Senior SBIOS Firmware Engineer - Bootloader

Location: US, CA, Santa Clara, US, CA, Remote

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 fueled the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern deep learning — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, we are increasingly known as “the AI computing company.” We're looking to grow our company and establish teams with the most thoughtful people in the world. Are you ready to change the next generation of computing? Join us at the forefront of technological advancement.

What you'll be doing:

• As a member of the Datacenter Firmware Team you will design and develop firmware for NVIDIA's ARM based CPUs.

• Using strong communication skills, develop software, drive ideas, analyze documents and communications to internal and/or external audiences about our technology.

• Collaborate with hardware architecture teams. Identify opportunities to improve our architecture and make it more performant generation to generation.

What we need to see:

• BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree (or equivalent experience) with 5+ yrs of proven experience.

• Strong understanding of Multicore hardware, operating systems design, concurrency, virtual memory, caching, interrupts, device drivers and real-time programming.

• Outstanding C/Python programming abilities.

• Good knowledge of ARMv8/9 based processor architecture.

• Strong knowledge of system level error handling

• Good knowledge of ARM bootloader and secure boot concepts.

• Excellent Communication Skills.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience analyzing, debugging and tuning performance of complex system software stacks. Knowledge of virtualization platforms (KVM, QEMU).

• An understanding of server management protocols such as IPMI, MCTP, PLDM an added plus. Deep understanding of system level architecture, such as topologies, interconnects, memory hierarchy, interrupts, and memory-mapped IO.

• Experience working closely with HW teams, ODMs and vendors to introduce and support server platforms.

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!

NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing, and Visualization. Our invention serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services. Our work opens up new universes to explore, enables amazing creativity and discovery, and powers what were once science fiction inventions from artificial intelligence to autonomous cars. NVIDIA is seeking exceptional individuals like you to help us drive the next wave of artificial intelligence.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3, and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4.Applications for this job will be accepted at least until March 18, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.