Senior System Software Engineer - CPU SoC Boot Firmware

About the role

NVIDIA is seeking energetic, enthusiastic, and technologically savvy engineers to join the Chips System Software team. This team architects and develops the boot firmware for flagship CPUs which are core components for high-compute platforms for automotive, datacenter, and other critical applications.

What You'll Be Doing

• Build robust features for core boot firmware established by protective and security guidelines
• Define, decompose, and verify functional/safety requirements and architecture
• Perform failure analysis (FMEA/DFA) on Bootloader functionality and architecture
• Collaborate with members internal and external to your team
• Validate and verify features on pre-silicon simulation platforms prior to tapeout
• Perform silicon verification, feature development, and post-silicon support and productization

Requirements

• BS or MS degree in EE/CS/CE or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of relevant proven experience
• Experience in embedded software development, specifically in ARM technologies and programming (bare metal experience is a plus)
• Strong proficiency in C and Python programming and debugging skills
• Strong desire to continuously improve processes and tools for productivity through AI tools
• Detailed and extensive experience with Linux kernel software
• Experience in embedded software development and verification process (bootloaders experience is a plus)
• Excellent interpersonal skills

Ways To Stand Out

• Demonstrate your passion for building new technologies
• Working experience with AI tools such as Codex, creating agentic AI tools
• Proficiency creating skills with continuous refinement
• Out-of-the-box thinking
• Articulate your thoughts succinctly

Pay

Base salary range: 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3, and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.