Principal Firmware Engineer, Data Center Server Management

Nvidia

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $272,000–$431,250 / yr
Posted: 10 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $352k

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About Nvidia

Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Principal Firmware Engineer, Data Center Server Management

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As a Principal Firmware Engineer - Data Center Server Management, you will join the team to design and own end-to-end manageability architecture for next-generation scaling AI supercomputing platforms. You will drive server management for large clusters and data centers deploying GPUs and Grace solutions while collaborating with internal teams and cloud customers to define requirements for firmware and software modules. Your daily work involves building data center health management workflows, ensuring reliability in firmware architecture from a data center viewpoint, and resolving issues during cluster bring up. The role requires expertise in C/C++, Python, and SCM tools like Git or Perforce. You will leverage your experience with BMC server firmware, x86 or ARM system architectures, and platform software development to solve complex problems involving large-scale infrastructure for high-performance computing and generative AI workloads.

What does a Firmware Engineer earn?

Median $202800 from 35 postings across 9 companies.

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Skills

C C++ Python Firmware BMC x86 ARM Data Center Management Server Architecture Git Perforce Jira Telemetry HPC Generative AI System Architecture

What you'll do

Own the end-to-end manageability architecture for rack-level solutions in data centers.
Drive server management for large clusters and data centers deploying GPUs and Grace solutions.
Define requirements with data center architects and cloud customers to ensure rapid product development.
Coordinate with internal teams to ensure firmware and software modules meet specific design requirements.
Design and build data center health management workflows in collaboration with other leads.
Drive reliability and optimization in firmware architecture from a data center perspective.
Resolve technical issues during cluster bring-up at high speed.
Deliver server firmware that meets quality, reliability, and telemetry performance standards for data centers.

What we're looking for

15+ years of relevant experience working on server firmware (BMC) and platform software development.
BS, MS, or PhD in EE, CS, or a related field of education.
Hands-on experience with data center health management workflow.
Proven record of delivering server firmware for large data centers.
Strong knowledge of data center management, server architecture, and server manageability.
Demonstrable skill in C/C++ and Python programming.
Experience with SCM tools like Git or Perforce and project management tools like Jira.
Experience programming and debugging skills for server platforms.

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