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# Principal CPU Software Architect

- **Company:** NVIDIA Corporation
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $272,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Data Centers, Linux, Microprocessors, Hypervisor, Open Source Technology, Software Architecture, Reduced Instruction Set Computing, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, System Software, Virtualization Technology, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Deep Learning
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Principal-CPU-Software-Architect_JR2019801

## About the Role

* You have a MS or PhD degree in computer or electrical engineering or equivalent experience
 * 15+ years of software and/or architecture experience with CPUs and SoCs.
 * A deep knowledge of OS/driver software stacks, e.g., Linux and a very strong Software development background with C
 * Excellent communication skills to describe hard problems in simple terms and drive multi-functional groups to efficient engineering solutions
 * Excellent analytical, written, and verbal interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a global team

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

 * Excellent understanding of processor architectures such as ARM, RISC-V, x86
 * Background with virtualization technologies and hypervisors
 * Familiarity with CPU and SoC security architecture, such as ARM Confidential Compute
 * Experience in working with the Linux open source community

## Description

Do you want to be a part of the Artificial Intelligence Revolution? Would you like to work with world-class systems architects and deep learning professionals to define the next generation CPUs and System on Chips? NVIDIA is developing processor and system architectures that are at the forefront of accelerating agentic AI, building data centers, and enabling other high-performance computing applications. We are architecting the most advanced CPUs and SoC's in the world for these applications and are looking for software architects to join our effort. In this position, you will have the opportunity to work with teams to maximize the potential of our SoC products, bringing together NVIDIA CPUs, GPUs, custom processors and accelerators. Your role will be cross disciplinary, collaborating with industry partners, customers, internal architects, software, ASIC design, verification, and platform teams. Our software architects excel at pushing the state of the art, while making the best
engineering trade-offs.

What you'll be doing:

 * Collaborate with Hardware and Software Engineers to craft the next generation CPUs and SoCs
 * Bring a deep understanding of Software Architecture, system software technologies, and modern OSes to drive hardware architecture decisions
 * Provide direction and advice for designing optimized solutions to various software engineering organizations
 * Collaborate with key partners to customize solutions to meet their requirements
 * Research upcoming industry directions for NVIDIA's key markets and provide engagement advice to Sr. Management


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