Senior Manager, Datacenter Software - Firmware Release

Nvidia

Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$272,000–$431,250 / yr
Posted
2 days ago

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Above market

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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 · Senior Manager, Datacenter Software - Firmware Release

As a senior manager on NVIDIA’s Datacenter Software Tools team, you will lead the development and delivery of high-quality firmware and software releases for enterprise AI infrastructure at scale. Your role involves defining release scopes, collaborating with cross-functional teams including system architects and compliance experts to ensure robust validation processes, and implementing CI/CD automation to maintain quality throughout the product lifecycle. You will manage ingestion and packaging of binaries for deployment across diverse platforms and environments, while also driving innovation in self-service interfaces and AI-assisted validation tools. This position requires expertise in Python, Linux, web application frameworks, and CI/CD platforms like Jenkins and GitLab, along with a strong background in system software and firmware development spanning over 12 years.

What you'll do

  • Define release scope and deliver high-quality firmware and software releases for rack-scale products.
  • Influence architecture, design, and implementation decisions for compute and switch trays' software and firmware.
  • Partner with developers, SWQA, product engineering to left-shift release quality from dev to QA in CI/CD environments.
  • Own ingestion and packaging of software and firmware binaries for deployment across multiple platforms at scale.
  • Continuously review and improve established release processes, infrastructure, and practices to ensure efficiency and transparency.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years in software industry with specialization in system software and firmware development.
  • Proven technical leadership for multi-team organizations focusing on data center firmware and infrastructure improvements.
  • BS/MS/PhD in CS, CE, EE or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Strong understanding of computer architecture, operating systems principles, HW-SW interactions, and performance analysis.
  • Hands-on experience with Python, Linux, web application frameworks, and CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitLab).
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills across diverse teams and time zones.

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