Software Engineer - DPU Platform

About the role

A Software Engineer is needed to join NVIDIA’s innovative, world-class team. The role involves developing system software components, collaborating with hardware and product design teams, and addressing complex system-level optimization and resource utilization challenges.

Responsibilities

• Develop system software components such as processor firmware, boot-loaders, kernel drivers/modules, and user space applications and libraries
• Collaborate with hardware and product design teams to build software for sophisticated SOC platform designs
• Support global teams with various customer and internal DPU projects
• Address complex system-level optimization and resource utilization challenges
• Engage in all levels of the product development lifecycle, prioritizing clear requirements, software quality, and performance
• Work within a worldwide matrixed software development team, making a broad impact within our dynamic and technology-centric company

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in developing software for embedded systems, with proficiency in C and Python
• Strong desire to understand the system software stack, focusing on software/hardware interactions, including platform firmware, device drivers, Linux kernel, and user-space application performance
• Knowledge of high-performance processor architecture, including CPU and cache coherency concepts, and hardware accelerators
• Strong engineering skills, including technical investigation, building, testing, and agile software development processes
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Familiarity with build environment tools such as gcc, git, github, make, bitbake, shell scripts, gerrit, and jenkins

Qualifications

• Experience with ARMv8 microarchitecture, ATF, and/or UEFI software is a strong plus
• Familiarity with multiple Linux distributions, with the ability to compare and contrast them
• Knowledge of secure boot flows and/or trusted computing environments

Skills

• Expertise in embedded platforms, operating systems, and software distribution
• Ability to work within a worldwide matrixed software development team

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Comprehensive benefits package

Pay

• Base salary range: $116,000 - $189,750 for Level 2, and $140,000 - $224,250 for Level 3

Schedule

• Full-time