Engineering Manager, CPU Bootloader Firmware

🕒 May 14

🏄 California, North Carolina, +2 more states – Remote

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💵 $224k - $356.5k / year

⏰ Full Time

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NVIDIA

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1993

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

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Artificial Intelligence • Gaming • Automotive

NVIDIA is a leading technology company specializing in accelerated computing and artificial intelligence. NVIDIA pioneers advancements in graphical processing units (GPUs), cloud computing, data centers, and virtual reality, with a focus on gaming, automotive, healthcare, and robotics industries. The company's innovations, such as NVIDIA Omniverse, transform traditional digital processes by enabling high-fidelity simulations and rendering tasks. Their applications span various industries, from autonomous vehicles using NVIDIA DRIVE to healthcare solutions with NVIDIA Clara, and AI-driven analytics and workflows.

📋 Description

• Own delivery and quality of CPU bootloader firmware across NVIDIA’s data center CPU platforms, from architecture through production release. • Lead, mentor, and grow a distributed team of firmware engineers focused on ARM bootloader, secure boot, and early system bring-up. • Partner closely with NVIDIA’s CPU architecture team, contributing firmware perspective on hardware design and helping shape the next generation of silicon. • Lead high-stakes technical reviews and drive rapid issue resolution across the hardware-software boundary, partnering with key stakeholders to accelerate time-to-market and ensure the delivery of production-ready solutions. • Foster modern engineering practices: thoughtful code review, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing on emulation and silicon, and shared root-cause analysis. • Build an AI-forward engineering culture by adopting AI coding assistants and LLM-based tools to improve team velocity and code quality. • Support an async-first way of working that helps a geographically distributed team collaborate clearly across time zones. • Plan and complete silicon tape-out and product launch milestones, sharing risks and status with senior leadership.

🎯 Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience. • 10+ overall years of relevant firmware or systems software experience, including bootloader, BIOS/UEFI, or embedded systems work. • 3+ years of engineering management experience, with a track record of growing strong, supportive teams. • Experience supporting distributed teams across multiple time zones, with a clear philosophy for helping autonomous contributors thrive. • Solid foundation in C/C++ and the ability to engage in deep technical discussions about CPU bring-up, memory initialization, and hardware-software interfaces. • Working knowledge of ARMv8/v9 architecture, exception levels, and bootloader concepts including reset flow, PSCI, and OS hand-off. • Demonstrated AI-forward mindset; you use AI coding assistants in your own workflow and help your team adopt them. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a preference for written documentation that builds shared understanding for a remote team.

🏖️ Benefits

• Eligible for equity and benefits