Senior Firmware Engineer, NIC Firmware

What you will be doing

• 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 hardware/software relationship.
• You will learn how a big software project is operated, maintained, qualified and released, and how hardware and firmware are developed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience in the 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.

• Deep familiarity with RDMA stacks (RoCE, Infini Band) and low‑latency networking.
• Experience in high‑performance or large‑scale compute environments.
• Proven experience with distributed systems and scalability challenges.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3, and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is 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.