Software Engineer - DPU Platform

Summary

NVIDIA has been a leader in computer graphics and accelerated computing for over 25 years, now focusing on AI to revolutionize computing. They are seeking a Software Engineer to develop system software components for sophisticated data center platforms, collaborating with international teams to address complex challenges in software and hardware integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop system software components such as processor firmware, boot-loaders, kernel drivers/modules, and user space applications and libraries
• Collaborate with hardware and product design teams to build software for sophisticated SOC platform designs
• Support global teams with various customer and internal DPU projects
• Address complex system-level optimization and resource utilization challenges
• Engage in all levels of the product development lifecycle, prioritizing clear requirements, software quality, and performance
• Work within a worldwide matrixed software development team, making a broad impact within our dynamic and technology-centric company

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in developing software for embedded systems, with proficiency in C and Python
• Strong desire to understand the system software stack, focusing on software/hardware interactions, including platform firmware, device drivers, Linux kernel, and user-space application performance
• Knowledge of high-performance processor architecture, including CPU and cache coherency concepts, and hardware accelerators
• Strong engineering skills, including technical investigation, building, testing, and agile software development processes
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Familiarity with build environment tools such as gcc, git, github, make, bitbake, shell scripts, gerrit, and jenkins
• Experience with ARMv8 microarchitecture, ATF, and/or UEFI software is a strong plus
• Familiarity with multiple Linux distributions, with the ability to compare and contrast them
• Knowledge of secure boot flows and/or trusted computing environments

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in developing software for embedded systems, with proficiency in C and Python
• Strong desire to understand the system software stack, focusing on software/hardware interactions, including platform firmware, device drivers, Linux kernel, and user-space application performance
• Knowledge of high-performance processor architecture, including CPU and cache coherency concepts, and hardware accelerators
• Strong engineering skills, including technical investigation, building, testing, and agile software development processes
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Familiarity with build environment tools such as gcc, git, github, make, bitbake, shell scripts, gerrit, and jenkins

Nice to Haves

• Experience with ARMv8 microarchitecture, ATF, and/or UEFI software is a strong plus
• Familiarity with multiple Linux distributions, with the ability to compare and contrast them
• Knowledge of secure boot flows and/or trusted computing environments

Benefits

• Equity
• Benefits