Senior System Software Engineer, Platform - Server Embedded Firmware

NVIDIA•Santa Clara, CA

About The Position

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior System Software Engineer to develop platform server embedded firmware for GPU server platforms. The role focuses on microcontroller firmware, including ARM M-class microcontrollers, and C/C++ server manageability software in an RTOS-optimized embedded environment. The engineer will bring up, debug, and analyze firmware; develop management software that enables reporting and connectivity among server management devices; and implement register-based communication and DMTF messaging protocols across components such as BMCs, GPUs, switches, memory, I/O expanders, sensors, and local microcontroller peripherals. The position also involves designing a portable microcontroller framework for server management subsystems, developing performance-optimized active-monitoring BMC solutions using DMTF standards, and collaborating with security and hardware teams on security goals and hardware architecture. The engineer will contribute to code and design reviews, testing, automation, coverage, and software quality reporting. The role requires at least five years of low-level embedded microcontroller firmware experience and a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent experience. The role offers a base salary range of $152,000–$241,500 for Level 3 and $184,000–$287,500 for Level 4, depending on location, experience, and comparable employee pay. Equity and benefits are also offered. Applications will be accepted at least until October 30, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
At least 5 years of low-level microcontroller firmware development on embedded microcontrollers using Zephyr or FreeRTOS.
Demonstrated experience developing BMC and/or microcontroller firmware for managing CPU, GPU, network, and storage devices.
Experience with embedded USB and I3C interfaces.
Experience with ARM integrated development environments, debuggers, logic and protocol analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
Deep understanding of interrupt schemes, multithreading, DMA, memory management, and resource-constrained embedded environments.
Strong embedded programming and scripting skills using languages such as C/C++, Bash, Python, or Go.
Experience reviewing and using hardware schematics, reference manuals, and datasheets for embedded development.
Expertise with server manageability protocols such as MCTP, PLDM, SPDM, SMBUS, and OCP recovery.
Solid understanding of Linux fundamentals, distributions, packages, upgrade mechanisms, and image building and deployment.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on background in microcontroller embedded firmware development and out-of-band management.
Hands-on experience implementing an MCTP stack in embedded environments or FPGA.
Contributor to industry groups such as Open Compute, OpenBMC, or DMTF, or to open source.
Expertise in system software and platform security for x86/ARM-based rack or blade server systems.

Responsibilities

Design and implement microcontroller firmware for GPU server platforms, including firmware for ARM M-class microcontrollers.
Develop C/C++ server manageability features in an RTOS-optimized embedded environment.
Perform microcontroller firmware bring-up, debugging, performance analysis, and implementation of server manageability features.
Develop embedded management software for reporting and connectivity among server management devices.
Implement register-based communication and DMTF-standard messaging protocols between BMCs, GPUs, switches, memory, I/O expanders, sensors, and microcontroller peripherals.
Design a portable microcontroller framework for server management subsystems.
Develop and review code and design documents, and collaborate with team members to meet product requirements.
Instrument code for coverage, automate unit tests, maintain test case reports, and produce software quality reports based on static analysis, code coverage, and microcontroller load.
Collaborate with security and hardware teams to align code with security goals and contribute to hardware design and architecture reviews.
Develop performance-optimized active-monitoring BMC solutions using DMTF standards, including MCTP, Redfish, SPDM, and PLDM.