Principal Firmware Engineer – Server Manageability and Observability
Core
Lead end-to-end system software architecture for NVIDIA data center systems (DGX, HGX), focusing on firmware, kernel drivers, and management protocols to serve enterprise and cloud providers.
Role type
Principal System Software Architect (Firmware & Server Manageability)
Builds
Next-generation data center products integrating GPUs, NVLink, InfiniBand, and Grace CPUs
Domain
Data Center / High-Performance Computing / Server Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Scalable server system architecture, System firmware (SBIOS, OpenBMC), Linux kernel internals, Out-of-Band/In-Band management (MCTP, PLDM, SPDM, Redfish, IPMI), Networking protocols (TCP/IP, Ethernet, InfiniBand), Cross-functional leadership
Preferred skills
Cloud/cluster deployment management, OCP/DMTF standards participation, NVIDIA HPC libraries (CUDA, cuDNN, DOCA), Enterprise storage architectures
Technologies
SBIOS, OpenBMC, Linux Kernel, MCTP, PLDM, SPDM, Redfish, IPMI, TCP/IP, Ethernet, InfiniBand, CUDA, cuDNN, DOCA
Responsibilities
Serve as primary technical point of contact for major customers; Lead technical innovation and strategic collaborations with hyperscalers; Align NVIDIA roadmap with customer requirements; Develop and drive adoption of new technologies and protocols; Make critical technical decisions in ambiguous situations
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
