Senior Systems Software Engineer – GPU Software

Senior Systems Software Engineer – GPU Software

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Senior Systems Software Engineer – GPU Software

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NVIDIA is searching for a creative and highly motivated engineer with expertise in system s software to join the GPU Software team. You will design key aspects of our production GPU kernel drivers and embedded SW that impacts our products both in the datacenter and in gaming markets.
What You'll Be Doing

• Design, develop and verify features for our next generation GPU driver architecture; collaborating with hardware engineers and fellow software engineers
• Help identify and solve performance bottlenecks in our driver, both in markets of scale like datacenter as well in gaming markets where applications need to run as fast as possible
• Get opportunities to collaborate and communicate effectively with teams from all around the globe
  

What We Need To See

• BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields (or equivalent experience)
• 10+ years of relevant software development experience
• Proven leadership skills and strong ownership of past projects
• Hands on technical experience and demonstrated excellence in an environment with complex software and hardware designs
• Exceptional C programming and low-level driver experience; background and strength with complex system-level debugging
• Kernel experience with Linux, Android, Chrome, or Windows systems
• Familiarity and comfort with computer system architecture, microprocessor, and microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, etc.)
  

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Experience as a maintainer or contributor to large open source software projects
• Knowledge of virtualization platforms (XenServer, KVM, Hyper-V)
• Familiarity with kernel level security concepts; this includes testing techniques and a familiarity with static code analysis, dynamic analysis, fuzzing, negative testing and other techniques
• Experience with embedded system SW concepts, e.g.: RTOS and overlay programming models
  

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! 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.
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits .
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 5, 2025.NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse 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.
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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Computer Hardware Manufacturing, Software Development, and Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

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