Senior Firmware Validation Engineer
Microsoft Corporation · Redmond, WA
$119,800–$234,700from the description
Jul 21, 2026
Redmond, WA
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level firmware validation role focused on AI server infrastructure, where the core work involves coordinating and validating integrated system software and firmware across components such as SoC firmware, BIOS, BMC, and PCIe. Day-to-day responsibilities include building test plans, developing and automating test content, and debugging platform-level issues. Suited to engineers with a background in embedded systems validation, system-level debugging, and test automation.
Senior level · 5+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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The role sits at the boundary between firmware/embedded validation (15-1253) and firmware development (15-1252). The posting emphasizes both validation/test-plan authorship and hands-on firmware development/integration, so 15-1252 is chosen as primary with 15-1253 as the close runner-up.
The degree requirement is tiered: Bachelor's + 5 years, Master's + 4 years, or Doctorate + 1 year, or equivalent experience. Because equivalent experience is explicitly accepted, the degree field is set to Bachelor's as the minimum formal degree named — but candidates without a degree who have equivalent experience are also eligible per the posting.
The overall years minimum is set to 5, reflecting the Bachelor's-level path (the lowest degree tier with the highest experience requirement). The Master's path requires 4 years and the Doctorate path requires 1 year.
The Microsoft Cloud Background Check is a post-hire screening requirement, not a pre-existing government security clearance gate; clearance is therefore set to None.
All technical skills (Python/C/C++, Robot Framework, CI/CD, FPGA, BIOS, BMC, PCIe) appear exclusively under the Preferred Qualifications section.
The base pay range of USD $119,800–$234,700/year is the standard U.S. range. A higher range of $160,200–$261,000/year applies specifically to the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City metro areas.
The job title includes the internal level designation 'IC4', which corresponds to a Senior individual-contributor band at Microsoft, consistent with the Senior seniority assessment.
Location is inferred as Microsoft's Redmond/Seattle headquarters (CBSA: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA), as no specific city is stated in the posting.
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