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Senior Offensive Security Engineer – Data Center Systems

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, CAFull-time$152–288K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$152–288K/yr
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

NVIDIA seeks a security engineer for its Server Platform Software team, focused on offensive security for Data Center Systems such as HGX, DGX, and MGX. The role involves finding firmware vulnerabilities, developing exploits, working from platform threat models, influencing security improvements, and automating bug discovery and threat assessment. Candidates should bring security and software engineering experience, strong C and Python skills, and familiarity with embedded firmware and server security.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

C, requiredPython, requiredARM Assembly, requiredRISC-v Assembly, requiredFirmware Auditing, requiredLinux Application Auditing, requiredNetwork Service Auditing, requiredFuzzing, requiredAFL++, requiredLibFuzzer, requiredSyzkaller, requiredStatic Analysis, requiredServer Architecture, requiredSecure Boot, requiredWritten Communication, requiredVerbal Communication, requiredCollaboration, requiredReverse Engineering, nice to haveExploit Development, nice to haveMeasured Boot, nice to haveAttestation, nice to haveConfidential Computing, nice to haveGPU-Accelerated Computing, nice to haveTask Decomposition, nice to haveTask Completion, nice to havePublished Security Research, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Related Field or Equivalent Experience, nice to have5+ Years Security Engineering or Vulnerability Research, required4+ Years Software Engineering, required

Full job description

NVIDIA is searching for a highly motivated, creative engineer with experience in system software and a background in security to join the Server Platform Software team. You will focus on offensive security efforts for our Data Center Systems, such as NVIDIA HGX, DGX, and MGX. NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing and Visualization. The GPU, our invention, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Find vulnerabilities and write exploits against Data Center Systems firmware. Targets include management controllers, roots of trust, BIOS, GPUs, SmartNICs, and NVLink switches.
  • Work from the platform's threat models: tenants attacking the management plane, operators attacking confidential workloads, and tampering in the supply chain
  • Get people excited about security: influence change, mitigate issue classes, and enhance defense in depth
  • Automate finding bugs, judging their severity, and mapping them to platform-level threats

What we need to see:

  • Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years in security engineering or vulnerability research, including 4+ years of software engineering
  • Exceptional C and Python skills, and fluency reading ARM or RISC-V assembly
  • Experience auditing embedded firmware, Linux applications, and network-facing services
  • Experience with modern fuzzers such as AFL++, libFuzzer, or syzkaller, and with static analysis
  • Knowledge of modern server architecture and secure boot
  • Clear written and verbal communication with engineering teams and leadership
  • Effective collaboration with remote teams

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Reverse engineering and exploit development experience on embedded targets
  • Experience attacking or building trusted computing: measured boot, attestation, confidential computing
  • Familiarity with GPU-accelerated computing systems and their management planes
  • Experience decomposing and completing complex technical tasks
  • Published CVEs, public security write-ups, or other work samples

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, passionate and self-motivated, 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 ranges for this position are: 152,000 USD – 241,500 USD for Level 3; and 184,000 USD – 287,500 USD for Level 4. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 16, 2026. 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.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,265 open Security Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$152–288K/yr
  • California median$166–250K/yr580 salary ranges
  • US median$132–203K/yr3,442 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $220K, is 5% above the California median midpoint ($210K) — in the middle half of Security Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 705 open Security Engineer jobs in California and 4,265 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Security Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (3,680 postings).
Education
1,120 of the 4,265 open Security Engineer jobs (26%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Software Engineer jobs

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