Principal UEFI Firmware Engineer - Austin, Texas, United States

Originally posted 20 October 2026 by the employer.

About the role

The Principal UEFI Firmware Engineer designs, develops, and deploys UEFI-based firmware for Graphcore's hyperscale AI server platforms. This role focuses on system firmware responsible for platform initialization, hardware configuration, and reliability features across large-scale data center deployments.

What you'll do

- Design, develop, and deploy UEFI-based firmware for hyperscale server platforms. - Collaborate with ODM partners throughout the design lifecycle from concept to mass production. - Integrate UEFI firmware into CI/CD pipelines enabling automated builds, regression testing, and static analysis. - Develop firmware functionality supporting platform initialization, including CPU, memory, PCIe, and system interconnects. - Implement system firmware security features including root of trust, secure boot chains, and signed firmware updates. - Debug and perform root cause analysis for firmware and hardware issues across lab and production environments.

What you'll need

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline. - Strong experience developing UEFI or BIOS firmware for server platforms. - Expertise with UEFI, TianoCore, and firmware architecture design. - Strong experience developing firmware solutions for hyperscale or cloud data center environments. - Strong programming skills in C/C++. - Deep understanding of DDR memory training, cache coherency protocols, and PCIe subsystems.