This role pays more than
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of similar roles. Most pay
$169,905–$219,218
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$236k
versus about
$195k
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Based on 240 similar postings.
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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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Listed pay typically runs
$184,000–$287,500
across 912 roles with salary data.
As a Senior Firmware Engineer - LPU, you will join a specialized team to develop low-level firmware powering AI-accelerator hardware. Your daily responsibilities include designing and maintaining the product stack, including bootloaders, drivers, RTOS, and system services. You will define interface behaviors, profile and optimize latency-critical code paths, and resolve complex system-level issues involving firmware and hardware interactions. The role requires extensive experience with SoC/ASIC platforms and proficiency in C/C++ (C11 or later). You will work with real-time operating systems like FreeRTOS, Zephyr, VxWorks, or ThreadX, while managing high-speed interfaces such as PCIe Gen3/4/5, DDR4/5, SerDes, Ethernet, and peripheral buses like SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN. This role focuses on the technical challenge of ensuring performance and reliability for advanced AI and accelerated computing hardware systems.
What does a Firmware Engineer earn?
Median $203650 from 42 postings across 12 companies.
Firmware
C
C++
Python
RTL
SystemVerilog
UVM
Verdi
Linux
Windows
Bare-metal
Silicon Bring-up
High-speed IO
AI Agents
Data Structures
Pre-silicon
Post-silicon
C
C++
Python
Bash
RDMA
RoCE
InfiniBand
PCIe
Networking Protocols
Firmware
Distributed Systems
Data Structures
Algorithms
Virtualization
High Performance Computing
low‑latency networking