Remote Firmware Jobs
Remote firmware jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first companies and distributed hardware teams in sectors like consumer electronics, IoT, automotive systems, and defense technology. Employers hiring remotely right now include NVIDIA, PRADCO, and Very. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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NVIDIA's invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. GPU deep learning ignited the modern AI era, with NVIDIA hardware and software acting as the foundation for the world's most ambitious AI, robotics, and autonomous systems workloads. Today, we are the AI computing company. NVIDIA Data Center Systems, including DGX, HGX, and MGX platforms, deliver the world's leading infrastructure for AI at scale. We are growing our teams with the most thoughtful, creative, and driven people on the planet.
NVIDIA is searching for a highly motivated and creative senior security firmware engineer to join the Data Center Systems Software team and secure the platform: the baseboard management controllers, microcontrollers, and silicon roots of trust the rest of the platform depends on. You will design and deliver the firmware that proves the integrity of NVIDIA's data center systems from the first instruction out of reset through attestation, update, and recovery in production, and set technical direction for work that spans silicon vendors, platform teams, and industry standards bodies.
What you'll be doing:
- Derive security requirements for NVIDIA’s data center platforms from business needs and threat modeling.
- Design and deliver root of trust firmware with features like secure and measured boot, attestation, provisioning of identities and cryptographic material, and secure debug.
- Own features from architecture to code: make the trade-offs explicit, gain agreement across silicon, platform, security architecture, manufacturing, and partner teams, and deliver the implementation.
- Implement industry security standards (eg.: SPDM, TCG DICE). Lead design and code reviews, improve threat modeling, testing, CI, and release practices, and make AI agents a normal part of how the team builds firmware.
What we need to see:
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of software and firmware engineering experience, or equivalent depth, including products built on a hardware root of trust.
- Deep understanding of roof of trust security fundamentals: chains of trust, signing and key management, attestation, and anti-rollback.
- Strong low-level programming skills and a deep understanding of SoC access controls (privilege levels, TrustZone, memory and bus protection).
- Familiarity with server firmware and systems software, plus experience building automation using Python or a comparable language.
- A record of leading technical work across teams without formal authority, including guiding other engineers on a shared deliverable.
- Experience with modern AI and agents, including an AI-forward mindset and proactive adoption of new tools and techniques.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong preference for written communication that creates clarity and institutional memory for a distributed team. Comfortable with ambiguity and complexity; you make sound decisions quickly with incomplete information and course-correct without friction.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
- Contributions to open-source root of trust projects or to industry security standards.
- Experience building systems with symmetric, asymmetric, and post-quantum cryptography.
- Rust firmware experience, including bringing Rust into an existing C or C++ codebase.
- Secure Manufacturing at scale. Security certifications such as FIPS 140-3. Hardware cryptographic accelerators, secure key storage, trusted execution frameworks such as OP-TEE or Keystone, and OpenBMC.
NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people on the planet working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary range for this position is 184,000 USD – 287,500 USD.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits .
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.NVIDIA's invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. GPU deep learning ignited the modern AI era, with NVIDIA hardware and software acting as the foundation for the world's most ambitious AI, robotics, and autonomous systems workloads. Today, we are the AI computing company. NVIDIA Data Center Systems, including DGX, HGX, and MGX platforms, deliver the world's leading infrastructure for AI at scale. We are growing our teams with the most thoughtful, creative, and driven people on the planet.
NVIDIA is searching for a highly motivated and creative senior security firmware engineer to join the Data Center Systems Software team and secure the platform: the baseboard management controllers, microcontrollers, and silicon roots of trust the rest of the platform depends on. You will design and deliver the firmware that proves the integrity of NVIDIA's data center systems from the first instruction out of reset through attestation, update, and recovery in production, and set technical direction for work that spans silicon vendors, platform teams, and industry standards bodies.
What you'll be doing:
- Derive security requirements for NVIDIA’s data center platforms from business needs and threat modeling.
- Design and deliver root of trust firmware with features like secure and measured boot, attestation, provisioning of identities and cryptographic material, and secure debug.
- Own features from architecture to code: make the trade-offs explicit, gain agreement across silicon, platform, security architecture, manufacturing, and partner teams, and deliver the implementation.
