Senior Firmware Engineer - GPU

About the role

Do you enjoy hacking and tinkering at the lowest levels of software? Are you capable of crafting and implementing creative secure 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. Join a team whose primary mission is solving the intricate enigma of securing and innovating the GPU boot process while working through the formidable constraints of boot-time and storage space. Every byte counts. This is your chance to create waves in the industry while working directly with some of the most top-valued, diverse minds in the business.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, debug, and optimize creative solutions for GPU firmware throughout the entire GPU lifecycle
• Work closely with hardware, software, infrastructure, and business teams to transform new firmware features from idea to reality
• Work with leading OS and PC vendors to improve and innovate on the startup experience
• Improve team software process and core infrastructure by enhancing build systems and regression farms

Requirements

• BS or MS degree in EE/CS/CE (or equivalent experience)
• 4+ years’ experience in developing device BIOS, firmware, or other low-level software
• Familiarity with industry standards and specifications such as SPI, I2C, PCIe, UEFI, and PLDM
• Strong C skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Deep understanding of software process
• Easy to work with, as you’ll constantly collaborate with both hardware designers and other software engineers to design, develop, and debug functional (and non-functional) aspects of GPU subsystems

Skills

• Experience in x86/RISC-V/ARM assembly and knowledge of the PC/PCIe/UEFI architectures
• Background with display technologies such as DP, HDMI, and VGA/VESA specs
• EEPROM/Flash and storage device programming experience
• Experience with secure development techniques such as threat models, attack-trees, static/dynamic analysis, fuzzing, and negative testing
• Passion for your work
• Sense of humor (heavily encouraged, but not required)

Benefits

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

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:

• 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3
• 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4