Senior System Software Engineer Platform - OpenBMC

at Nvidia
📍 Santa Clara, United States
USD 184,000-356,500 per year
SENIOR
✅ On-site

SCRAPED

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences ?

Security @ 4 Go @ 7 Linux @ 4 Python @ 7 Statistics @ 4 Hiring @ 4 Bash @ 7 Communication @ 4 JSON @ 4 OAuth @ 4 QA @ 4 GPU @ 4

Details

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced system software engineer to design and implement OpenBMC firmware for GPU server platforms. The role focuses on firmware bring-up, performance analysis, manageability features, standards-based platform management, instrumentation, testing, and working closely with security and hardware teams to achieve enterprise-ready server solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement OpenBMC firmware for GPU server platforms (focus on, but not limited to, Arm architecture).
  • Bring up BMC firmware on target boards; perform performance analysis and implement manageability features.
  • Develop and review code, write and review design documents, and review QA test plans.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to reach consensus on design and testability per product requirements.
  • Design solutions for error handling, statistics, and configuration across components (CPU, GPU, DIMM, SSDs, NICs, IB, PSU, BMC, FPGA, CPLD, etc.) for enterprise readiness.
  • Design and develop performance-optimized active monitoring BMC solutions using DMTF standards such as MCTP, Redfish, PLDM and SPDM.
  • Instrument code to ensure maximum coverage; write and automate unit tests for each module and maintain detailed unit test reports.
  • Provide software quality reports based on static analysis, code coverage, and CPU load.
  • Work with security teams to ensure code aligns with product security goals; collaborate with hardware teams to influence hardware design and review schematics.

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience (or higher).
  • 8+ years of experience.
  • Domain expertise in BMC firmware development on x86 or ARM platforms, including BMC-BIOS communication, thermal management, power management, firmware update mechanisms, device monitoring, and firmware security.
  • Board bring-up experience and hands-on device driver work (I2C/I3C, SPI, PCIe, SMBus, mailbox interfaces) and experience with device trees for U-Boot and the Linux kernel.
  • Out-of-band (OOB) or in-band system management experience and exposure to IPMI, KCS, and DMTF standards (PLDM, MCTP, Redfish, etc.), as well as PMBus and NVMe.
  • Understanding of REST architecture, especially JSON over HTTPS and OAuth.
  • Strong programming and scripting skills: C/C++, Bash, Python, Go; experience developing both Linux user-space and system-level programs.
  • Strong Linux fundamentals across distributions and packaging, Linux upgrade mechanisms, and building/deploying Linux images.
  • Experience writing and automating unit tests, using static analysis tools, and producing software quality metrics.
  • Excellent written and oral communication, teamwork, strong work ethic, and the ability to find creative solutions and deliver quality results independently.

Preferred / Ways to Stand Out

  • Contributions to industry standards or open source projects (Open Compute, OpenBMC, IPMI, DMTF standards).
  • Expertise in system software and platform security for x86/ARM rack or blade server systems.

Benefits and Additional Information

  • Base salary range (USD):
    • Level 4: 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD
    • Level 5: 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD
  • You will also be eligible for equity and benefits (see https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/benefits/).
  • Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 11, 2025.
  • NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity; hiring and promotion practices do not discriminate on protected characteristics.