Firmware Senior Principal Engineer - Full-time / Part-time

Firmware Senior Principal Engineer

Competitive salary

Austin, Texas, United States

Dell provides the technology that transforms the way we all work and live. But we are more than a technology company — we are a people company. We inspire, challenge and respect every one of our over 100,000 employees. We also provide them with unparalleled growth and development opportunities.

State-of-the-art products demand state-of-the-art firmware, and that’s the role of our Firmware Engineering team. We lead and deliver the analysis, design, programming, debugging, troubleshooting or modification of software for firmware applications. Our team oversees programming activities involving analog and digital hardware as well as software operating systems. We also influence product development at all stages. In short, we use the latest technology to modify existing solutions, in addition to developing innovative new software and firmware solutions

Key Responsibilities

• Work with BIOS System Engineers, Platform teams, Development Leads, and team members on integrating BIOS security features &/or mitigations for vulnerabilities that must be delivered on time and with a high level of quality.

• Technical understanding of common UEFI FW development and architecture.

• Responsibilities may include but not be limited to: Understand UEFI FW feature requirements, architecture and design UEFI FW development mainly in C language, Unit Tests development, UEFI FW code, debugging, test automation mainly in Python, and UEFI FW integration with other HW and SW platform components, like CPU, PCH, FW, OS etc.

• Responsibilities may include working with external partners and internal Dell technology, marketing and other engineering teams.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelors or higher degree in computer science, electrical engineering or a similar field
• 8+ years industry relevant experience
• Understanding of software development lifecycle, product development lifecycle, and Agile development methodologies.
• Experience with Intel and/or AMD system architectures
• UEFI BIOS or software development experience using languages such as C, C++, C#, or Python
• Experience in Git and/or SVN
• Excellent communication (both written and verbal), interpersonal skills and experience in presenting to management and technical teams in an effective and persuasive manner

Desirable Requirements

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, as well as with using the Atlassian suite of tools (BitBucket, Bamboo, Jira and Confluence)

• Familiar with various hardware bus interfaces such as PCI, SMBUS, LPC, I2C, etc.

• Technical understanding of common security vulnerabilities and risks, as well as countermeasures and compensating controls

Benefits
We offer highly competitive salaries, bonus programs, world-class benefits, and unparalleled growth and development opportunities — all to create a compelling and rewarding work environment.

If you have the programming language skills to take our firmware to the next level, this is your opportunity to develop with Dell.



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