Senior NIC Firmware Engineer - Low-Latency Networking & RDMA

NVIDIA; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 152,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Benefits package

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking an excellent Software Engineer to join the NIC Firmware team. The role focuses on implementing features in the core Mellanox NIC firmware, developing verification tests, and understanding HW/FW/SW interactions.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of professional software development, strong C/C++ skills, networking knowledge, and experience with PCIe and virtualization. NVIDIA offers equity and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience in the field.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong proficiency in C and C++.
• Solid understanding of networking protocols.
• Experience with PCIe and virtualization technologies.
• Excellent grasp of data structures and algorithms fundamentals.
• Scripting experience with Python and/or Bash.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem‑solving skills.
• Self‑motivated, independent, and a great teammate with excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the architecture and different software design teams.
• Implement new features in the core of Mellanox NIC firmware.
• Develop verification tests for advanced features in a highly complex and sophisticated Firmware testing environment.
• Gain a deep understanding of system debug, networking technology and stacks, as well as the HW/FW/SW relationship.

Skills

C/C++

Networking

Python/Bash

Debugging

Teamwork

Education

Bachelors in CS/CE or related field

Tools

Linux

RDMA stacks

PCIe

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking an excellent Software Engineer to join the NIC Firmware team. The role focuses on implementing features in the core Mellanox NIC firmware, developing verification tests, and understanding HW/FW/SW interactions.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of professional software development, strong C/C++ skills, networking knowledge, and experience with PCIe and virtualization. NVIDIA offers equity and comprehensive benefits.