Senior Firmware Engineer

Job Title

Senior Firmware Engineer

Role Summary

Join the QoS NIC Firmware team in Tel Aviv or Yokneam as a senior firmware engineer. You will lead a major firmware development effort while remaining hands-on in design and implementation.

The team develops networking firmware features for high-performance NICs used in large-scale data centers; responsibilities span pre- and post-silicon development, verification, and system-level debugging.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The role specifies 5+ years of professional experience and expects technical leadership on complex firmware projects.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include design, implementation, and verification of NIC firmware and QoS algorithms:

• Research, design, and develop QoS and firmware algorithms to improve performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Collaborate with architecture and software teams to define firmware behavior and interfaces.
• Implement new features in core NIC firmware for pre- and post-silicon environments.
• Develop and run verification tests for advanced features in a complex firmware testing environment.
• Debug system-level issues and work across HW/FW/SW boundaries to resolve problems.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• 5+ years of professional firmware development experience.
• Proven technical leadership on complex firmware projects and ability to make architectural decisions.
• Proficiency in C and embedded systems programming.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach to diagnosing and fixing complex issues.
• Experience with system debug and familiarity with networking technologies and stacks.

Nice-to-have:

• Knowledge of network protocols.
• Real-time programming experience.
• Experience coordinating across multiple engineering functions and reporting to executives.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science from a recognized institute.

About the Company

Company: NVIDIA

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA

NVIDIA is a global leader in accelerated computing, renowned for its innovative solutions in AI and digital twins that transform diverse industries. The company specializes in networking technologies, providing end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet solutions for servers and storage that optimize performance and scalability. NVIDIA serves sectors such as high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, and cloud computing, constantly reinventing its products and services to stay ahead in the market.