NVIDIA Corporation

Senior Firmware Engineer - CSP Engagements

NVIDIA Corporation$184K — $356K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Deep expertise in data center server architectures, HPC systems, and hardware-software co-design.
  • Extensive experience in embedded firmware, server management controllers, and hardware bring-up with production BMC solutions.
  • Strong knowledge of DMTF protocols (Redfish, IPMI, PLDM, MCTP, SPDM), telemetry frameworks, and out-of-band management architectures.
  • Expert-level proficiency in C/C++ in resource-constrained embedded environments, including RTOS, device drivers, and low-level protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, MCTP).
  • Experience with RAS covering error handling, error injection, fault isolation, and system health monitoring.
  • BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 8-12 years of system software development experience.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop firmware solutions for managing and monitoring data center servers.
  • Participate in hardware bring-up, OOB firmware development, and protocol stack integration for CSP deployments.
  • Debug and troubleshoot GPU firmware issues related to power management, performance, and thermal control.
  • Partner with cloud service providers to co-develop features and provide support during new product introductions.
  • Perform advanced system debugging, root cause analysis, and performance optimization in large-scale environments.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (AE, FAE, Solution Architect) to deliver integrated solutions and technical documentation.

Benefits

  • Eligibility for equity participation.
  • Comprehensive standard benefits package.
Full Job Description
NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to join our CSP Engagements team, focusing on system software for Datacenter products such as GB200. This role combines deep technical expertise in embedded firmware development with customer-facing responsibilities to enable cloud service providers with next-generation computing platforms. You will work at the intersection of hardware and software, driving technical solutions from concept through deployment.

What you will be doing:
  • Design and develop firmware solutions for manageability and observability of data center servers.
  • Actively participate in hardware bring-up activities, OOB firmware development, protocol stacks (Redfish, PLDM, MCTP, NSM) and hardware-software co-design for Cloud Service Provider deployments.
  • Debug and troubleshoot NVIDIA GPU firmware issues, power management, performance, and thermal control problems for data center deployments, providing active support to CSPs.
  • Partner directly with CSPs to deliver technical solutions, co-develop & co-debug features and optimizations, and provide support during new product introductions.
  • Perform advanced system debugging, root cause analysis, and performance optimization for large-scale data center environments.
  • Collaborate with AE, FAE, and Solution Architect teams to deliver integrated customer solutions and technical documentation.


What we need to see:
  • Deep expertise in data center server architectures, HPC systems, and hardware-software co-design.
  • Deep expertise in embedded firmware, server management controllers, and hardware bring-up with proven track record of shipping production BMC solutions
  • Strong knowledge of DMTF protocols (Redfish, IPMI, PLDM, MCTP, SPDM), telemetry frameworks, and out-of-band management architectures
  • Expert-level skills in C/C++ in resource-constrained embedded environments, RTOS, device drivers, and low-level protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, MCTP).
  • Experience with RAS including error handling, error injection, fault isolatio, and system health monitoring.
  • BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 8-12 years of system software development experience.


Ways to stand out from the crowd:
  • Knowledge of cloud and cluster level deployment and management systems.
  • Experience with GPU computing (CUDA), deep learning workloads.
  • Knowledge of Memory fabric and CXL architectures.


Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 1, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

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