Senior Manager, GPU Firmware
About The Position
NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world. We are searching for a top-notch system software manager to fill a challenging, yet fun role on our GPU Firmware team. You will be joining a team whose primary mission is solving the intricate enigma of securing and innovating the boot process for our GPUs, while dealing with the formidable constraints of boot-time and storage space. Every. Byte. Counts. This is your chance to create waves in the industry while directly working with and alongside some of the most top-valued diverse minds in the graphics software and GPU business. Your goal will be to shape the future of graphics technologies doing exactly what you enjoy: solving puzzles. If this sounds interesting and you’re up for the task, we’d certainly like to hear from you!
Requirements
- 12+ overall years of experience in the software industry
- BS or MS degree in EE/CS/CE or equivalent experience
- 6+ years’ experience in leading teams developing device BIOS, firmware, or other low-level software
- Strong C skills
- Even stronger communication skills
- Deep understanding of software process
- Easy to work with, as you’ll constantly work closely with both hardware designers and other software engineers and managers to design, develop, and debug functional (and non-functional!) aspects of GPU subsystems
Nice To Haves
- Examples of customer facing system software features that you drove to completion
- Knowledge of the PC architecture including PCI/PCIe as well as display technologies like DP and HDMI
- Experience developing for UEFI environments
- Experience in working on datacenter software
- Passion for your work
- Sense of humor stronger than your C skills encouraged, but not required
Responsibilities
- Lead a team to develop, debug, and maintain GPU firmware throughout the NVIDIA GPU lifecycle
- Drive execution of GPU firmware for multiple consumer product lines with aggressive schedules
- Define firmware feature roadmaps to align with hardware and industry specification advancements
- Provide direction for design and implementation of creative solutions for boot software
- Collaborate with hardware, software, and business teams to transform new firmware features from idea to reality
- Work with leading OS and PC vendors to improve/innovate the startup experience
- Improve team software process and core infrastructure via projects dealing with build systems and regression farms
- Continuously evaluate and improve security for firmware that functions as a root of trust
Benefits
- highly competitive salaries
- comprehensive benefits package
- equity
- benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
