Principal Software Engineer, GPU Firmware and GPU System Software — CSP Engagements

NVIDIA; California (MO); On-site; USD 272,000 - 431,250; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead CSP engagement efforts around GPU firmware and system software. You will coordinate with CSP engineering teams to ensure fleet-scale GPU firmware operates reliably, with update orchestration, validation, and secure boot considerations prioritized in the roadmap.

As the technical focal point, you will champion customer feedback into the feature roadmap and enable customer automation and recovery procedures before each release, driving

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in GPU system software, GPU firmware, or accelerator platform engineering.
• Deep understanding of GPU architecture internals and performance impact of firmware/driver decisions.
• Understanding of multi-GPU fabric architectures and NVLink coordination.
• Experience with firmware update lifecycles at scale and rollback strategies.
• Familiarity with GPU health telemetry (Xid, thermal, ECC) and security concerns in firmware.
• Proven ability to influence engineering teams and drive fleet-scale improvements.

Responsibilities

• Drive GPU firmware and software work streams with CSP engineering teams and plan delivery roadmaps.
• Synthesize CSP feedback on manageability, observability, and security requirements; champion priorities.
• Lead large-scale GPU firmware update orchestration, sequencing, rollback, and validation.
• Serve as technical focal point between NVIDIA and CSP teams; ensure documentation and integration accessibility.
• Identify cross-CSP GPU SW/FW issues and drive documentation, tooling, and test strategy improvements.

Skills

GPU system software

GPU firmware

Accelerator platform engineering

multi-GPU fabric architectures

VBIOS

InfoROM

firmware update lifecycle management

update sequencing

rollback

Xid telemetry

fleet management

customer collaboration

communication with CSPs

security requirements (attestation, TB

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, or related field

Tools

firmware tooling

GPU driver stack knowledge

Job description

We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer to join our CSP Engagements team as the technical focal point for GPU firmware and GPU system software, working directly with engineering teams of key CSP/hyperscale customers to ensure they can reliably manage, update, and operate NVIDIA GPU firmware at fleet scale. You will drive work streams with engineering teams of key CSPs/hyperscale customers to build shared understanding of GPU firmware and system software integration, incorporate their feedback into NVIDIA's feature roadmap and delivery plan, and ensure customer-side automation and recovery procedures are ready before each firmware release. Your cross-CSP visibility enables you to identify patterns in GPU firmware operational challenges that drive systemic improvements no single customer engagement could surface alone.

What You'll Be Doing

• Drive GPU firmware & software work streams with CSP engineering teams—ensuring they understand GPU firmware architecture (VBIOS, InfoROM, microcontroller firmware), update sequencing, recovery procedures, and GPU power management
• Gather and synthesize CSP feedback on GPU firmware/software—covering manageability, observability, security requirements (e.g., multi-tenancy isolation, secure boot, attestation), and performance—and champion those priorities into NVIDIA's GPU firmware/software feature roadmap and delivery plan
• Drive GPU firmware update orchestration for large‑scale deployments—multi‑GPU update sequencing, rollback strategy, failure handling, and validation across hundreds of GPUs per rack
• Serve as the technical focal point between NVIDIA and CSP firmware/software engineering—ensuring GPU behaviors (error recovery flows, thermal protection, power state transitions) are well-documented and accessible for customer integration
• Identify cross‑CSP GPU SW/FW issue patterns—common update failures, recovery gaps, and configuration problems—and drive documentation, tooling, and test strategy improvements

What We Need To See

• 15+ years of experience in GPU system software, GPU firmware, or accelerator platform engineering. BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Deep understanding of GPU architecture internals: streaming multiprocessors, GEMM execution, compute kernels, memory hierarchy, and how firmware/driver decisions impact GPU compute performance
• Understanding of multi‑GPU fabric architectures (NVLink, or similar) and how firmware coordinates across multiple GPUs in a rack-scale system
• Understanding of GPU firmware architecture: VBIOS, GPU microcontroller firmware, InfoROM, and their interaction with the GPU driver stack
• Experience with firmware update lifecycle management at scale: multi-device update sequencing, A/B updates, rollback, staged rollout, emergency recovery
• Understanding of GPU error handling and recovery flows—how firmware-level errors propagate through the driver stack to application-visible failures
• Experience with GPU health monitoring and telemetry: Xid errors, thermal events, power events, ECC counters, and their significance for firmware/software teams
• Customer obsession—genuine passion for simplifying GPU firmware integration for fleet-scale customers. Proven success influencing engineering teams to improve quality and fleet manageability

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Direct experience with NVIDIA GPU VBIOS, GPU microcontroller firmware, or GPU driver internals
• Background in GPU fleet management at 10K+ GPU scale—firmware rollout, health-based remediation, fleet-wide configuration management
• Experience with GPU error taxonomy (Xid classification, NVLink error counters, ECC events) and building runbooks around GPU firmware behavior
• Understanding of GPU security: secure boot chain, code signing, attestation, debug authentication, multi-tenancy isolation at the firmware level
• Familiarity with GPU power management architecture and its impact on workload performance at fleet scale

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 272,000 USD - 431,250 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until July 8, 2026.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.