Senior Firmware Engineer, NIC Firmware

Nvidia

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Work type: Remote
Location: Seattle, WAAustin, TXTXCASanta Clara, CA
Salary: $152,000–$241,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
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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 · Senior Firmware Engineer, NIC Firmware

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The Senior Firmware Engineer, NIC Firmware joins the NIC Firmware team to develop innovative networking features for cloud, HPC, and storage environments. In this role, you will work closely with architecture and software design teams to implement new features in the core of Mellanox NIC firmware. Daily responsibilities include developing verification tests for advanced features within a complex firmware testing environment and gaining deep knowledge of system debug, networking technology stacks, and the HW/FW/SW relationship. You must possess strong proficiency in C, C++, and scripting with Python and/or Bash. Required skills include understanding networking protocols, PCIe, and virtualization technologies, alongside a solid grasp of data structures and algorithms. The work focuses on delivering high throughput and low latency for intelligent interconnect solutions.

What does a Firmware Engineer earn?

Median $196750 from 38 postings across 10 companies.

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Skills

C C++ Python Bash RDMA RoCE InfiniBand PCIe Virtualization Networking Protocols Distributed Systems Firmware High Performance Computing Data Structures Algorithms

What you'll do

Implement new features in the core of Mellanox NIC firmware.
Develop verification tests for advanced features in a complex firmware testing environment.
Analyze and debug complex system issues involving networking technology and hardware/software relationships.
Work with architecture and software design teams to develop networking features for cloud, HPC, and storage.
Maintain and qualify large-scale software projects through the full development lifecycle.
Apply knowledge of networking protocols, PCIe, and virtualization technologies to firmware development.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of professional software development experience.
Strong proficiency in C and C++.
Solid understanding of networking protocols.
Experience with PCIe and virtualization technologies.
Excellent grasp of data structures and algorithms fundamentals.
Scripting experience with Python and/or Bash.
Deep familiarity with RDMA stacks (RoCE, InfiniBand) and low-latency networking (preferred).

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