Description
We are seeking a highly motivated and technically strong Senior Engineer to lead the validation of NVIDIA DOCA BF-Bundles (BFBs) for BlueField DPUs and SuperNICs. This role focuses on system-level validation of full software and firmware bundles, including installation flows, upgrade paths, firmware integration, and regression automation across hardware platforms.
You will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, stability, and release readiness of DOCA Bluefield images powering data centers worldwide. This is a high-impact and hands-on role requiring deep Linux expertise, strong debugging and coding skills, automation leadership, and full ownership mindset across complex system stacks.
Responsibilities:
- Own the BFB validation architecture and strategy , define coverage, qualification criteria, and release gates for full DOCA bundle deliveries.
- Design, Develop and Automate system-level tests of installation, upgrade/downgrade, recovery, and multi-version compatibility across BlueField platforms.
- Validate full-stack integration of firmware, boot flows, OS services, drivers, networking stack, and DOCA runtime integration.
- Drive deep cross-layer debugging across firmware, kernel, networking, and user-space to identify root cause and influence long-term fixes.
- Act as technical focal point for release readiness, providing risk assessment, regression health analysis, and clear execution signals.
- Continuously elevate validation methodology, improving scalability, coverage, execution efficiency, and failure triage workflows.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of experience in system-level software verification or low-level software engineering.
- Strong Python programming skills
- Strong hands-on Linux expertise (boot flows, system services, networking stack, systemd, kernel interaction)
- Experience debugging complex multi-layer issues with a structured, evidence-based approach.
- Experience working with real hardware platforms in addition to virtualized environments.
- Strong analytical mindset with ability to independently drive technical investigations.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence across teams.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
- Experience validating firmware-integrated platforms (DPUs, SmartNICs, embedded systems, networking devices).
- Familiarity with BlueField architecture and DOCA SDK.
- Experience with secure boot, bootloaders, or system provisioning flows.
- Background in networking, data center infrastructure, or distributed systems.
- Experience in CI methodology & servers (e.g. Gerrit, Jenkins etc.)