Senior System Software Engineer

About the role

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Systems Software Engineer for the Apache Spark Acceleration group. The role involves enabling C++ native execution of Spark operations on GPUs, developing CUDA/C++ libraries for accelerating DataFrames and I/O operations on common file formats, collaborating with distributed systems teams, contributing to open source communities, and providing recommendations to teams on infrastructure and testing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Enable C++ native execution of Spark operations on GPUs
• Develop CUDA/C++ libraries to accelerate DataFrames and I/O operations on common file formats such as Parquet, ORC, and JSON
• Collaborate with distributed systems teams to solve large-scale distributed processing challenges
• Contribute to open source projects like RAPIDS, CCCL, and UCX through technical discussions and code contributions
• Provide recommendations and feedback to teams on infrastructure, CI/CD, and testing strategies
• Build, test, and optimize across different platforms

Requirements

• 9+ years of experience in software development
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with data platform development
• Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in computer science or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Proficiency in C++, Java, and Scala
• Experience supporting enterprise customers
• Familiarity with the open source data platform ecosystem (Apache Spark, Velox, Presto, Apache Arrow, Apache DataFusion, etc.)

Qualifications

• Experience using AI tools in software development

Skills

• Experience with distributed systems
• Knowledge of open source data processing engines
• Ability to contribute to open source projects
• Strong problem-solving skills

Benefits

• Base salary range: $184,000 - $287,500 for Level 4, and $224,000 - $356,500 for Level 5
• Eligibility for equity and benefits

Pay

• Base salary determined based on location, experience, and comparable positions

Schedule

• Full-time position