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Senior System Software Engineer — CPU Platform Firmware Lead

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior System Software Engineer — CPU Platform Firmware Lead in Taipei, Taiwan. Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.

Level's read on this job

  • Uses AI ●●○○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
  • Tools and skills the posting cites include Arm, Risc V and firmware.
  • Level classifies it as a senior role.
  • Level lists 2,700+ other open roles at NVIDIA.

AI in this role

Develop and debug CPU platform firmware while leveraging AI tools to accelerate analysis, exploration, and documentation.

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NVIDIA is building a Taiwan-based team, working with counterparts in the United States, to support CPU programs. This team will provide in-person and in-time-zone support for NVIDIA platform factories and ODM/OEM partner factories. The Technical Delivery Lead will address SBIOS issues reported by customers, partners, ODMs, and internal stakeholders. The role calls for a firmware or embedded engineer who can work across varied code bases and modules, solve problems directly, and engage domain experts when needed.

What you'll be doing:

  • Provide in-person and in-time-zone support for NVIDIA platform factories and ODM/OEM partner factories.

  • Develop, triage, and debug ARM/RISC-V chip-level firmware.

  • Investigate and resolve the majority of reported issues independently across diverse code bases and modules, engaging domain experts when needed.

  • Leverage AI to accelerate analysis, exploration, and documentation while maintaining the rigor, originality, and engineering judgment required to validate results.

What we need to see:

  • B.S. degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

  • 8+ years of firmware and embedded systems engineering experience.

  • Proven ability to work across diverse code bases and modules to solve complex technical problems.

  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with domain experts.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Demonstrated experience using AI as a core part of the engineering workflow to:

    • Develop tools that help diagnose and resolve SBIOS issues.

    • Accelerate problem analysis and exploration across diverse code bases.

    • Apply sound judgment to determine when AI-generated output should be trusted, verified, or overridden.

    • Share effective AI tools, prompts, and best practices with fellow engineers.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the most desirable employers in the world. We have some of the most brilliant and talented people in the world working for us. If you are creative, autonomous and love a challenge, we want to hear from you. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

How we rate this

Senior System Software Engineer — CPU Platform Firmware Lead at NVIDIA rates 45 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

FirmwareEmbedded SystemsDebuggingAI Assisted CodingArmRisc V

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Pay

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Questions you could be asked

  1. Tell me about a project where firmware was part of your work. What did you do?
  2. Tell me about a project where embedded systems was part of your work. What did you do?
  3. Tell me about a project where debugging was part of your work. What did you do?
  4. Tell me about a project where ai assisted coding was part of your work. What did you do?
  5. Walk me through how you've used Arm in your day-to-day work.

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  • List these exact terms on your resume: Firmware, Embedded Systems, Debugging, AI Assisted Coding, and Arm. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
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  • Put the AI tool in a bullet point about what you did, not just in a skills list. This role treats it as a required part of the job.

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