Senior Systems Software Engineer, Data Center Platform Enablement

Job Title

Senior Systems Software Engineer, Data Center Platform Enablement

Role Summary

Work on bring-up, integration, validation and troubleshooting of GPU-rack compute tray platforms for NVIDIA data center servers. Collaborate with hardware, firmware and software architects to ensure platforms meet functional and manufacturing requirements prior to deployment.

Experience Level

Senior — typically requires 8+ years of relevant industry experience as an individual contributor.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include platform bring-up, validation, and cross-team collaboration.

• Bring up and debug early server prototypes; perform power-on test and lab validation.
• Integrate and validate CPU, GPU, memory, NIC, PCIe, NVMe SSD, and cooling subsystems at platform level.
• Review schematics and influence hardware/system design with engineering teams.
• Use simulation and emulation tools (e.g., QEMU) to validate early designs and accelerate development.
• Develop diagnostics and automation to qualify system software and firmware stacks.
• Support manufacturing flows, firmware updates, BOM change signoff, and process optimization.
• Drive root-cause analysis for bring-up failures and coordinate with ODMs, vendors, and customers for issue resolution.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; desirable items noted.

• Strong experience in computer system and firmware architecture and in delivering enterprise server products.
• Experience with CPLD/FPGA design and RTL.
• Deep knowledge of low-level interfaces and platform initialization: I2C, SPI, PCIe, JTAG, system boot and PCIe enumeration, and high-speed I/O.
• Experience collaborating with hardware teams, ODMs and vendors to introduce and support server platforms.
• Proficient in C/C++ and scripting (bash, Python); strong embedded Linux debugging skills.
• Experience using simulation/emulation tools for early validation.
• Strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills; self-starter with attention to quality.
• Nice-to-have: experience with early power-on debug and applying AI tools to accelerate design and debug.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience. (The posting also specifies 8+ years of relevant experience for this senior role.)

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.