Factory-Scale System Software Lead for AI Compute

Nvidia Corporation in; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 288,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a senior data center firmware/platform software engineer to own bring-up of new platforms from board to rack. You will work with hardware, firmware, diagnostics, and test engineering to design the flows for firmware flashing, validation, provisioning and recovery, aiming for high first-pass yield.

The role requires 10+ years in data center firmware or related fields, strong Python and C/C++, and experience with ODMs/CMs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data center firmware, platform software or factory/test software.
• Proven track record building factory automation and out-of-band management for large-scale server deployments.
• Strong Python skills for production tools; working knowledge of C/C++, shell and Linux.

Responsibilities

• Own bring-up of new platforms in the factory across board, tray, rack and cluster; be the software owner from first power-on.
• Design firmware flashing flows, validation, provisioning, and power-cycle recovery with high first-pass yield.
• Collaborate with ODMs/CMs/CSPs to define requirements and integrate NVIDIA tools into their infrastructure.
• Use AI coding agents to speed development, testing, code review, and bug filing.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Shell

Linux

Communication

Education

BS/MS/PhD in EE/CS or related field

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a senior data center firmware/platform software engineer to own bring-up of new platforms from board to rack. You will work with hardware, firmware, diagnostics, and test engineering to design the flows for firmware flashing, validation, provisioning and recovery, aiming for high first-pass yield.

The role requires 10+ years in data center firmware or related fields, strong Python and C/C++, and experience with ODMs/CMs.