Senior Firmware Engineer, FPGA

About the role

CoreWeave is expanding its firmware engineering organization to support next-generation AI compute platforms and the integrated firmware stack that powers them.

Responsibilities

• FPGA development – design, implement, and maintain FPGA logic for server-class or embedded platform functions, with a strong emphasis on Intel/Altera-based devices using Quartus.
• Platform integration – define and implement interfaces between FPGA logic and adjacent platform components including BMC firmware, BIOS, CPLDs, sensors, control paths, and board management functions.
• Bring-up and validation – support early hardware enablement, board bring-up, and validation across multiple hardware revisions and lab environments.
• Performance and reliability – improve platform robustness, fault handling, telemetry, and operational behavior for production deployments at scale.
• Vendor collaboration – work directly with ODMs, silicon vendors, and firmware partners to review implementations, define requirements, and drive fixes or enhancements.
• Automation and test – contribute to repeatable validation workflows, regression coverage, and tooling for FPGA and platform firmware testing.
• Documentation – create and maintain clear technical documentation for FPGA architecture, interfaces, design assumptions, test procedures, and operational considerations.
• Technical leadership – participate in design reviews, mentor other engineers, and help raise the overall quality of firmware and platform integration work across the team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in firmware, embedded systems, or FPGA development for server-class, platform, or embedded systems.
• Hands-on professional experience developing with Intel/Altera FPGA devices.
• Strong proficiency in Verilog or SystemVerilog for RTL development.
• Strong proficiency in C or C++ for low-level firmware, embedded software, or platform integration work.
• Experience with board bring-up, hardware validation, and system-level debugging.
• Familiarity with common hardware interfaces and protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, PCIe, or related platform control paths.
• Experience in using hardware schematics, design specifications, and device datasheets for embedded development.
• Experience debugging interactions across FPGA, firmware, BIOS, and hardware layers.
• Comfort working in Linux environments with Git-based development workflows.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to break down complex cross-layer failures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across hardware, firmware, software, QA, and vendor teams.

Preferred Experience

• Integration of FPGA functionality with BMC firmware, BIOS, CPLDs, or other platform management components.
• Experience with LTPI or similar platform communication and management interfaces.
• Experience with platform management technologies such as Redfish, IPMI, SMBus, or related server management interfaces.
• Experience with server hardware, data center platforms, or hyperscale infrastructure environments.
• Familiarity with lab tools and techniques such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, JTAG, signal capture, or board-level debug workflows.
• Experience scripting in Python or Bash for validation, automation, or test tooling.
• Experience reviewing or influencing vendor-delivered platform or firmware implementations.
• Prior ownership of firmware or FPGA features deployed into production environments at scale.