$251,700 - $377,500 USD yearly
Lead CPU platform firmware, BMC software, power management, and orchestration for server-class SoCs.
Originally posted 11 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role leads the development and delivery of software technologies powering Data Center CPU platforms. You will oversee CPU platform firmware, power and performance management, BMC and platform management, telemetry, and orchestration across pre-silicon development through production deployment.
What you'll do
- Lead the development, integration, and delivery of CPU platform firmware for server-class SoCs and Data Center platforms.
- Own system power and performance management execution, covering performance optimization, power efficiency, thermal management, workload behavior, and platform-level policies.
- Lead the development of BMC and platform management software for server provisioning, configuration, health monitoring, diagnostics, lifecycle management, and remote manageability.
- Define and drive telemetry and observability implementations to track system health, performance, power, reliability, and operational behavior.
- Direct platform-level orchestration and automation capabilities to streamline provisioning, configuration, monitoring, firmware/software updates, and lifecycle management.
- Drive software execution from pre-silicon development and silicon bring-up through system validation, customer qualification, production release, and fleet deployment.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 10+ years of Software Engineering experience (or Master's degree with 9+ years, or PhD with 8+ years).
- 4+ years of work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
- Demonstrated technical leadership delivering server platforms and managing complex hardware-software interactions.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
- 20 years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- 10 years of supervisory experience.
- 4 years of experience with Database Management Software.
- 4 years of experience with API development.
- 3 years of experience interacting with executive leadership (Vice President level and above).
- 3 years of experience managing operating budgets and project financials.
Skills: CPU Platform Firmware, BMC, Server Platforms, Power Management, Diagnostics
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First seen in our index 0 days ago, well below the 56-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
760
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Median days since first seen
56 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$172k
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| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (760 roles · 87 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 117 | 760 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 696 | 6577 · 158 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 64 d | 56 d (−8 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $172k |
Skills observed across this category: CPU Platform Firmware, BMC, Server Platforms, Power Management, Diagnostics
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 115 open roles · median 65 d
- NVIDIA · 83 open roles · median 49 d
- AMD · 54 open roles · median 43 d
- Micron Technology · 49 open roles · median 78 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 37 open roles · median 37 d
- Analog Devices · 31 open roles · median 30 d
How we counted: 760 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 87 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 11 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there, and is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.