Firmware Engineer
US$153,000 – US$242,000 / yr base salary
Posted 20 Mar 2025
Advertised as “Senior Firmware Engineer”
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- Management level
- Individual contributor
| Base salary | US$153,000 – US$242,000 / yr |
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Field of studyComputer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
CoreWeave is The Essential Cloud for AI™. Built for pioneers by pioneers, CoreWeave delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. Trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises, CoreWeave combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017, CoreWeave became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025. Learn more at www.coreweave.com.
What You’ll Do
To accelerate datacenter deployment and management, CoreWeave is expanding its firmware engineering team to focus on developing and maintaining BMC firmware for our next-generation Baseboard Management Controllers (BMCs).
As a Senior Firmware Engineer, you’ll design, implement, and maintain embedded firmware features that enable secure, scalable, and reliable control across CoreWeave’s GenAI compute infrastructure. You’ll work independently on complex components, collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, and help set best practices for firmware quality and performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Design & Implement: Develop and enhance OpenBMC firmware in C/C++ for CoreWeave’s custom server platforms, contributing to key subsystems such as sensor management, power and thermal control, networking, and system monitoring.
- Integrate & Debug: Collaborate with hardware design, platform software, and reliability teams to integrate firmware with new hardware and validate performance across diverse environments.
- Optimize: BMC Performance and Harden Security
- Root Cause Analysis: Perform deep system-level debugging using tools such as GDB, JTAG, or logic analyzers to resolve cross-layer issues between hardware, firmware, and OS.
- Automate & Validate: Contribute to continuous integration and automated testing frameworks for OpenBMC build and validation.
- Document & Share: Maintain clear technical documentation and participate in design reviews to ensure consistency and maintainability across the firmware codebase.
- Collaborate Broadly: Partner with other ICs and technical leads across CoreWeave’s infrastructure engineering, hardware design, and operations teams to align firmware capabilities with platform and datacenter goals.