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- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
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AI @ 4
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
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.
- NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
- NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of legally protected characteristics.