Senior Systems Software Engineer - GPU Software

NVIDIA Ltd.
Santa Clara, CA, United States
26 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Compensation
$184,000.0 - $287,500.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

C (Programming Language) Microsoft Windows Artificial Intelligence ARM Architecture Static Program Analysis Computer Engineering Software Debugging Linux Microprocessors Dynamic Program Analysis Fuzz Testing Hardware Design
+12 more
Hyper-V Kernel-Based Virtual Machine Real-Time Operating Systems Software Engineering Systems Architecture Virtualization Technology Xen Servers High Performance Computing PIC Microcontroller Caching Information Technology Free and Open-Source Software

Job description

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. 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:

  • 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

Requirements

  • 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!

Benefits & conditions

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.

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