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July 23, 2025

Senior Firmware Engineer

Senior • On-site

$184,000 - $356,500/yr

Seattle, WA

NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU fueled the PC gaming market. The company’s groundbreaking work in accelerated computing—a supercharged form of computing at the intersection of computer graphics, high performance computing and AI—is reshaping industries, such as transportation, healthcare and manufacturing, and fueling the growth of others. In 2020, NVIDIA acquired Mellanox, a leading supplier of end-to-end Ethernet and InfiniBand intelligent interconnect solutions and services for servers, storage, and hyper-converged infrastructure. Mellanox increase data center efficiency by providing the highest throughput and lowest latency, delivering data faster to applications and unlocking system performance. We are looking for an excellent Software Engineer to join the NIC Firmware team. The Firmware team develops innovative networking features for cloud, HPC and storage. We drive the data growth of the world’s biggest companies. With many dedicated engineers around the globe, the work environment is multifaceted, significant and fast paced.

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 HW/FW/SW relationship.

  • Lead a small group of firmware engineers developing features for customers.

  • You will learn how a big software project is operated, maintained, qualified and released, and how Hardware and Firmware are developed.

What we need to see:

  • BS in Computer Science/Engineering or similar field or equivalent experience.

  • 7+ of professional experience.

  • Strong C/C++ and scripting languages (Like bash, python, etc...).

  • Excellent understanding of data structures and algorithms fundamentals.

  • Experience in large cloud E2E infrastructure.

  • Experience in PCI-E and/or computer networks.

  • Strong analytical, debugging and problem solving skills.

  • Motivated and independent with strong interpersonal skills.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Knowledge of sophisticated network protocols like Infiniband/RoCE.

  • Prior verification experience.

  • Experience with Agile methods.

  • Knowledge in storage protocols like NVME.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to outstanding growth, our best-in-class engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.

The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 356,500 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

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.