Principal Platform Software Engineer - OpenBMC Platform Architect

Details

NVIDIA is known as the AI computing company, pioneering GPU technology that fuels PC gaming, modern computer graphics, parallel computing, and AI development. This role focuses on leading next-generation data center server platform architecture, bringing up hardware and software solutions to production.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform architecture and hardware bring-up of NVIDIA HGX GPU baseboards.
• Architect and design firmware considering embedded system and Linux kernel constraints to ensure performance, scalability, and resiliency.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to influence hardware designs and review schematics.
• Develop BMC firmware and manage firmware features for NVIDIA server platforms.
• Design and develop CI/CD frameworks to ensure firmware quality.
• Write and review design documents and QA test plans.
• Implement solutions for error handling, stats, and configuration for multiple server components.
• Instrument code for maximum coverage and automate unit testing.
• Mentor development teams on best coding practices.
• Collaborate with security teams to align code with product security goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 15+ years experience in active development primarily using C/C++ on Linux.
• 8+ years leading sizable teams delivering large firmware/software projects.
• Experience working across stakeholders to define requirements and deliver quality solutions.
• Proven experience delivering solutions at scale.
• Expertise in data center firmware/software on X86 or ARM platforms including BMC-BIOS communication, thermal/power management, firmware updates, device monitoring, and firmware security.
• Board bring-up experience with device drivers (I2C/I3C, SPI, PCIe, SMBus, Mail-box) and device trees for U-Boot and Linux kernel.
• Knowledge of REST architecture style, JSON over HTTPS with OAuth.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++ on Linux with deep understanding of kernel internals and thorough code review skills.
• Excellent communication skills, strong work ethic, and team-oriented mindset.

Ways to Stand Out

• Delivered projects with 100,000+ lines of code.
• Led technical orgs of 30+ engineers.
• Expertise in system software and platform security for x86/ARM rack/blade server systems.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $272,000 - $425,500 USD per year, determined by location, experience, and market pay.
• Eligible for equity and benefits.

Equal Opportunity

NVIDIA is committed to fostering diversity and is an equal opportunity employer, valuing diversity and prohibiting discrimination based on legally protected characteristics.