Nvidia

Senior System Software Engineer - CPU SoC Boot Firmware

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10 days ago
Boulder, CO, USA or Santa Clara, CA, USASenior
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Base Salary

$152k - $288k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build robust features for CPU boot firmware in accordance with protective and security guidelines.
  • Define, decompose, and verify functional and safety requirements and system architecture.
  • Perform FMEA/DFA failure analysis on bootloader functionality and architecture.
  • Validate and verify firmware features on pre-silicon simulation platforms before tapeout.
  • Perform silicon verification, feature development, post-silicon support, and productization.
  • Collaborate with internal and external engineering partners.

Requirements

  • BS or MS degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or computer engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 5 years of relevant professional experience.
  • Embedded software development experience, particularly with ARM technologies and bare-metal programming.
  • Strong proficiency in C and Python programming, debugging, and software development.
  • Detailed and extensive experience with Linux kernel software.
  • Experience with embedded software development and verification processes; bootloader experience is a plus.
  • Understanding of hardware architecture and automotive functional safety and security standards in semiconductor projects.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, and planning skills.
  • Experience creating agentic AI tools or using AI tools such as Codex is a distinguishing qualification.

Benefits

  • Equity and benefits are provided.
  • Base salary depends on location, experience, and other objective job-related factors; applications are accepted at least until November 3, 2026.

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About Nvidia

10,000+ employees

Nvidia designs and sells GPUs and accelerated computing platforms for data centers, AI/ML, graphics, gaming, and automotive, monetizing through hardware, software platforms (CUDA, AI frameworks), and systems like DGX and networking. Customers include cloud providers, enterprises, researchers, and OEMs. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Santa Clara, it is a public company traded on NASDAQ under NVDA.

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