- Implement industry security standards (eg.: SPDM, TCG DICE). Lead design and code reviews, improve threat modeling, testing, CI, and release practices, and make AI agents a normal part of how the team builds firmware.
What we need to see:
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of software and firmware engineering experience, or equivalent depth, including products built on a hardware root of trust.
- Deep understanding of roof of trust security fundamentals: chains of trust, signing and key management, attestation, and anti-rollback.
- Strong low-level programming skills and a deep understanding of SoC access controls (privilege levels, TrustZone, memory and bus protection).
- Familiarity with server firmware and systems software, plus experience building automation using Python or a comparable language.
- A record of leading technical work across teams without formal authority, including guiding other engineers on a shared deliverable.
- Experience with modern AI and agents, including an AI-forward mindset and proactive adoption of new tools and techniques.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong preference for written communication that creates clarity and institutional memory for a distributed team. Comfortable with ambiguity and complexity; you make sound decisions quickly with incomplete information and course-correct without friction.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
- Contributions to open-source root of trust projects or to industry security standards.
- Experience building systems with symmetric, asymmetric, and post-quantum cryptography.
- Rust firmware experience, including bringing Rust into an existing C or C++ codebase.
- Secure Manufacturing at scale. Security certifications such as FIPS 140-3. Hardware cryptographic accelerators, secure key storage, trusted execution frameworks such as OP-TEE or Keystone, and OpenBMC.
NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people on the planet working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary range for this position is 184,000 USD – 287,500 USD.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits .
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.See All 7 Remote Firmware Jobs
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote firmware jobs.
- Proficiency in C and C++ for bare-metal and RTOS-based embedded development
- Experience with common communication protocols including SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, and USB
- Familiarity with debugging tools such as JTAG, SWD, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science
- Experience with at least one RTOS such as FreeRTOS, Zephyr, or VxWorks
- Understanding of hardware schematics and ability to collaborate directly with hardware engineers
Tips for Your Remote Firmware Job Search
Show async debugging skills upfront
Remote firmware employers need to know you can diagnose and resolve issues without walking over to a colleague. Describe specific situations in your resume or cover letter where you traced a hardware-software bug independently, named the tools you used, and documented your findings for the team.
Build a hardware-adjacent remote portfolio
Publish firmware projects on GitHub with clear READMEs, schematic references, and documented test results. Remote hiring managers often review your repository before your resume, so treat each project page as a demonstration of how you communicate technical work to a distributed audience.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote firmware openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your stack and apply directly without sorting through unrelated listings. Early applicants tend to get faster responses on remote roles where hiring moves quickly.
Prepare for asynchronous technical screens
Many remote firmware teams use take-home coding or hardware design exercises instead of live whiteboard sessions. Practice writing clean, well-commented embedded C or C++ that a reviewer can follow without asking you clarifying questions, since that reflects exactly how you will work on the job.
Remote Firmware Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote firmware job?
Target companies with fully distributed engineering teams, since they have established workflows for remote hardware-adjacent work and are more likely to hire firmware engineers without requiring on-site access to lab equipment. Remote employers screen for strong written communication, self-directed debugging habits, and proficiency with version control, JTAG debuggers, and simulation tools that reduce physical hardware dependency. A GitHub portfolio showing real embedded projects or open-source contributions gives you a concrete edge.
Which companies hire remote firmwares?
Remote firmware roles are posted by NVIDIA, PRADCO, and Very and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These include remote-first hardware startups, IoT platform companies, and established defense or automotive firms that have built distributed embedded engineering teams.
Can you get a remote firmware job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level firmware roles are harder to land because employers rely on candidates to troubleshoot independently without in-person mentorship. Your best path is building a portfolio of embedded projects on development boards like STM32 or ESP32, contributing to open-source firmware repositories, and targeting early-stage startups that are open to junior remote hires who can demonstrate initiative through real, documented work.
Do you need a degree for remote firmware jobs?
Not always, though many remote firmware roles list a computer engineering or electrical engineering degree as preferred. Remote employers weigh demonstrated skills heavily, including proficiency in C or C++, experience with RTOSes, and a portfolio of embedded systems projects. Candidates who can show real firmware they have written, debugged, and shipped often move forward regardless of formal credentials.
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