Senior Firmware Engineer - GPU

at Nvidia

📍 Santa Clara, United States

USD 152,000-287,500 per year

SENIOR

✅ On-site

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Details

Do you enjoy hacking and tinkering at the lowest levels of software? Are you capable of crafting and implementing creative secure firmware solutions in heavily resource-constrained environments? If so, youre primed to help develop the boot software that powers the worlds best GPUs.

We are searching for an outstanding software engineer to join our GPU Firmware team. The team's primary mission is securing and innovating the boot process for GPUs while working inside boot-time and storage constraints. You will work closely with hardware, software, infrastructure, and business teams as well as OS and PC vendors.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, debug, and optimize creative solutions for GPU firmware throughout the entire GPU lifecycle
Work closely with hardware, software, infrastructure, and business teams to transform new firmware features from idea to reality
Work with leading OS and PC vendors to improve and innovate on the startup experience
Improve team software process and core infrastructure by enhancing build systems and regression farms

Requirements

BS or MS degree in EE/CS/CE (or equivalent experience)
4+ years' experience in developing device BIOS, firmware, or other low-level software
Familiarity with industry standards and specifications such as SPI, I2C, PCIe, UEFI, and PLDM
Strong C skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Deep understanding of software process
Ability to collaborate closely with hardware designers and other software engineers to design, develop, and debug GPU subsystems

Ways to stand out from the crowd

Experience in x86 / RISC-V / ARM assembly and knowledge of the PC / PCIe / UEFI architectures
Background with display technologies such as DisplayPort (DP), HDMI, and VGA / VESA specs
EEPROM / Flash and storage device programming experience
Experience with secure development techniques such as threat models, attack trees, static/dynamic analysis, fuzzing, and negative testing
Passion for your work

Compensation & benefits

Base salary range (Level 3): 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD
Base salary range (Level 4): 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Other information

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until April 5, 2026.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of legally protected characteristics.