Senior Principal Software Engineer, ARM Trusted Firmware

Description

Invent the future with us.

Recognized by Fast Company’s 2023 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators List, Ampere is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient, sustainable cloud computing.  By providing a new level of predictable performance, efficiency, and sustainability Ampere is working with leading cloud suppliers and a growing partner ecosystem to deliver cloud instances, servers and embedded/edge products that can handle the compute demands of today and tomorrow. 

Join us at Ampere and work alongside a passionate and growing team — we’d love to have you apply! 

The Role

Ampere Computing is seeking experienced candidates for a Sr Principal Lead Firmware Engineering role, specifically designing, developing, and supporting TF-A (Trusted Firmware-A) for ARM v8 architecture! In this position, you will have growth opportunities and wide-ranging ownership responsibilities to make highly visible contributions to your team and our company as a whole!

What You'll Achieve

• Design, develop, and support TF-A (Trusted Firmware-A) for ARM v8 architecture.
• Document specs and design documents as needed.
• Collaborate with the HW design and SW teams to implement and bring up Pre-Silicon software support on HW models.
• Perform post-silicon platform bring up and resolve any bring up issues promptly.
• Debug, root cause, and resolve SW bugs across multiple subsystems (firmware/OS) and drive them to a resolution.
• Support multiple platforms and projects for internal and external customers.
• Directly interact and address customer issues promptly.
• Write whitepapers to help Ampere marketing team promote Ampere products and open source community outreach.
  
  

About You

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field & 12 years of related experience; or MS degree & 8 years
• Minimum 5 years of experience designing, developing, and supporting TF-A (Trusted Firmware-A) for ARM v8 architecture is required for this position
• Strong and demonstrable skill in C/C and ARM ASM programming experience is required
• Strong analytical, debugging, and testing methodology skills required
• Experience with 32-bit/64-bit in ARM v8 architecture
• Experience with firmware, BIOS/UEFI, Linux, Windows software development
• Experience using JTAG TRACE32 or OpenOCD debuggers.
• Experience with the product lifecycle. Ability to drive features from requirements to a product.
• Ability to efficiently debug, root cause, and resolve issues spanning multiple subsystems. Proven ability to own problems and drive them to a resolution.
  
  

Other Preferred Experience

• Strong understanding of system power management
• Knowledge of server hardware interfaces (SPI, I2C, DDR3/4/5, PCIe)
• Strong security, crypto, and secure boot knowledge
• Experience with SCM, GIT, Jenkins, BugZilla, and JIRA
  
  

What We’ll Offer

At Ampere we believe in taking care of our employees and providing a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. The full base pay range for this role is between $163,100 and $271,900, except in the San Francisco Bay Area where the range is between $171,800 and $286,300. We offer an annual bonus program tied to internal company goals and annual meritocratic equity awards that enable our employees to participate in the success of the company.

Our benefits include health, wellness, and financial programs that support employees through every stage of life, with full benefits eligibility at 20 hours per week.

Benefit Highlights Include

• Premium medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, as well as income protection and a 401K retirement plan, so that you can feel secure in your health and financial future.
• Unlimited Flextime and 10 paid holidays so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance.
• A variety of healthy snacks, energizing espresso, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day.
  
  

And there is much more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more. We are passionate about inventing industry leading cloud-native designs that contribute to a more sustainable future. We are excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process.

Ampere is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, veteran and/or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.