Senior System Software Engineer, Platform - Server Embedded Firmware

Description

The company designs GPUs, a line of work it started in 1999 and now describes as AI computing, with GPUs serving as the processing core of computers, robots and self-driving cars.

The company is growing its team and wants to hire strong engineers to help shape the next generation of computing.

Responsibilities

• Design and write microcontroller firmware for GPU server platforms, mainly on ARM M-class microcontrollers.
• Build C/C++ server manageability features in an embedded RTOS environment.
• Bring up, debug and tune microcontroller firmware and write the manageability code for the company's server platforms.
• Build embedded management software that handles reporting and connectivity between server management devices.
• Implement register-based communication and DMTF standard messaging so that the BMC, GPUs, switches, memory, I/O expanders, sensors and local microcontroller peripherals work together.
• Create a portable microcontroller framework that will run across many different server management subsystems.
• Write and review code and design documents, and work with teammates to meet product requirements.
• Maximise code coverage, automate unit tests, keep detailed test case reports, and produce quality reports covering static analysis, code coverage and microcontroller load.
• Work with security and hardware teams to keep code aligned with security goals and give input on hardware design and architecture reviews.
• Build performance-focused active monitoring BMC solutions using DMTF standards such as MCTP, Redfish, SPDM and PLDM.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree or higher in electrical engineering or computer science, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of low-level microcontroller firmware development on embedded microcontrollers using Zephyr or FreeRTOS.
• Proven experience writing BMC and/or microcontroller firmware that manages CPU, GPU, network and storage devices.
• Experience with USB and I3C, and working knowledge of ARM IDEs, debuggers, logic and protocol analysers, and oscilloscopes.
• A thorough understanding of interrupt handling, multi-threading, DMA, memory management, and development under tight resource limits.
• Strong embedded programming and scripting skills in C/C++, Bash, Python, Go or similar.
• Ability to read and use hardware schematics, reference manuals and datasheets for embedded work.
• Deep expertise with server manageability protocols such as MCTP, PLDM, SPDM, SMBUS and OCP recovery.
• Solid grasp of Linux fundamentals, distributions, packages, upgrade mechanisms, and image building and deployment.
• Nice to have: hands-on work with microcontroller firmware and out-of-band management.
• Nice to have: hands-on experience implementing an MCTP stack in embedded environments or FPGA, or contributing to groups such as Open Compute, OpenBMC, DMTF or open source projects.
• Nice to have: expertise in system software and platform security for x86/ARM rack and blade servers.

Conditions

Base salary depends on location, experience and the pay of people in similar roles.

Level 3 base salary range: 152,000 USD to 241,500 USD.

Level 4 base salary range: 184,000 USD to 287,500 USD.

The posting is for an existing open position and applications are accepted until at least October 30, 2026.

The company uses AI tools in parts of its recruiting process.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on any legally protected characteristic.