Job Description

The team is seeking a talented firmware development engineer to lead and drive SW/FW engineering efforts for next generation products. Qualified candidates should have strong engineering development and technical leadership experience. They should have worked on consumer product development and have experience with releasing products to market. Job responsibilities will also require a strong technical focus on system software design and development, working with various levels of software and firmware developers and management, interacting across disciplines as well as working with external partners to deliver high quality products

Tech skills
2+ years of C/C++ Coding experience.
Experience in Windows drivers development and debugging.
Experience with new hardware bring-up and factory manufacturing.
Experience and ability to ramp-up quickly on complex and unfamiliar code across various technology areas.
Experience with various interfaces including SPI, USB, I2C, I2S, UART, MIPI are beneficial.
Experience in using task management tools like ADO and version control like GIT.
Any expertise in Audio domain and knowledge/experience of Windows Audio stack is a big plus.

Soft skills

Tolerance for ambiguity with an ability to make progress in the face of it.
Strong communication skills and ability to work across multiple disciplines and functions (Program Management, Test, Hardware etc).
Collaborate with Internal orgs like Windows, Teams and partner with external companies to deliver solutions.

Job Requirements

• Years of Experience Required – 2-4 years experience required.
• Degrees or certifications required – Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or relevant field required.
• Disqualifiers –Resumes without 6 months on access clock, no driver exposure from industry experience, not looking for a tool developer, and Someone not interested in hardware will not be eligible for the role.
• Best vs. Average – The best candidates would have strong verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills, have the basic ability to work independently and manage one’s time, hold the basic knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing and delivery, the basic ability to troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed to resolve issue, knowledge of computer hardware and software and Knowledge of computer development software C/C++ and C#.
• Performance Indicators – Once the candidate is ramped up in the role, performance will be measured based on Meeting deadlines, Quality of work, and Feedback from the team/their mentor.

o Minimum 2+ years experience with C/C++ and C#
o Minimum 1 year of experience with Logic analyzers or debuggers
o -Minimum 1 year experience Developer experience in audio domain –a plus
-Minimum 1 year of experience with Device Driver.

Typical Day in the Role

• Purpose of the team- Team is responsible for audio solutions for surface team on the Audio Team
• Key projects – Working on windows and drivers, debugging for the Audio team- intel or Qualcomm side.
Typical task breakdown and operating rhythm – The role will be made up of Driver development, debugging, integration, release management, and maintenance, with 10-15% meetings a week.

Duration

6/30/2026

Desired Start Date

6/2/2025

Hours Per Week

40

Candidate Value Proposition

o What makes this role interesting? This role provides an opportunity to work on low level hardware and working on new fresh products, cutting edge technology that has not been solved before, and provide the opportunity to use a sense of creativity to create resolutions.

I am currently located in the United States.

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