Platform Security Engineer, OpenBMC

Highlights

• Join a founding team owning server management firmware across the fleet.
• Ship production firmware from board bring-up through to production.
• Harden firmware with security as a first-class constraint in everything shipped.

What they offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours

Ideal candidate

A systems-minded builder who leads across hardware and software, cares deeply about security by design, and thrives owning critical firmware from bring-up to production in close partnership with vendors and peers.

Requirements

• Strong technical cross-functional leadership skills, direction setting
• Hands-on OpenBMC/BMC firmware experience on x86 and/or Arm, from bring-up through production with D-Bus/sdbusplus
• Strong C/C++ and Python, deep Linux user-space/kernel fundamentals, and Yocto/OpenEmbedded proficiency
• Security mindset applied to firmware, not bolted on afterward
• Upstream contributions to OpenBMC, U-Boot, DMTF, or OCP
• Working knowledge of out-of-band and in-band management, relevant DMTF specs, and device interfaces
• Strong debugging and track record of shipping reliable, well-tested code
• Clear communication across internal teams and external vendors
• Ability to work effectively across hardware and software boundaries
• Knowledge of NIST firmware security guidelines SP 800-193 and 800-147/155
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience