Senior NIC Firmware Engineer: Low-Latency RDMA Equity

NVIDIA; California (MO); On-site; USD 152,000 - 288,000; Full time

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Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking an excellent Software Engineer to join the NIC Firmware team. The Firmware team develops networking features for cloud, HPC and storage, driving data growth for the world’s biggest companies.

You will work closely with architecture and design teams to implement new features in Mellanox NIC firmware, develop tests, and gain deep understanding of system debug, networking stacks, and HW/FW/SW relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related 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.
• You will learn how a big software project is operated, maintained, qualified and released, and how Hardware and Firmware are developed.

Skills

C & C++ proficiency

Networking protocols

Python

Bash

Debugging

Problem solving

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE or related field

Tools

PCIe

Virtualization

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking an excellent Software Engineer to join the NIC Firmware team. The Firmware team develops networking features for cloud, HPC and storage, driving data growth for the world’s biggest companies.

You will work closely with architecture and design teams to implement new features in Mellanox NIC firmware, develop tests, and gain deep understanding of system debug, networking stacks, and HW/FW/SW relationships.