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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Tegra System Software Engineer - **Company:** NVIDIA Corporation - **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $152,000.0 - $241,500.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Board Bringup, C (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Unit Testing, Computer Engineering, Computer Graphics, Software Debugging, Microprocessors, Embedded Software, Hardware Design, Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards), Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, System on a Chip, System Software, Software Organization, PIC Microcontroller, Caching, Information Technology, Modeling and Simulation - **Published:** October 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jofdav.com/jobs/59939533-tegra-system-software-engineer ## About the Role * BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related degree or equivalent experience * 5+ years of relevant software development experience * Proven leadership skills and strong ownership on past projects * Hands on technical experience and demonstrated excellence in an environment with complex software and hardware designs * Outstanding C programming and low-level driver experience; background and strength with complex system-level debugging * Experienced with ARM based processor architecture * Familiarity with computer system architecture, microprocessor, and microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, etc.) Ways to stand out from the crowd: * Background with Chip or Board bring-up * Experience developing high quality embedded code * Experience with JTAG and other debugging tools ## Description NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It's a unique legacy of innovation that's fueled by great technology-and amazing people. Today, we're tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what's never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world's best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you'll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world. The Tegra Team searching for a creative and highly motivated engineer with expertise in system software to join the Tegra system-on-chip (SOC) Software organization. You will design key aspects of our Tegra SoC kernel drivers and embedded Software. This role will be dedicated to advancing ARM SoC on pre-silicon and silicon platforms. Join us to build a world class System software team. What you'll be doing: * Design, develop and verify features for our next generation SoC architecture, collaborating with hardware engineers and fellow software engineers. * Heavily involved with the early modeling simulation required to produce our outstanding products. * Working closely with the hardware, silicon, pre-silicon teams to bring-up new platforms, products, and prototype systems. * Involved in SoC bringup with a focus on enabling the core OS software on new platforms. * Get to craft, develop, unit test, document and maintain features for Tegra SoCs. * You will influence hardware architecture and system software by creating architecture and design specification. ## Related Videos - [Are you still programming unit tests or already generating?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/722-are-you-still-programming-unit-tests-or-already-generating) - [HTTP headers that make your website go faster](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1676-http-headers-that-make-your-website-go-faster) - [Coffee with Developers - Stephen Jones - NVIDIA](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1303-coffee-with-developers-stephen-jones-nvidia) - [How Unit Testing Saved My Career](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1642-how-unit-testing-saved-my-career) - [Event based cache invalidation in GraphQL](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/433-event-based-cache-invalidation-in-graphql) - [Unleashing the Full Potential of the Arm Architecture – Write Once, Deploy Anywhere](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/940-unleashing-the-full-potential-of-the-arm-architecture-write-once-deploy-anywhere) ## Related Articles - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers) - [7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/101-7-important-tips-that-every-software-developer-should-know) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Is Software Engineering Hard?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/448-is-software-engineering-hard)