Firmware Architect - Confidential Compute - TX, Austin, United States
Originally posted 30 September 2026 by the employer.
Confidential Compute
About the role
This position plays a key role in shaping firmware architecture strategy, influencing silicon design, and enabling industry capabilities.
What you'll do
- Own firmware architecture for Confidential Computing technologies.
- Define end-to-end system architecture, requirements, design direction, and technical strategy.
- Drive architecture reviews and technical alignment across firmware, security, virtualization, platform, and software teams.
- Lead definition of Trusted I/O technologies including Device attestation, SPDM, TDISP, Secure MMIO, IOMMU security architectures, and Virtualization security features.
- Identify architectural risks and drive mitigation plans early in the product lifecycle.
- Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple programs and organizations.
What you'll need
- Experience with Confidential Computing technologies including AMD SEV / SEV-TIO / SEV-SNP, Trusted Execution Environments (TEE), and Secure virtualization.
- Knowledge of PCIe, CXL, IOMMU, device security, and platform security architectures.
- Experience with SPDM, attestation frameworks, device authentication, or secure boot technologies.
- Experience working with cloud providers, hyperscalers, or enterprise security customers.
- Familiarity with server platform architecture and data center products.
- Experience leading architecture reviews and influencing technology direction across organizations.
- Deep understanding of computer architecture, system firmware, and server platforms.
Nice to have
- Experience defining architecture and requirements for complex firmware features.
- Strong knowledge of virtualization technologies and operating system fundamentals.
This role has been open 9 days — well below the 58-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
725
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Median days open
58 d
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Median salary
$168k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (725 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 62 | 725 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 406 | 6078 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 31 d | 58 d (−27 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $168k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 127 open roles · median 59 d
- Micron Technology · 61 open roles · median 99 d
- AMD (this employer) · 59 open roles · median 31 d
- NVIDIA · 57 open roles · median 59 d
- Lattice Semiconductor · 41 open roles · median 30 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 29 open roles · median 78 d
How we counted: 725 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 80 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.