOS enhancements, updates, and programming changes for server and HPC platforms.
• Assesses design, coding, integration, and validation activities based on product goals, platform architecture, hardware dependencies, and firmware requirements.
• Writes and executes test plans, protocols, and documentation for assigned BIOS and platform-firmware areas; debugs firmware behavior, hardware initialization, and integration.
• Leads or coordinates project work with software engineers, hardware partners, BIOS vendors, and development partners to deliver reliable firmware solutions.
• Collaborates and communicates with management, internal teams, and outsourced development partners on firmware design status, project progress, technical risks, and issue resolution.
• Represents the system software engineering team through all phases of larger, more complex BIOS and platform-firmware development programs.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less-experienced staff members.

Skills

Embedded software development

BIOS development

UEFI development

C and C++

Linux development

Test planning and debugging

English communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE/IS

Tools

Linux tooling

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise seeks a Principal BIOS Embedded Software Engineer to design, develop, and debug BIOS and platform firmware for high‑performance servers, working closely with hardware and software teams to deliver robust firmware.

You will drive processor initialization, chipset bring‑up, and UEFI development, mentor engineers, collaborate with silicon partners, and ensure reliable firmware across complex server platforms.