Firmware Engineer, Networking Software - NIC

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our NIC Firmware team in Redmond, WA or Austin, TX. The Firmware team develops innovative networking features for cloud, HPC and storage. We drive the data growth of the world's biggest companies. Our work environment is multifaceted, impactful, and fast paced, with dedicated engineers around the globe.

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.

What you will be doing:

• Working closely with the architecture and different software design teams
• Implementing new features in the core of Mellanox NIC firmware
• Developing verification tests for advanced features in a highly complex and sophisticated Firmware testing environment
• Gaining a deep understanding of system debug, networking technology and stacks, as well as the HW/FW/SW relationship
• Learning 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
• 2+ years of professional experience
• Strong C/C++ and OOP capabilities
• Excellent understanding of data structures and algorithms fundamentals
• Scripting abilities (Python, Bash)
• Strong analytical, debugging and problem solving skills
• Motivated and independent with strong interpersonal skills

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Network protocols knowledge and use experience
• Verification experience
• Agile method experience
• Real time programming, RTOS
• Storage protocols knowledge

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.