Do you enjoy hacking and tinkering at the lowest levels of software? Are you capable of designing and implementing clever firmware solutions in heavily resource-constrained environments? If so, you’re primed to help develop the boot software that powers the world’s best GPUs. We are searching for a top-notch software engineer to fill a challenging, yet fun role on our GPU Firmware team. You will be joining a team whose primary mission is solving the intricate enigma of securing and innovating the boot process for our GPUs, while dealing with the formidable constraints of boot-time and storage space. Every. Byte. Counts.
This is your chance to create waves in the industry while directly working with and alongside some of the most top-valued diverse minds in the GPU business. Your goal will be to shape the future of GPU technologies doing exactly what you enjoy: solving puzzles. If this sounds interesting and you’re up for the task, we’d certainly like to hear from you!
What you’ll be doing:
- Design, develop, test, debug, and optimize GPU firmware throughout the entire GPU lifecycle.
- Design and implement creative solutions for boot software.
- Collaborate with hardware, software, and business teams to transform new firmware features from idea to reality.
- Interact with leading OS and PC vendors to improve and innovate on the startup experience.
- Improve team software process and core infrastructure via projects dealing with build systems and regression farms.
- Continuously evaluate and improve security for firmware that functions as a root of trust for flash and boot security.
- Evaluate and improve control-plane and management interfaces of the GPU
- Work with hardware teams to improve NVIDIA’s GPU hardware security, manageability, etc.
What we need to see:
- BS or MS degree or equivalent experience in EE/CS/CE.
- 5+ years’ experience in developing device BIOS, firmware, or other low-level software.
- Strong C skills.
- Even stronger communication skills.
- Sense of humor heavily encouraged, but not required.
- Deep understanding of software process.
- Secure software fundamentals including cryptography, authentication/attestation, chains of trust, and understanding of common SW security vulnerabilities.
- Easy to work with, as you’ll constantly work closely with both hardware designers and other software engineers to design, develop, and debug functional (and non-functional!) aspects of GPU subsystems.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
- Experience in x86 assembly and in-depth knowledge of the PC architecture.
- Expertise with RISCV and other microarchitectures.
- Proficient with PCI/PCIe architecture.
- Experience working on protocols like MCTP, PLDM, SPDM, etc
- Good knowledge on developing for UEFI environments.
We are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, and as a result have some of the most brilliant and talented people in the world working for us. If you're clever, creative, and driven, we'd love to have you join the team.
Skills Required
- BS or MS degree, or equivalent experience, in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering
- 5+ years of experience developing device BIOS, firmware, or other low-level software
- Strong C programming skills
- Strong communication skills
- Deep understanding of software development processes
- Knowledge of secure software fundamentals, including cryptography, authentication, attestation, chains of trust, and common software security vulnerabilities
- Ability to collaborate closely with hardware designers and software engineers
- Experience with x86 assembly and PC architecture
- Expertise with RISC-V and other microarchitectures
- Proficiency with PCI and PCIe architecture
- Experience with MCTP, PLDM, SPDM, or similar protocols
- Knowledge of developing for UEFI environments
NVIDIA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about NVIDIA and has not been reviewed or approved by NVIDIA.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity awards and a discounted ESPP are highlighted as core parts of total compensation, enabling employees to share in the company’s success. Stock-based compensation and the two-year lookback ESPP are consistently described as especially valuable.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is portrayed as robust, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options alongside mental health support and on-site care resources. Employer HSA contributions and wellness perks reinforce the depth of the offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are depicted as strong, featuring a meaningful 401(k) match with Roth options and support for Mega Backdoor Roth contributions. These elements position long-term savings as a notable advantage of the total rewards package.
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What We Do
NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, NVIDIA is increasingly known as “the AI computing company.”
