Senior Firmware Engineer, NIC Firmware

Nvidia

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $152,000–$241,500 / yr
Posted: 7 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday

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This role $197k

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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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As a Senior Firmware Engineer, NIC Firmware, you will join the NIC Firmware team to develop innovative networking features for cloud, HPC, and storage environments. You will collaborate with architecture and software design teams to implement new features within the core of Mellanox NIC firmware while developing verification tests in complex testing environments. The role requires gaining deep knowledge of system debug, networking technology stacks, and the hardware, firmware, and software relationship. To succeed, you must possess strong proficiency in C and C++, a solid understanding of networking protocols, and experience with PCIe and virtualization technologies. You will also utilize Python or Bash for scripting while applying your knowledge of data structures and algorithms to solve problems related to low-latency networking, RDMA stacks like RoCE and InfiniBand, and distributed systems scalability challenges.

What does a Firmware Engineer earn?

Median $202800 from 35 postings across 9 companies.

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Skills

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

What you'll do

Implement new features in the core of Mellanox NIC firmware.
Develop verification tests for advanced features within a complex firmware testing environment.
Perform system debugging and troubleshooting across hardware, firmware, and software layers.
Develop and maintain networking features for cloud, HPC, and storage applications.
Analyze and resolve issues related to networking protocols, PCIe, and virtualization technologies.
Write scripts using Python or Bash to support development and automation tasks.

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.
Familiarity with RDMA stacks (RoCE, InfiniBand) and low-latency networking.

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