Senior Firmware Engineer – CSP Engagements
NVIDIA · US, CA, Santa Clara
What this role involves
Senior firmware engineer embedded with cloud service providers to design, debug, and optimize datacenter server firmware for GPU platforms like GB200. Owns technical delivery across hardware bring-up, out-of-band management protocols, and system-level performance tuning, working directly with CSP teams on new product introductions and production deployments. Combines deep embedded systems expertise with sustained customer partnership rather than pre-sales or pure infrastructure work.
Role DNA
50% hands-on building50% customer-facing
An even mix of hands-on building and customer-facing work. Derived from how this posting weighs coding against customer work, the same measure behind the listing filters.
How this pays
This posting pays $184K–$357K a year in US dollars. Its midpoint is 27% above the median for Senior Implementation / Delivery Engineer roles in United States, in the top quarter of the market.
Market median$212K
Middle half$165K–$223K
From 11 published salary ranges, one per employer, annualized in US dollars. Full Implementation / Delivery Engineer salary data.
Skills & stack
Embedded firmware developmentC/C++Server management controllers (BMC)Hardware bring-upDMTF protocols (Redfish, IPMI, PLDM, MCTP, SPDM)Out-of-band managementLow-level protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe)RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability)System debugging and root cause analysisRTOSDevice driversRedfishIPMIPLDMMCTPSPDMCXLCUDAPCIe
Role description
NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to join our CSP Engagements team, focusing on system software for Datacenter products such as GB200. This role combines deep technical expertise in embedded firmware development with customer-facing responsibilities to enable cloud service providers with next-generation computing platforms. You will work at the intersection of hardware and software, driving technical solutions from concept through deployment.
What you will be doing:
Design and develop firmware solutions for manageability and observability of data center servers.
Actively participate in hardware bring-up activities, OOB firmware development, protocol stacks (Redfish, PLDM, MCTP, NSM) and hardware-software co-design for Cloud Service Provider deployments.
Debug and troubleshoot NVIDIA GPU firmware issues, power management, performance, and thermal control problems for data center deployments, providing active support to CSPs.
Partner directly with CSPs to deliver technical solutions, co-develop & co-debug features and optimizations, and provide support during new product introductions.
Perform advanced system debugging, root cause analysis, and performance optimization for large-scale data center environments.
Collaborate with AE, FAE, and Solution Architect teams to deliver integrated customer solutions and technical documentation.
What we need to see:
Deep expertise in data center server architectures, HPC systems, and hardware-software co-design.
Deep expertise in embedded firmware, server management controllers, and hardware bring-up with proven track record of shipping production BMC solutions
Strong knowledge of DMTF protocols (Redfish, IPMI, PLDM, MCTP, SPDM), telemetry frameworks, and out-of-band management architectures
Expert-level skills in C/C++ in resource-constrained embedded environments, RTOS, device drivers, and low-level protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, MCTP).
Experience with RAS including error handling, error injection, fault isolatio, and system health monitoring.
BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
8-12 years of system software development experience.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Knowledge of cloud and cluster level deployment and management systems.
Experience with GPU computing (CUDA), deep learning workloads.
Knowledge of Memory fabric and CXL architectures.
NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing and Visualization. The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people on the planet working for us. If you're creative, hardworking and self-motivated, we want to hear from you!
Do you want to join a team of highly motivated and experienced program managers who drive the successful introduction of NVIDIA's next generation GPU/CPU based products? We work closely with internal leaders in Software, Hardware, Firmware, Marketing and Operations to ensure the SW team delivers outstanding products while operating across multiple functional units and all levels of management to achieve Time-To-Market. As part of the team, your knowledge of driver, firmware, diagnostics and the SW stack development processes and priorities will enable you to swiftly make the course adjustments needed to keep these complex projects on track!
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 24, 2026.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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