Senior System Software Engineer – OpenBMC

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Design and develop OpenBMC firmware for NVIDIA GPU server platforms, with a primary focus on Arm architecture.

• Initiate BMC firmware, conduct performance evaluations, and oversee the management features for NVIDIA server platforms.

• Create and assess code and design documentation.

• Evaluate QA test strategies and collaborate with colleagues on design and testability aspects.

• Create solutions addressing errors, statistics, and configurations involving CPUs, GPUs, DIMMs, SSDs, NICs, InfiniBand, PSUs, BMCs, FPGAs, and CPLDs.

• Design and implement performance-enhanced active-monitoring BMC solutions adhering to DMTF standards, including MCTP, Redfish, SPDM, and PLDM.

• Instrument code to ensure maximum coverage and write as well as automate unit tests for developed modules.

• Maintain comprehensive reports on unit test cases.

• Deliver software quality reports based on static analysis, code coverage, and CPU load assessments.

• Collaborate with the security team to ensure alignment of code with product security objectives.

• Work closely with hardware teams to influence hardware design and review architectural schematics.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent experience.

• Over 8 years of professional experience.

• Expertise in BMC firmware development on x86 or ARM platforms, including communication with BMC-BIOS, thermal and power management, firmware updates, device monitoring, and firmware security.

• Practical experience in board bring-up with device drivers such as I2C/I3C, SPI, PCIe, SMBus, and mailbox, along with device trees for U-Boot and the Linux kernel.

• Experience in out-of-band (OOB) or in-band system management.

• Familiarity with IPMI, KCS, and DMTF standards such as PLDM, MCTP, and Redfish, along with PMBus and NVMe.

• Understanding of REST architecture, particularly JSON over HTTPS with OAuth.

• Proficient in C/C++, Bash, Python, and Go programming and scripting for Linux user-space and system applications.

• Strong skills in code review.

• Solid understanding of Linux fundamentals, distributions, package management, upgrade mechanisms, and the building and deployment of Linux images.

• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

• Strong work ethics and ability to work effectively in teams.

• Dedication to delivering high-quality work and completing assignments.

• A self-starter who is capable of devising innovative solutions to complex problems.

• Experience with industry standards or contributions to open-source projects is considered a plus.

• Specialized knowledge in system software and platform security for x86/ARM-based rack or blade server systems is an advantage.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity opportunities.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Equal opportunity employer.

• Inclusive work environment.