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Principal Firmware Engineer - Data Center Server Management

NVIDIA

Location

remote, Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/10/2026

Compensation

$272,000 - $488,750 per year

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Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a strong technical architect to manage the end-to-end manageability architecture for data center products. This role involves collaborating with various internal and external teams to align architecture with customer requirements and ensure the delivery of high-quality products. The focus is on server management for large clusters and data centers deploying NVIDIA's GPU and Grace solutions. The ideal candidate will drive reliability and optimization in firmware architecture while working closely with the cluster bring-up team.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of relevant experience working on server firmware (BMC) and platform software development
  • BS, MS, or PhD in EE/CS or related field of education or equivalent experience
  • Hands-on experience with data center health management workflow
  • Strong knowledge of data center management, server architecture, and server manageability in data centers
  • Demonstrable skill in C/C++ and Python
  • Experience programming and debugging skills for server platforms
  • Experience in SCM (e.g. Git, Perforce) and project management tools like Jira
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Strong work ethics and commitment to quality work

Responsibilities

  • Drive server management for large clusters and data centers deploying GPUs and Grace solutions from NVIDIA
  • Work with data center architects and cloud customers to narrow down on requirements for implementation
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure requirements are designed and implemented correctly
  • Design and build data center health management workflows
  • Drive reliability and optimization in firmware architecture from a data center viewpoint
  • Work closely with the cluster bring-up team to resolve issues
  • Own firmware delivered to data centers in terms of quality, reliability, and telemetry performance

Benefits

  • Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.

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