System Software Engineer - GPU and SOC

About the role

NVIDIA is searching for a highly motivated, creative engineer to join the GPU Software team. As a GPU/SOC system software engineer, you will work with a team of dedicated software and hardware engineers on a wide variety of technologies. You will craft and debug key aspects of our production GPU and SOC kernel drivers and embedded software, focusing on platform performance, power savings, and robustness.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and debug changes in the NVIDIA software stack to take next-gen hardware from design/development stage to production, with a focus on kernel-mode software.
• Follow devices through the development process to datacenter systems, customer desktops, notebooks, workstations, and gaming console products used worldwide.
• Be heavily involved in emulation, bring-up, and product hardening required to build groundbreaking products.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with global teams.

Requirements

• BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of relevant software development experience.
• Background in solving problems that apply to sophisticated systems deployed at scale.
• Strong C/C++ programming skills and initiative in pursuing independent coding projects.
• Familiarity with computer system architecture, microprocessor, and microcontroller fundamentals (caches, buses, memory controllers, DMA, etc.).
• Strong operating systems fundamentals with kernel experience on Linux or Windows systems.

Skills

• System-level (software and hardware) debugging.
• Windows Driver Models, with WDDM or MCDM (a strong plus).
• Familiarity with system-level security concepts.
• Experience with system software concepts.

Pay

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.