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Senior Firmware Engineer

CoreWeave· Technology
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Hybrid (New York, NY), Hybrid (Sunnyvale, CA)$153k - $242k + equity + bonusfull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Senior firmware engineer focused on developing and maintaining OpenBMC firmware for CoreWeave’s next-generation Baseboard Management Controllers (BMCs) to enable secure, scalable, and reliable control across AI compute infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Design & Implement: Develop and enhance OpenBMC firmware in C/C++ for CoreWeave’s custom server platforms, contributing to 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.

Qualifications

  • Experience: 6+ years of professional experience in firmware or embedded systems development, including direct work with Linux-based OpenBMC firmware.
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems.
  • Familiarity with hardware interfaces and protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, IPMI, DMTF Redfish)
  • Experience with hardware bring-up, board-level debugging, and sensor integration.
  • Experience with Linux driver development
  • Comfort with debugging tools such as GDB JTAG and debugging over serial or remote consoles.
  • Basic scripting skills in Python or Bash for build automation and validation.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking; able to break down complex system-level issues.
  • Effective communication across hardware, firmware, and operations teams.
  • Working knowledge of Git for source control
  • Self-driven with a focus on delivering high-quality, maintainable code.
  • Thrives in a fast-paced environment and balances multiple priorities.

Skills

Required:C/C++ for embedded systemsOpenBMCLinux driver developmentHardware bring-up and board-level debuggingPython or Bash scriptingGDB/JTAG debuggingIPMI, I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by CoreWeave
  • Company-paid Life Insurance
  • Voluntary supplemental life insurance
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Health Savings Account
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Ability to Participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
  • Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health
  • Family-Forming support provided by Carrot
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Flexible, full-service childcare support with Kinside
  • 401(k) with a generous employer match
  • Flexible PTO
  • Catered lunch each day in office and data center locations
  • A casual work environment
  • A work culture focused on innovative disruption
Last updated Aug 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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