Sr. Staff Firmware Engineer - Platform Firmware Resiliency (PFR)

Location: San Jose, California, USA

Salary: USD 160,000–190,000 per year

Company

hirify.global develops secure AI infrastructure based on Trusted Control/Compute Units that combine hardware security, AI-driven resilience, efficiency, and real-time platform management.

What you will do

• Own Platform Firmware Resiliency architecture and implementation across multiple product lines.
• Design and develop secure firmware protections for BIOS, FPGA, BMC, and other critical platform components.
• Integrate and validate hardware root-of-trust solutions, including Intel PFR, TPM, and cryptographic accelerators.
• Implement firmware recovery mechanisms that restore integrity after corruption or compromise.
• Develop threat models, risk assessments, test strategies, attack simulations, and penetration testing for firmware security.
• Collaborate with hardware, BIOS, security, and cloud teams, while mentoring engineers in secure firmware development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 20+ years of embedded software development experience with strong C/C++ skills.
• Deep knowledge of Platform Firmware Resiliency and NIST SP 800-193 requirements.
• Experience with secure boot, measured boot, cryptographic firmware verification, TPM 2.0, and hardware root of trust.
• Familiarity with UEFI/BIOS architecture, BMC firmware, FPGA firmware update flows, signed images, and capsule updates.
• Strong debugging skills using JTAG, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers; knowledge of firmware supply-chain security.

Nice to have

• Experience with Intel Server Platform Services or similar management engines.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a Silicon Valley semiconductor and systems company focused on securing digital infrastructure.
• Collaborative environment emphasizing curiosity, execution, respect, continuous learning, and mutual support.
• Opportunity to work on commercial programs with major industry leaders and real-world security challenges.
• Diverse and multifaceted workplace with equal-opportunity employment practices.