Senior Systems Software Engineer, Data Center Platform Enablement

NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 fueled the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning has ignited modern deep learning — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, NVIDIA is increasingly known as the AI computing company. We are seeking an excellent Senior System Engineer to work on bring up, integration, validation and troubleshooting for compute tray platforms of GPU Racks, ensuring servers are fully functional and validated as per requirement before mass deployment in data centers. Base salary will be determined based on location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary ranges are $184,000 – $287,500 USD for Level 4, and $224,000 – $356,500 USD for Level 5. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. What You’ll Be Doing Working with a global team of architects and developers on NVIDIA AI server system (CPU, GPU, Memory, NIC, PCIe, NVMe SSD, Cooling, etc.) designs. Working closely with hardware teams to influence hardware system design, reviewing schematics and board design to ensure speed of light execution. Using simulation and emulation to left‑shift early design and initiate new concepts and innovations. Hands‑on debug and support of early server prototypes bring‑up and power‑on test debug in datacenter system labs. Factory and manufacturing support: support manufacturing flows, firmware updates, and diagnostic procedures. Ensure BOM change sign‑off and process optimization. Issue resolution & customer support: drive root cause analysis and resolution of bring‑up failures. Collaborate with partners, ODMs, and customers for technical support. Working with design architects to develop proper diagnostic test tools and automation for qualifying early system software and firmware stack. What We Need To See Strong experience in computer system and firmware architecture and design for server products. Experience with CPLD or FPGA design and RTL. Solid experience delivering high‑end enterprise server products from definition to customer deployment. Solid understanding of low‑level interfaces between SBIOS, BMC and OS such as I2C/SPI/PCIe/JTAG, system boot and initialization, PCIe enumeration, and high‑speed I/O at platform level for enterprise systems. Experience working closely with hardware teams, ODMs and vendors to introduce and support server platforms. Experience with C/C++ development, bash/python scripting, and solid hands‑on debugging skills in embedded Linux operating environments. Experience using simulation such as QEMU and emulation tools to perform validation of early design work. Experience accelerating design and debug using AI tools. Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong work ethic, high sense of teamwork, commitment to completing tasks daily. Self‑starter who loves to find creative solutions to exciting problems. Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or equivalent experience) and 8+ years of experience, with demonstrated strong ability as an individual contributor. Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd Experience with early design and power‑on debug. Proven leader willing to tackle challenging issues and work in a fast‑paced environment. Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 20, 2026. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes. NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr NVIDIA AI