NVIDIA
Security Engineer, GPU Kernel Driver
$152K–$288K
US, CA, Santa Clara +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- US, CA, Santa Clara
US, CA, Remote - Experience
- 5+ years of relevant industry software engineering experience
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience
About the job
Leads security vulnerability management and security engineering for GPU kernel, firmware, software, and hardware designs, including scanning, remediation, validation, and product hardening.
What you'll do
- Own and reduce the kernel and firmware vulnerability backlog, driving triage, remediation, and SLA compliance.
- Lead continuous security scanning, triage, root-cause analysis, remediation, and validation across software and firmware; report risks and progress to stakeholders.
- Partner on security strategy, product hardening, design reviews, and development of security analysis tools and practices.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of relevant industry software engineering experience
- Experience with security analysis of complex systems
- Excellent C programming and low-level driver experience
Nice to have
- Experience applying AI/LLM-based tools and agentic workflows
- Experience with vulnerability research
Pay
152,000 USD - 241,500 USD (base salary, Level 3); 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD (base salary, Level 4)
Tools
C, Coverity, Checkmarx, Rapid 7, AppSider, AFL, Peach, Bullseye
AI focus
Preferred experience applying AI/LLM-based tools and agentic workflows.
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