NVIDIA
Manager, Linux GPU System Software Engineering
$224K–$356K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ overall years of industry experience and 3+ years of meaningful software engineering management experience leading large, complex system software projects.
- Education
- BS or MS degree, or equivalent experience, in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related degree.
About the job
Leads a team developing, optimizing, and validating Linux GPU device-driver software while coordinating with partners and engineering and product teams.
What you'll do
- Lead development, optimization, and validation of Linux GPU device-driver features and bug fixes.
- Work with internal and external partners to understand use cases and requirements, and help define the product roadmap.
- Identify ways to improve team processes, infrastructure, and practices.
What they ask for
- Experience with Linux kernel or user-mode device-driver system software.
- Strong understanding of computer architecture, operating-system principles, hardware-software interactions, and performance analysis or optimization.
- Excellent C/C++ programming and debugging skills in Linux.
- Experience balancing competing project priorities and debugging complex system-level software issues.
Nice to have
- Linux core/display kernel or user-mode device-driver experience; Linux graphics experience with Vulkan/OpenGL stacks.
- Open-source contributions to the Linux kernel or other large software projects; experience developing large cross-functional systems software.
Pay
224,000 USD - 356,500 USD (base salary)
Tools
Linux, C/C++, Vulkan, OpenGL
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