Senior Manager, Datacenter Software - Firmware Release

Overview

We are the Datacenter Software Tools team  deliver infrastructure and tools for data center deployment, firmware and software package deployment, and server manageability. We are looking for an experienced senior manager with expertise in datacenter software and firmware release management and infrastructure to drive the release of software and firmware for the world's best resilient GPU‑based datacenter servers.

• Lead how releases should be delivered to end customers of rack‑scale computing based on tightly coupled compute and switch trays; build end‑to‑end infra and workflows to ensure the highest quality releases for data center firmware and software.
• Define release scope for rack‑scale products working cross‑functionally with product management, technical architects, and program management; deliver releases that flow through the validation matrix for customer end‑use cases, ensuring delivered firmware and software is of the highest quality.
• Influence architecture, design, and implementation decisions for compute and switch trays software and firmware to ensure quality across nightly, dev and production drops for all customer use cases, with the right release‑validation strategy at each phase of the development life cycle.
• Partner with matrixed organizations—developers, SWQA, product engineering—to left‑shift release quality from dev to QA in a fast‑moving environment with end‑to‑end CI/CD, enforce quality metrics for any product milestone, and publish KPIs at regular cadence.
• Own ingestion and packaging of software and firmware binaries, readying them for deployment across multiple platforms at scale across different CSP environments.
• Document procedures and engage in collaborative discussions to refine software and firmware release workflows, identify and resolve issues in release milestone packaging and deployment procedures, and remove bottlenecks; shape the team’s roadmap and drive innovation—including self‑service interfaces, automation, AI‑assisted validation and triage, and sophisticated release‑compliance reporting.
• Continuously review and identify improvement opportunities in established release processes, infrastructure, and practices, ensuring teams perform efficiently and transparently with a strong focus on automation and measurable targets.

• 12+ overall years in the software industry with specialization in system software and/or firmware development.
• 5+ years of proven technical hands‑on leadership for multi‑team organizations across data center firmware, like BMC, FPGA, CPLDs, network switches, building infrastructure for continuous improvement of release quality.
• BS/MS/PhD in CS, CE, EE, or a related technical field—or equivalent experience.
• Prior experience in systems software or firmware development with a proven history of guiding complex software features or products through the entire product life cycle, ideally on rack‑scale datacenter products.
• Strong understanding of computer system architecture, operating systems principles, HW‑SW interactions, and performance analysis/optimizations.
• Working fluency in Python and Linux sufficient to review designs, prototype tooling, and debug production issues alongside the team; hands‑on experience with web application frameworks and CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, Git Lab, Artifactory).
• Track record of balancing multiple projects with competing priorities and delivering against measurable benchmarks (MTTR, specification compliance, release cadence, automation coverage).
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across teams and time zones.

• Familiarity with the architecture of datacenter server software and experience with the in‑band and out‑of‑band management of firmware and hardware components.
• Understanding of REST architecture style, especially JSON over HTTPS with OAuth and DMTF/PLDM/SPDM firmware management protocols.
• Proven experience in developing a self‑service release infrastructure, resulting in clear reductions in onboarding SLA times.
• Experience integrating AI/LLM tooling into engineering workflows—for triage, test generation, code review, or release validation.
• Experience leading geographically distributed engineering teams across US and APAC.

Base salary range: $272,000 – $431,250 USD per year. Eligibility for equity and other benefits.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.