System Software Engineer, UEFI Firmware

at Nvidia

📍 Santa Clara, United States

USD 124,000-241,500 per year

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✅ On-site

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Details

NVIDIA is developing CPUs for embedded, automotive, and data center markets, in addition to GPUs for artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and visualization. The UEFI Firmware team is hiring a System Software Engineer to contribute to early modeling and simulation and follow products through development and deployment in gaming consoles, servers, and AI devices.

Responsibilities

Develop features and code for UEFI firmware.
Document code flow, data flow, and architecture for UEFI firmware.
Debug UEFI firmware issues and identify root causes through creative problem-solving.
Support simulation and FPGA environment bring-up for UEFI firmware.
Independently drive and resolve issues across teams and disciplines.
Plan and execute pre-silicon and post-silicon verification of UEFI firmware.
Collaborate and communicate effectively with teams around the world.

Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent experience.
At least 2 years of experience with low-level operating system functionality, particularly ARM technologies and programming.
Excellent C programming and debugging skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Experience with UEFI, ACPI, SMBIOS, and the Linux kernel is preferred.
Experience with system software, operating system internals, kernel modules, and device drivers.
Experience working with AI development tools.

Benefits

Equity and employee benefits.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer.
Applications will be accepted at least until August 9, 2026.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.