Senior TF-A Firmware Engineer (Armv9)

Ampere Computing LLC; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K retirement plan

Unlimited flextime

Job summary

Ampere Computing LLC seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and support low-level platform firmware focusing on Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A) for Armv9-based systems. You will work at the intersection of hardware and software across pre-silicon models, emulation, FPGA platforms, and post-silicon bring-up.

You will collaborate with hardware design, validation, and software teams to ensure robust platform integration, define firmware specifications, and drive issues to resolution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 5+ years with a bachelor’s degree, or 3+ years with a master’s degree.
• Strong C/C++ and Arm assembly-language programming skills.
• Hands-on experience with 32-bit and 64-bit Arm architectures, including Armv8; Armv9 experience preferred.
• Experience developing low-level software: firmware, TF-A/ATF, BIOS/UEFI, bootloaders, Linux or Windows platform software.
• Strong analytical, debugging, validation, and test-methodology skills.
• Knowledge of microcontroller hardware interfaces and protocols (SPI, I2C, DDR3/DDR4/DDR5, PCIe).
• Experience with source control, CI, and issue-tracking tools (Git, Jenkins, Bugzilla, Jira).
• Experience with hardware/software debug tools (JTAG, TRACE32, GDB, OpenOCD).
• Understanding of software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies.
• Ability to own complex technical problems across subsystems and drive to resolution.
• Customer-facing experience diagnosing and resolving technical issues (2+ years).
• Strong written, verbal, and cross-functional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and maintain TF-A for Armv9-based platforms.
• Define firmware specifications, architecture, and technical collateral.
• Enable pre-silicon software support across hardware models, emulation, and FPGA.
• Lead post-silicon platform bring-up and drive root-cause analysis and validation.
• Debug firmware, boot flows, OS, and platform subsystems.
• Deliver features end-to-end from requirements to validation and lifecycle support.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams for robust platform integration.
• Support multiple platforms and projects for internal and external customers.
• Diagnose and communicate technical issues with customers promptly.
• Produce technical whitepapers and materials for marketing and open-source outreach.
• Write high-quality production code; participate in code reviews and improve processes.

Skills

C/C++

Arm assembly

Armv9

Armv8

Firmware development

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Tools

Git

Jenkins

Bugzilla

Jira

GDB

OpenOCD

TRACE32

JTAG

Job description

Ampere Computing LLC seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and support low-level platform firmware focusing on Trusted Firmware-A (TF-A) for Armv9-based systems. You will work at the intersection of hardware and software across pre-silicon models, emulation, FPGA platforms, and post-silicon bring-up.

You will collaborate with hardware design, validation, and software teams to ensure robust platform integration, define firmware specifications, and drive issues to resolution.