NVIDIA
Senior System Firmware Engineer - SOC and GPU
$184K–$356K
US, CA, Santa Clara +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Location
- US, CA, Santa Clara
US, NC, Durham - Experience
- 8+ years of relevant software experience.
- Education
- BS or a higher degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.
About the job
Defines and leads firmware architecture and development for NVIDIA SOC and GPU products, coordinating across hardware, software, and system architecture teams.
What you'll do
- Define firmware architecture for new products and features.
- Lead development of technologies involving functional safety, security, and next-generation SOC and GPU capabilities.
- Set technical direction across teams and ensure firmware architecture is scalable, maintainable, and high quality.
What they ask for
- Understanding of Windows Kernel-mode Drivers and Device Firmware.
- Track record solving complex problems with C, C++, or related languages; experience with virtual memory management, interrupt handling, and other low-level system software.
- Proven track record in firmware and/or software engineering; collaborative, communicative team player.
- BS or higher degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.
Nice to have
- Experience with system and chip bring up; background with virtualization technologies and containers.
- Graphics programming knowledge.
Pay
184,000 USD - 287,500 USD base salary (Level 4); 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD base salary (Level 5)
Tools
Windows Kernel-mode Drivers, Device Firmware, C, C++, virtual memory management, interrupt handling, virtualization technologies, containers
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