Join the most cutting-edge and well-funded hardware startup in Silicon Valley as a Platform Firmware Developer. Our mission is to reimagine silicon and create computing platforms that will transform the industry. You will have the opportunity to work with some of the most talented and passionate engineers in the world to create designs that push the envelope on performance, energy efficiency and scalability. We offer a fun, creative and flexible work environment, with a shared vision to build products to change the world.

As a Platform Firmware Developer, you are responsible for working with a team on the enablement of a management controller complex for a future server-class platform. You will collaborate internally to help define the platform and to implement embedded firmware. In the Security role you will be responsible for designing and developing solutions for boot security, boot ROM, key management, and the initialization and management of system security controls. You will have an opportunity to engage with third parties on enablement of new platforms, as well as providing input to our SoC and platform architects on future designs. You will also have an opportunity to participate in certain open source communities working on embedded OSes such as Zephyr, FreeRTOS, etc.

Minimum qualifications

• BS/BEng in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent professional experience) with 5 years experience in embedded firmware development
• Self-starter who takes initiative and brings technical leadership
• Proficient writing and debugging C and assembly
• Strongly versed in secure software development best practices including analysis, testing, fuzzing and defensive programming
• Driver development experience in RTOS or OS Kernel environments 
• Experience with Secure Boot including code signing and key management

Preferred qualifications

• Familiarity with industry security standards (X509, TCG, NIST, UEFI Secure Boot, OCP Security)
• Experience developing for pre-silicon environments including simulators and FPGA emulation
• Understanding of server-class features including remote management including security aspects
• Experience in implementing (and perhaps contributing to) server and security specifications
• Experience defining interprocessor communication interfaces between embedded controllers and the platform 
• Familiarity with open source development, especially for embedded OSes such as Zephyr, eCos, uC/OS or FreeRTOS

Role and Responsibilities

• Assist in the definition of future server-class SoCs and platforms
• Lead the creation of a security solution for a server-class platform
• Drive the firmware design, implementation and verification of one or more security subsystems across the project timeline
• Assist in identifying skills requirements and in hiring engineers, collaborating with other teams on platform bring-up/debug/diags, firmware lifecycle, etc.