Senior Principal Software Engineer (OCI - Data Center Firmware)

Benefits

Parental leave

14 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Non-birth-parent leave

14 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Source-linked checked May 7, 2026

Salary

$97K-$306K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

401(k) match

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

73% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Principal From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Company

Company stage

Public-company From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Equity

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About this role

Senior Principal Software Engineer (OCI - Data Center Firmware) Seattle, WA, United States, US Seeking a senior staff-level engineer with expertise in datacenter platform firmware. This role requires working across product, infrastructure, security and platform teams both within and external to the company in a highly matrixed environment. You will be deeply hands-on and will be required to own developing prototype firmware in early stages of the product. Responsibilities Design, develop prototype BIOS/UEFI firmware for x86 and/or ARM platforms. Review BMC firmware to ensure that it matches with the needs of target platform (sensors, platform routing, security…) Comprehend interaction of all firmware in the DC rack Develop and enhance BMC firmware to add DC specific enhancements to standard firmware package Contribute and extend Open-source platform management stacks such as OpenBMC Integrate platform management interfaces such as Redfish, IPMI, PLDM… Collaborate with Silicon vendors on reference code, firmware updates and firmware enablement. Ensure that Firmware meets OCI's requirements for security, DC deployability, availability… Ensure vendor firmware update mechanism's meet OCI requirements. Mentor engineers, participate in design reviews, and define standards for maintainable, supportable, production-grade firmware across teams. Basic Qualifications 10+ years of firmware engineering experience, including senior/staff-level ownership of production systems. Knowledge of secure boot, TPM, measured boot and hardware root of trust Handson firmware engineering skills in BIOS, BMC FW or other platform firmware in server specific areas Strong communication skills, technical judgment, and ability to lead across teams without direct reporting authority. Knowledge of server firmware stacks such as

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