Role overview

Qualifications

5+ years in embedded systems or firmware development
Proficiency in embedded Linux
Hands-on experience with BMCs, microcontrollers, or SoC firmware
Understanding of hardware bring-up and debugging

Responsibilities

Design and implement embedded firmware for server management, telemetry, and control systems
Maintain and enhance our custom OpenBMC firmware with new features and improvements
Enable real-time monitoring of power, thermal sensors, and hardware health
Work closely with hardware engineers to validate firmware for existing and future platforms

Key facts

Remote from: United States
Full time
Senior (5-10 years)
Embedded Software Engineer
269 - 269K yearly
English

Hard skills

Linux On Embedded Systems Firmware Development C++ (Programming Language) Bash (Scripting Language) YAML I2C PCI Express Modbus CMake Yocto Project Bus Rapid Transit Device Drivers Firmware Firmware Security High Performance Computing

Other skills

Collaboration
Problem Solving

About the company

Nebius Group

Nebius Group is building one of the largest commercially available AI infrastructure businesses, based in Europe. Our core business is an AI-centric cloud platform built for intensive AI workloads. We are building full-stack infrastructure to service the explosive growth of the global AI industry, including large-scale GPU clusters, cloud platforms and tools and services for developers. Our headquarters and main R&D presence is in Amsterdam, with additional R&D and commercial hubs in Europe, North America and Israel. Our businesses operate and serve customers on four continents. Our name reflects our mission and values as a company. Combining nebula, the Latin word for cloud, with a reference to the endless Möbius strip, the name Nebius embodies our belief in the endless possibilities offered by cloud technologies. In addition to our core AI infrastructure business, we are developing three other businesses that operate under their own distinctive individual brands: • Toloka AI – a data partner for all stages of AI development from training to evaluation; • TripleTen – a leading edtech player in the US and certain other markets, re-skilling people for careers in tech; • Avride – one of the most experienced teams developing autonomous driving technology for self-driving cars and delivery robots. The group is led by Arkady Volozh, the entrepreneur and visionary co-founder of Yandex.

Company details

Company size1001 - 5000

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Job description

About Nebius:

Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment, without the cost and complexity of building large in-house AI/ML infrastructure.

Built by engineers, for engineers. From large-scale GPU orchestration to inference optimization, we own the hard problems across compute, storage, networking and applied AI.

Listed on Nasdaq (NBIS) and headquartered in Amsterdam, we have a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, the UK, North America and Israel. Our team of 1,500+ includes hundreds of engineers with deep expertise across hardware, software and AI R&D.

The role
We are looking for an Embedded Software Developer to design and implement the firmware and low-level software that powers our next-generation GPU and HPC platforms. This role will focus on embedded control, board management, telemetry, and hardware-firmware integration, ensuring that our systems operate reliably in high-density, mission-critical environments.

Key Responsibilities
• Design and implement embedded firmware for server management, telemetry, and control systems.
• Maintain and enhance our custom OpenBMC firmware with new features and improvements
• Enable real-time monitoring of power, thermal sensors, and hardware health.
• Work closely with hardware engineers to validate firmware for existing and future platforms
• Debug and optimize low-level drivers and protocols.
• Contribute to long-term firmware architecture for GPU cluster reliability.

Required Skills & Qualifications:
• 5+ years in embedded systems or firmware development.
• Proficiency in embedded Linux.
• Hands-on experience with BMCs, microcontrollers, or SoC firmware.
• Understanding of hardware bring-up and debugging
• Languages: C, C++, Bash, Go, YAML
• Firmware: OpenBMC, U-Boot, Linux Kernel
• Interfaces: I2C, I3C, SPI, eSPI, UART, LPC
• Protocols: SMBus, PCIe, PMBus, PECI
• Build Systems: Meson, CMake
• Descriptors & Formats: FRU, SMBIOS, ACPI, DMI

Preferred:
• Knowledge of the Yocto Project principles
• Knowledge of systems and D-Bus principles
• Proficiency in C++
• Good knowledge of C, sufficient for periodic work with Linux drivers and the U-Boot bootloader;
• Experience in developing Linux drivers of any kind, especially those implementing sysfs and hwmon interfaces.
• Experience with server BMC firmware IPMI, IPMB, KCS, SSIF, Redfish, PLDM
• Knowledge of GPU/CPU telemetry frameworks (e.g., NVML, DCGM)
• Exposure to firmware security (Secure Boot, signed firmware)
• Experience with RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability)
• Background in high-performance computing or data center hardware.

Pay Transparency

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages. Actual compensation will be determined based on job-related factors, including experience, skills, qualifications, the level at which the candidate is hired, and geographic location, consistent with applicable law.

Base Compensation Range

$179,500—$269,200 USD

Benefits & Perks:

Competitive compensation
Career growth and learning opportunities
Flexibility and ownership
Collaborative and innovative culture
Opportunity to work on impactful AI projects
International environment and talented teams

What's it like to work at Nebius:

Fast moving - Bold thinking - Constant growth - Meaningful impact - Trust and real ownership - Opportunity to shape the future of AI

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Nebius is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace and to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the country in which they apply and will be required to provide proof of employment eligibility as a condition of hire.

If you need accommodations during the application process, please let us know.