About the Role
NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 fueled the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern deep learning — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, we are increasingly known as “the AI computing company.” This Senior System BIOS UEFI Firmware Developer role focuses on designing, implementing, and delivering innovations for managing GPU based AI servers. This involves OOB management, firmware development, server architecture, and building systems for enterprise. The successful candidate will work with a global team of BIOS developers on NVIDIA server designs, contributing to the next generation of computing at the forefront of technological advancement.
Responsibilities
- Designing, implementing, and delivering innovations for managing GPU based AI servers with focus on OOB management, firmware development, server architecture and building systems for enterprise.
- Working with a global team of BIOS developers on NVIDIA server designs.
- Designing and developing performance optimized UEFI/BIOS solutions using industry Standards.
- Instrumenting code to ensure maximum code coverage, writing and automating unit tests for each implemented module and maintain detailed unit test case reports.
- Providing software quality reports based on static analysis, code coverage, CPU load.
- Working with security team to ensure developed code is in line with product security goals.
- Partner closely with hardware teams to influence hardware design and review HW architecture & schematics.
- Working with QA/Test architects to come up with proper test tools and automation for qualifying the whole system software and firmware stack.
Requirements
- Domain expertise in System BIOS (UEFI) Firmware development on X86 or ARM Platforms.
- Strong experience with AMI/Insyde or EDK2 Firmware architecture.
- Solid experience of end-to-end delivery of high-end enterprise servers from definition to customer deployment.
- Solid understanding of low-level interfaces between SBIOS, BMC and OS like I2C/SPI/PCIe/JTAG etc. PCIe enumeration, IO at platform level for enterprise systems.
- Strong experience with RAS.
- Experience working closely with HW teams, ODMs and vendors to introduce and support server platforms.
- Experience with C/C++ development, bash/python for scripting, and debugging skills in embedded Linux operating environments.
- You should possess excellent written and oral communication skills, good work ethics, high sense of team-work, love to produce quality work and commitment to finish your tasks every single day. You are a self-starter who loves to find creative solutions to exciting problems.
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher; in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, and 8 years of experience, with demonstrated strong ability as individual contributor.
Qualifications
- Proven record in delivering system BIOS design on servers
- Experience working with AMI/Insyde BIOS solutions on x86 designs.
Benefits
With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the most desirable employers in the world. We have some of the most brilliant and talented people in the world working for us. If you are creative, autonomous and love a challenge, we want to hear from you. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.