Senior BIOS/UEFI Firmware Engineer - Cloud Servers

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Portland (OR); On-site; USD 168,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC's BIOS Engineering team is seeking an innovative BIOS/UEFI engineer to design and maintain firmware for AWS server platforms. You will tackle complex boot-time challenges, implement secure boot, and collaborate with hardware, validation, and silicon vendors.

You will lead firmware development efforts, optimize boot sequences, develop POST code, and contribute across architecture discussions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language.
• 4+ years of embedded firmware development experience.
• Experience as a mentor or tech lead.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Software development

Programming experience

Leadership experience

Embedded firmware

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC's BIOS Engineering team is seeking an innovative BIOS/UEFI engineer to design and maintain firmware for AWS server platforms. You will tackle complex boot-time challenges, implement secure boot, and collaborate with hardware, validation, and silicon vendors.

You will lead firmware development efforts, optimize boot sequences, develop POST code, and contribute across architecture discussions.