Senior Firmware Engineer, FPGA

The company is The Essential Cloud for AI™. Built for pioneers by pioneers, the company delivers a platform of technology, tools, and teams that enables innovators to build and scale AI with confidence. Trusted by leading AI labs, startups, and global enterprises, the company combines superior infrastructure performance with deep technical expertise to accelerate breakthroughs and turn compute into capability. Founded in 2017, the company became a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) in March 2025. Learn more at  [link for members] .

What You’ll Do

The company is expanding its firmware engineering organization to support next-generation AI compute platforms and the integrated firmware stack that powers them.

As a Senior Firmware Engineer, FPGA & Platform Integration, you will design, implement, validate, and maintain FPGA-based platform functionality while ensuring clean integration with BMC firmware, BIOS, and hardware platforms deployed across the company’s data centers.

You will work independently on complex technical problems, partner closely with hardware, firmware, and systems teams, and help define best practices for platform reliability, observability, and maintainability.

Some of what you’ll work on

• FPGA development – design, implement, and maintain FPGA logic for server-class or embedded platform functions, with a strong emphasis on Intel/Altera-based devices using Quartus.

• Platform integration – define and implement interfaces between FPGA logic and adjacent platform components including BMC firmware, BIOS, CPLDs, sensors, control paths, and board management functions.

• Bring-up and validation – support early hardware enablement, board bring-up, and validation across multiple hardware revisions and lab environments.

• Cross-layer debugging – diagnose complex issues spanning FPGA logic, firmware, BIOS, hardware interfaces, and operating systems using appropriate lab and debug tools.

• Performance and reliability – improve platform robustness, fault handling, telemetry, and operational behavior for production deployments at scale.

• Vendor collaboration – work directly with ODMs, silicon vendors, and firmware partners to review implementations, define requirements, and drive fixes or enhancements.

• Automation and test – contribute to repeatable validation workflows, regression coverage, and tooling for FPGA and platform firmware testing.

• Documentation – create and maintain clear technical documentation for FPGA architecture, interfaces, design assumptions, test procedures, and operational considerations.

• Technical leadership – participate in design reviews, mentor other engineers, and help raise the overall quality of firmware and platform integration work across the team.

Who You Are

• 5+ years of professional experience in firmware, embedded systems, or FPGA development for server-class, platform, or embedded systems.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Hands-on professional experience developing with Intel/Altera FPGA devices.

• Strong proficiency in Verilog or SystemVerilog for RTL development.

• Strong proficiency in C or C++ for low-level firmware, embedded software, or platform integration work.

• Experience with board bring-up, hardware validation, and system-level debugging.

• Familiarity with common hardware interfaces and protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, PCIe, or related platform control paths.

• Experience in using hardware schematics, design specifications, and device datasheets for embedded development.

• Experience debugging interactions across FPGA, firmware, BIOS, and hardware layers.

• Comfort working in Linux environments with Git-based development workflows.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to break down complex cross-layer failures.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across hardware, firmware, software, QA, and vendor teams.

Preferred

• Experience integrating FPGA functionality with BMC firmware, BIOS, CPLDs, or other platform management components.

• Experience with LTPI or similar platform communication and management interfaces.

• Experience with platform management technologies such as Redfish, IPMI, SMBus, or related server management interfaces.

• Experience with server hardware, data center platforms, or hyperscale infrastructure environments.

• Familiarity with lab tools and techniques such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, JTAG, signal capture, or board-level debug workflows.

• Experience scripting in Python or Bash for validation, automation, or test tooling.

• Experience reviewing or influencing vendor-delivered platform or firmware implementations.

• Prior ownership of firmware or FPGA features deployed into production environments at scale.

Why the company?

At the company, you’ll work on the platform foundation behind some of the world’s most advanced AI infrastructure.

This role sits at a highly technical intersection of FPGA development, platform firmware integration, and large-scale operational reliability. You’ll help shape how critical platform functions are implemented, validated, and operated across next-generation compute systems.

The base salary range for this role is $182,000 to $242,000. The starting salary will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location. We strive for both market alignment and internal equity when determining compensation. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package includes a discretionary bonus, equity awards, and a comprehensive benefits program (all based on eligibility).

What We Offer

The range we’ve posted represents the typical compensation range for this role. To determine actual compensation, we review the market rate for each candidate which can include a variety of factors. These include qualifications, experience, interview performance, and location.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits to support your needs. The benefits below reflect our US-based offerings for full-time employees; for roles in other locations, benefits vary and are shared during the hiring process. These include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by the company

• 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 our office and data center locations

• A casual work environment

• A work culture focused on innovative disruption

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This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency.  The company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.