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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Firmware Engineer - GPU - **Company:** NVIDIA Ltd. - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $152,000.0 - $241,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Communications Protocols, Software Debugging, Firmware, Hardware Interface Design, PCI Express, Proprietary Software, Reduced Instruction Set Computing, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, System Programming, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), PIC Microcontroller, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Apache Spark, Peripherals, Core Api, Hardware Acceleration, Programming Languages - **Published:** May 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=83d01df739878873 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Systems architecture within technology?, Do you excel at developing robust, secure firmware at the intersection of hardware and low-level software? Are you passionate about architecting the foundational communication and peripheral layers that keep world-class GPUs running efficiently? If so, you're primed to help develop the core out-of-band and peripheral firmware that powers our next-generation GPU architectures., * Education: BS or MS degree in EE, CS, CE, or equivalent experience. * Experience: 5+ years of experience in low-level firmware development, embedded systems, or microcontroller programming. * Domain Expertise: Strong background in managing peripherals and communication stacks via industry-standard protocols (e.g., SPI, I2C/I3C, PCIe, SMBus, MCTP, PLDM). * Programming Language: Expert-level C development skills in resource-constrained environments. * Architecture Familiarity: Experience working with RISC-V or similar embedded processor architectures. * Engineering Approach: Deep understanding of software development processes, robust debugging methodologies, and a developer-first approach passionate about writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code. * Collaboration: Excellent interpersonal abilities enabling close work with hardware designers and diverse engineering groups. Ways to stand out from the crowd: * Language Advantage: Hands-on experience or familiarity with the Ada or SPARK programming languages for high-integrity/safety-critical software. * Deep RISC-V Expertise: Direct experience with RISC-V assembly, custom extensions, or low-level architectural optimizations. * Security Focus: Knowledge of building secure firmware updates, hardware roots of trust (RoT), or handling cryptographic hardware accelerators. ## Description We are looking for a distinguished Senior Firmware Engineer to become part of our GPU Firmware Development team. Unlike sustainment or support roles, our team is dedicated to active development and innovation from the ground up. You will be tasked with crafting and deploying key firmware within the GPU OOBHUB (Out-of-Band Hub). This firmware manages peripherals seamlessly, updates securely, and monitors communication telemetry reliably. Join us to work with top experts in building robust, high-performance infrastructure for the future of computing. What you'll be doing: * Core Development: Build, architect, develop, and debug critical firmware running in the GPU OOBHUB, prioritizing robust peripheral control and secure communication interfaces. * Lifecycle & Update Systems: Build and optimize high-reliability firmware update mechanisms and telemetry systems for next-generation GPU subsystems. * Hardware Interface: Collaborate closely with hardware architects and ASIC designers to initiate new silicon, defining firmware-hardware interfaces and communication protocols. * High-Integrity Coding: Implement secure, modern firmware solutions, bringing to bear high-reliability languages and principles to ensure system stability. * Collaborative Innovation: Partner with internal software, hardware, and infrastructure teams to transform brand new architectural features from concepts into production-ready firmware. ## Related Videos - [Coffee with Developers - Stephen Jones - NVIDIA](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1303-coffee-with-developers-stephen-jones-nvidia) - [Insights from building the Canva Developers Platform to empower 185 million designers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/942-insights-from-building-the-canva-developers-platform-to-empower-185-million-designers) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [Accelerating Python on GPUs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/859-accelerating-python-on-gpus) - [Why make use of an integration platform in today's software developments and infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/758-why-make-use-of-an-integration-platform-in-today-s-software-developments-and-infrastructure) - [Agent Smith Gets Hardware: Autonomous IoT Hacking From Debug Port to Cloud API](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100258-agent-smith-gets-hardware-autonomous-iot-hacking-from-debug-port-to-cloud-api) ## Related Articles - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [Dev Digest 102 - Race conditions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/386-dev-digest-102-race-conditions) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 129 - Now that's what I call private data!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/468-dev-digest-129-now-that-s-what-i-call-private-data)