Principal Firmware Engineer - Data Center Server Management

What You’ll Be Doing

• Drive server management for large clusters and data centers deploying GPUs and Grace solution from Nvidia.
• Work with data center architects and cloud customers to narrow down on requirements for implementation to ensure speed of light product development.
• Work with internal teams to make sure requirements are designed and implemented in the right way with each firmware and software module.
• Collaborate with other leads to design & build data center health management workflow.
• Drive reliability and optimization in firmware architecture from a data center view point.
• Own firmware delivered to data centers in terms of quality, reliability and telemetry performance.

What We Need To See

• 15+ years of relevant experience working on server firmware (BMC) and platform software development
• BS, MS, or PhD in EE/CS or related field of education or equivalent experience
• Hands on experience with data center health management workflow
• Proven record of delivering server firmware for large data centers
• Strong knowledge of data center management, server architecture and server manageability in data centers
• Strong and demonstrable skill in C/C++ and Python
• Experience programming and debugging skills for server platforms
• Experience in SCM (e.g. Git, Perforce) and project management tools like Jira
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, good work ethics, high sense of team-work, love to produce quality work and commitment to finish your tasks every single day
• A self-starter who loves to find creative solutions to complicated problems and hands on with coding

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Hands on experience with data center health management
• Hands on with x86 or ARM system architecture
• Proven technical leaders to drive large complex problem with 50+ engineers working

About the Role

NVIDIA is looking to grow their company and establish teams with the most thoughtful people in the world. They are looking for expert engineers to come and help design rack level solutions for next generation scaling AI supercomputing platforms. They are looking for a strong technical architect to own end to end manageability architecture for these products in data centers.

Responsibilities

You will work with various component leads internally and externally, drive customer use cases, align architecture with customer requirements and release best products to market.

Requirements

We are looking for a strong technical architect to own end to end manageability architecture for these products in data centers. You will work with various component leads internally and externally, drive customer use cases, align architecture with customer requirements and release best products to market.

Qualifications

Join us at the forefront of technological advancement. We are looking for a strong technical architect to own end to end manageability architecture for these products in data centers. You will work with various component leads internally and externally, drive customer use cases, align architecture with customer requirements and release best products to market.

Skills

Hands on experience with data center health management workflow. Proven record of delivering server firmware for large data centers. Strong knowledge of data center management, server architecture and server manageability in data centers and strong and demonstrable skill in C/C++ and Python. Experience programming and debugging skills for server platforms. Experience in SCM (e.g. Git, Perforce) and project management tools like Jira. Excellent written and oral communication skills, good work ethics, high sense of team-work, love to produce quality work and commitment to finish your tasks every single day. A self-starter who loves to find creative solutions to complicated problems and hands on with coding.

Benefits

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd Hands on experience with data center health management Hands on with x86 or ARM system architecture Proven technical leaders to drive large complex problem with 50+ engineers working

Pay

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is $272,000 - $431,250 for Level 6, and $320,000 - $488,750 for Level 7. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Schedule

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until July 3, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Company Information

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people on the planet working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.