Senior BIOS/UEFI Engineer — Server Firmware & Security

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 193,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Advanced hardware labs

Ownership of firmware components

Career growth opportunities

Diverse engineering organization

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Cupertino is seeking a senior firmware engineer to design and implement UEFI/BIOS features for AWS server platforms, emphasizing security, performance, and reliability.

You will lead end-to-end firmware projects, mentor engineers, and collaborate with silicon vendors and hardware teams across the US and Taiwan to bring up new platforms and ensure robust platform validation.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of non-internship software/firmware development experience.
• 6+ years of programming with at least one software language.
• 6+ years of leading design or architecture of new/existing systems.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• 6+ years of bare-metal firmware or BIOS/UEFI development in C.
• 6+ years of bare-metal firmware development on MCUs, SoCs, or server platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement custom UEFI/BIOS features for AWS server platforms.
• Debug complex firmware issues using tools like ITP, ScanTool, and JTAG.
• Optimize boot time performance and platform initialization sequences.
• Implement secure boot mechanisms and firmware security features.
• Develop and maintain POST code.
• Create firmware update mechanisms and recovery solutions.
• Collaborate with hardware teams on board bring-up and platform validation.

Skills

Firmware development

Software engineering leadership

Mentorship / tech lead

Bare-metal C

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

JTAG

ACPI

SMM

PCIe

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Cupertino is seeking a senior firmware engineer to design and implement UEFI/BIOS features for AWS server platforms, emphasizing security, performance, and reliability.

You will lead end-to-end firmware projects, mentor engineers, and collaborate with silicon vendors and hardware teams across the US and Taiwan to bring up new platforms and ensure robust platform validation.